From the back cover: Four seekers have come to the ugly, abandoned old mansion: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of the psychic phenomenon called haunting; Theodora, his lovely and lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, the lonely, homeless girl well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the adventurous future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay … [Read more...] about The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson: B-
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Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers: B
From the back cover: When ad man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices of Pym's Publicity, a respectable London advertising agency, it looks like an accident. Then Lord Peter Wimsey is called in, and he soon discovers there's more to copywriting than meets the eye. A bit of cocaine, a hint of blackmail, and some wanton women can be read between the lines. And then … [Read more...] about Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers: B
Hangman’s Holiday by Dorothy L. Sayers: B-
Book description: Amusing and absolutely appalling things happen on the way to the gallows when murder meets Lord Peter Wimsey and the delightful working-class sleuth Montague Egg. This sumptuous feast of criminal doings and undoings includes a vintage double identity and a horrid incident of feline assassination that will tease the minds of cat lovers everywhere. Not to be … [Read more...] about Hangman’s Holiday by Dorothy L. Sayers: B-
Underfoot in Show Business by Helene Hanff: A
From the front flap: "Each year, hundreds of stagestruck kids arrive in New York determined to crash the theatre... One in a thousand turns out to be Noel Coward. This book is about life among the other 999. By one of them." - Helene Hanff In her spirited, witty and vastly entertaining memoir, Helene Hanff recalls her ingenuous attempts to crash Broadway in the early forties … [Read more...] about Underfoot in Show Business by Helene Hanff: A
Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers: B
From the back cover: The mystery writer Harriet Vane, recovering from an unhappy love affair and its aftermath, seeks solace on a barren beach—deserted but for the body of a bearded young man with his throat cut. From the moment she photographs the corpse, which soon disappears with the tide, she is puzzled by a mystery that might have been suicide, murder, or a political plot. … [Read more...] about Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers: B