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Which golden age English mystery would you like to read with the group during January 2025? Please place your nomination here.

Who would like to start this?

I'll nominate Seven Dead by J. Jefferson Farjeon.

My nomination is The Cat Saw Murder by Dolores Hitchens.

Thanks Rosemarie.

Sorry Wanda, she's an American mystery author. Would you like to choose another one?

ONGOING NOMINATIONS

Seven Dead by J. Jefferson Farjeon
Call Mr. Fortune by H.C. Bailey
Untimely Death by Cyril Hare
Miss Silver Deals With Death by Patricia Wentworth

Let's have another nomination please 😊

Next month, I plan to read Case for Mr Fortune by Golden Age English mystery writer H.C. Bailey. It's a collection of eight stories featuring his series sleuth, Reggie Fortune. Since we're relatively short of nominations, I'll nominate this one!

That's a great idea Werner, and short stories are fine for our poll 😊

I had a bit of a problem deciding if it's accessible though. As far as I could see, there are no current editions and it's not on kindle or audio, (although there are some secondhand Large Print copies). However looking into it, I think these stories might be the same as in Call Mr. Fortune, which is available in various formats, and contains the first six stories about Reggie Fortune.

So I've added this to our nominations list. Is this OK? Perhaps it will just mean that you have two "bonus" ones! 😆

I shall be reading Untimely Death by Cyril Hare. I think his writing is excellent and only wish he had written more.

Is this a good one to nominate please, Craftyhj? Do you think it might be a stand-alone? (I'll anticipate your answer and add it, as we enjoyed the first one!) Just let me know if not 😊

I'm about a quarter the way through that at the moment ... lagging behind in an group read from a couple of months ago 🙄 It's great as an audio book though !

Bionic Jean wrote: "However looking into it, I think these stories might be the same as in Call Mr. Fortune, which is available in various formats, and contains the first six stories about Reggie Fortune. So I've added this to our nominations list. Is this OK?"

Yes, Jean, that's certainly okay! I can't tell, from the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ description, whether the six stories in Call Mr. Fortune are included in Case for Mr. Fortune or not; but if it wins the poll, we'll find out. :-) My apologies for not thinking about audio books or Kindle accessibility; I knew that I'd easily gotten my copy of Case for Mr. Fortune by interlibrary loan, but I wasn't thinking about the visually impaired readers in the group. :-( Mea culpa!

Bionic Jean wrote: "Is this a good one to nominate please, Craftyhj? Do you think it might be a stand-alone? (I'll anticipate your answer and add it, as we enjoyed the first one!) Just let me know if not 😊

I'm about ..."

I have found they stand alone so far. The Mallett ones are good too.

I need to find a new GAC author for next year as I am coming to the end of a number of series.

Thanks Werner! This looks like a good author - and "new" for the group to try.

And thanks - that's good Craftyhj - and perhaps with Mallett there's another upcoming nomination sometime?

Craftyhj wrote: "I shall be reading Untimely Death by Cyril Hare. I think his writing is excellent and only wish he had written more."

I find it a great tragedy that Cyril Hare died young. He was a remarkable writer. I'm glad I enjoy rereading just wish there were additional titles to add to my pile.

Yes indeed.

Another nomination from someone would be nice ...

I'm adding Miss Silver Deals With Death by Patricia Wentworth, which was the runner-up in our previous golden age English mystery poll.