#Mavis Doriel Hay

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The Santa Klaus Murder by Mavis Doriel Hay (British Library Crime Classics)

Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Some very seasonal reading.

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Recommendsday: Classic Christmas mysteries

Anyway, some Christmas murder mysteries for you today – and did I say I was done with British Library Crime Classics for the year? Ahem. Here I am with a post that’s two thirds BLCC. And that’s if you’re being charitable. It’s probably more like three quarters. Oopsie Daisy. Santa Klaus Murders by Mavis Doriel Hay Starting with one I read a while ago – in fact I’ve read Mavis Doriel Hay’s other…

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2023: Books

January 1. The Wall (1938) Mary Roberts Rinehart + 2. Fallen Into the Pit (1951) Ellis Peters ** 3. Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman (2022) Lucy Worsley 4. Death on the Cherwell (1935) Mavis Doriel Hay # 5. A Death in Tokyo (麒麟の翼) (2011) Keigo Higashino 6. The Twyford Code (2022) Janice Hallett 7. Checkmate to Murder (1944) E.C.R. Lorac #

February 8. The Poisoned Chocolates Case (1929) Anthony Berkeley + # 9. Death and the Joyful Woman (1961) Ellis Peters ** 10. Bodies from the Library, 2 (2019) Tony Medawar (Editor) 11. Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun (2023) Elle Cosimano ^ 12. Flight of a Witch (1964) Ellis Peters ** 13. Murder in the Basement (1932) Anthony Berkeley # March 14. Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris (1958) Paul Gallico 15. A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs (1965) Ellis Peters ** 16. These Names Make Clues (1937) E.C.R. Lorac # 17. House of Many Ways (2008) Diana Wynne Jones ^ 18. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (2023) Jesse Q. Sutanto 19. The Decagon House Murders (十角館の殺人) (1987) Yukito Ayatsuji + 20. Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World (2020) Mark Aldridge + 21. Death of Jezebel (1948) Christianna Brand # 22. The Spite House (2023) Johnny Compton 23. The Cask (1920) Freeman Wills Crofts April 24. The Piper on the Mountain (1966) Ellis Peters ** 25. Crossed Skis (1952) Carol Carnac # 26. The Wintringham Mystery (1927) Anthony Berkeley 27. Wrong Place Wrong Time (2022) Gillian McAllister 28. Smallbone Deceased (1950) Michael Gilbert # 29. Heads You Lose (1941) Christianna Brand May 30. Black is the Colour of my True Love's Heart (1967) Ellis Peters ** 31. Murder of a Lady (1931) Anthony Wynne # 32. The Lake District Murder (1935) John Bude # 33. The Mill House Murders (水車館の殺人) (1988) Yukito Ayatsuji 34. Green for Danger (1944) Christianna Brand * # 35. The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) Erle Stanley Gardner June 36. Identity (2023) Nora Roberts 37. A Will To Kill (2019) R.V. Raman 38. The Grass-Widow's Tale (1968) Ellis Peters ** 39. The Enigma of Garlic (2022) Alexander McCall Smith ^ 40. Miss Pym Disposes (1946) Josephine Tey 41. The Seat of the Scornful (1941) John Dickson Carr # 42. Fell Murder (1944) E.C.R. Lorac # 43. The House of Green Turf (1969) Ellis Peters ** July 44. The Westing Game (1978) Ellen Raskin * 45. The Case of the Gilded Fly (1944) Edmund Crispin 46. Mourning Raga (1969) Ellis Peters ** 47. Grave Intentions (A Dire Isle) (2022) R.V. Raman 48. Weekend at Thrackley (1934) Alan Melville # 49. The Singing Sands (1952) Josephine Tey ^ 50. The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books (2017) Martin Edwards + 51. The Only One Left (2023) Riley Sager 52. Death of an Airman (1934) Christopher St. John Sprigg # 53. The Knocker on Death's Door (1970) Ellis Peters ** August 54. A Disappearance in Fiji (2023) Nilima Rao 55. The Mistress of Bhatia House (2023) Sujata Massey ^ 56. Tour de Force (1955) Christianna Brand ^ 57. The Colour of Murder (1957) Julian Symons # 58. Post After Post-Mortem (1936) E.C.R. Lorac # 59. Death to the Landlords (1972) Ellis Peters ** 60. Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (1997) Patricia H. Rushford * 61. The Plague and I (1948) Betty MacDonald ^ September 62. City of Gold and Shadows (1973) Ellis Peters ** 63. Red Sky in Mourning (1997) Patricia H. Rushford 64. Twice Round the Clock (1935) Billie Houston # 65. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (2023) Benjamin Stevenson 66. Please Don't Push Up the Daisies (2023) Diane Vallere ^ 67. Laughing Gas (1936) P.G. Wodehouse 68. The Black Spectacles (1939) John Dickson Carr # 69. The Last Devil to Die (2023) Richard Osman ^ 70. Rainbow's End (1978) Ellis Peters ** October 71. Thirteen Guests (1936) J. Jefferson Farjeon # 72. Ghosts From the Library (2022) Tony Medawar (Editor) 73. Black Rainbow (1982) Barbara Michaels ^ 74. The Stranger Diaries (2018) Elly Griffiths 75. Where Are the Children? (1975) Mary Higgins Clark + 76. It Walks by Night (1930) John Dickson Carr # 77. Jane-Emily (1969) Patricia Clapp 78. The Woman in Black (1983) Susan Hill 79. Midnight Bayou (2001) Nora Roberts November 80. The Progress of a Crime (1960) Julian Symons # 81. Just Another Missing Person (2023) Gillian McAllister 82. The Running Grave (2023) Robert Galbraith ^ 83. Murder by Matchlight (1945) E.C.R. Lorac # December 84. The Santa Klaus Murder (1936) Mavis Doriel Hay # 85. The Christmas Guest (2023) Peter Swanson 86. The Busy Body (2024) Kemper Donovan + 87. Murder After Christmas (1944) Rupert Latimer # 88. The Twelve Days of Murder (2023) Andreina Cordani 89. Trojan Gold (1987) Elizabeth Peters + read what I already own challenge ^ finished or caught-up in series * re-reads ** re-read series challenge (Felse Investigations) # British Library Crime Classics

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Death On The Cherwell

Death On The Cherwell - a Varsity #CrimeFiction mystery from Mavis Doriel Hay, reissued by @BL_Publications #amreading

A review of Death on the Cherwell by Mavis Doriel Hay Death is to Oxford as espionage is to Cambridge. The detective fiction writers’ fixation with Oxford and its environs as murder capital central is well established, but one of the earliest to make the association is this rather curious novel, written by Mavis Doriel Hay, originally published in 1935 and now reissued as part of the excellent…

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Mavis Doriel Hay: The Santa Klaus Murder

Mavis Doriel Hay: The Santa Klaus Murder

Globe and Mail Aunt Mildred declared that no good could come of the Melbury family Christmas gatherings at their country residence Flaxmere. So when Sir Osmond Melbury, the family patriarch, is discovered – by a guest dressed as Santa Klaus – with a bullet in his head on Christmas Day, the festivities are plunged into chaos. Nearly every member of the party stands to reap some sort of benefit…

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Murder Underground by Mavis Doriel Hay ( British Library Crime Classics #2 )

Murder Underground by Mavis Doriel Hay ( British Library Crime Classics #2 )

Miss . Euphemia Pongleton , a penny – pinching unpleasant spinster is found strangled to death with her terrier ‘ s leash on the stairs of the Belsize Underground station on her way to her dental appointment . Her fellow residents of the boarding house ( somewhat grand – soundingly named Frampton Private Hotel ) , who are dubbed as Frumps seem to have several theories as to the identity of Miss…

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Golden Age Gals: Mavis Doriel Hay

Books:

Mysteries non-series:

Murder Underground (1934-ish) Death On The Cherwell (1935) The Santa Klaus Murder (1936)

Non-Fiction: Published under her married name Mavis FitzRandolph

30 Crafts (1950) Traditional Quilting: Its Story and Practice (1953)

Co-Written with Helen Elizabeth FitzRandolph:

Rural Industries of England and Wales (1929)

Co-Written with F.M. Fletcher:

Quilting: Traditional methods and design (1972)

Editor:

Landsman Hay: The Memoirs of Robert Hay, 1789-1847 (1954)

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[BOOKS] NATALE CON DELITTO DI MAVIS DORIEL HAY

[BOOKS] NATALE CON DELITTO DI MAVIS DORIEL HAY

Titolo originale: The Santa Klaus Murder

Autore: Mavis Doriel Hay

Prima edizione: 1936

Edizione italiana: traduzione di N. De Martino (Edizioni Lindau – Collana Crimini e Misteri , 2017)

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#62: Reading a Short Story Every Day

Welcome to another Writing Update—a weekly journal where I document the ups and downs of my writing life. Some are rolling their eyes. Some are freaking out, getting ready for a hell of a ride. NaNoWriMo is just a couple of days away, and if you’re going to participate, I salute you. It’s not about finishing or beating everybody else. It’s about beating the past you and challenging yourself creatively.

I won’t be joining because I write a lot all year around, and I’m just about to finish the second draft of my novel. But I still want to challenge myself to try something different. So in November, I’ll be reading at least one short story every day.

I’ve been considering this for a while because there are so many free short stories available on the internet. This includes well-known sites like Tor.com, Strange Horizons, The New Yorker, Tinhouse or Project Gutenberg for public domain classics and many, many more. There are gems to be found on Wattpad and Tumblr as well. Just that something is available for free online doesn’t make it less valuable.

Short stories are perfect for learning about new genres and discovering new authors without having to commit to reading an entire book. You can read one easily in one sitting, maybe on your way to work.

I’ll be posting the stories I read throughout the month if you’d like to join me in this little challenge!

In other news, I edited two chapters and drafted two short stories last week. If you read my previous weeks update, I’m working on shifting my attitude towards first drafts a little bit, and it is paying off. Those drafts are far from perfect, but I saw them through. And I will pick them up again when I have more time to edit and publish them. Stay tuned for that!

There are at least a couple of short that I’d love to write, but at this rate, I might need to tone it down a little. I have a book to finish after all…

What I am reading

I’m almost done with Milkman by Anna Burns. I don’t usually read literary fiction, so this was a nice detour into that world and an interesting perspective of The Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Next, I’ll be reading Murder Underground by Mavis Doriel Hay from the British Library Classic Crime series. Again, not something I’d typically read. But you never know, I might become a die-hard mystery fan!

Past Editions

#61: Letting go, October 2018

#60: The nonlinearities of writing, October 2018

#59: The Numbers Game, October 2018

#58: Constraints, September 2018

#57: Taking a step back, September 2018

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“Everyone knows that when two young people who are in love for the first time begin saying ‘Do you remember?’ And recalling their feelings on this and that marvelous occasion, their conversation becomes utterly idiotic to any third person.” -Mavis Doriel Hay in the 1934 @britishlibrary Crime Classic MURDER UNDERGROUND 📚✒️ PEN: Pilot Stargazer F nib. INK: Namiki Black. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq25s5VHIVc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=erijvs3qurtt

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Seasonal reading.

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Classic Christmas Books To Get You Feeling Festive

With the weeks flying past, it won’t be long until December rolls around and it’s time to put up your tree and decorations. If you need a bit of help to get in the festive frame of mind, these books will give you a hand.

A Child’s Christmas in Wales - Dylan Thomas

There’s something special about childhood Christmases that no adult occasion can compare to. Written in the beautiful prose he’s known for, Dylan Thomas captures the magic of a childhood Christmas that grows more nostalgic with every year that passes.

The Santa Klaus Murder - Mavis Doriel Hay

If you’re a bit of a Grinch, or you simply can’t do without your fix of murder mysteries even at Christmas, this novel will hit the mark. With the dead body dressed as Santa there’s no shortage of potential culprits who fall under suspicion, but will the killer be found? Originally published in 1936, this book has been reprinted due to the popularity of this country-house mystery, festive-style.

A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

It would be impossible to list Christmas-themed books without picking out the most famous of them all - A Christmas Carol. Heartwarming and moving, we don’t need to explain the plot; after reading this, there’s no question that you will end up feeling all fuzzy inside.

To immerse yourself in more classic tales and stories you can’t put down, check out www.papergy.com. A great online collection of top titles and fascinating books, you’ll have a diverse library at your fingertips.

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2022: Books

January 1. Silent Parade (沈黙のパレード) (2018) Keigo Higashino 2. A Nun in the Closet (1975) Dorothy Gilman 3. The Maid (2022) Nita Prose 4. Rock Paper Scissors (2021) Alice Feeney 5. It's in His Kiss (2005) Julia Quinn February 6. The Chuckling Fingers (1941) Mabel Seeley 7. Untimely Death (He Should Have Died Hereafter) (1958) Cyril Hare+  8. No Exit (2019) Taylor Adams 9. Apprehend Me No Flowers (2020) Diane Vallere 10. Rules of Murder (2013) Julianna Deering + 11. The Lady's Mine (2022) Francine Rivers 12. Bats in the Belfry (1937) E.C.R. Lorac March 13. The Four Graces (1946) D.E. Stevenson 14. The Kill of it All (2022) Diane Vallere  15. The Spy Who Loved Me (1962) Ian Fleming 16. The Paris Apartment (2022) Lucy Foley 17. Nine Lives (2022) Peter Swanson April 18. The Nutmeg Tree (1937) Margery Sharp 19. A Time of Love and Tartan (2017) Alexander McCall Smith 20. Four Aunties and a Wedding (2022) Jesse Q. Sutanto ^ 21. Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled (2000) Dorothy Gilman ^ May 22. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (2021) Elle Cosimano 23. All Creatures Great and Small (1970/1972) James Herriot 24. On the Way to the Wedding (2006) Julia Quinn ^ June 25. The Resting Place (Arvtagaren) (2020) Camilla Sten 26. Confessions (告白) (2008) Kanae Minato 27. Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead (2022) Elle Cosimano ^ 28. The Woman in the Library (2022) Sulari Gentill  29. Under Lock & Skeleton Key (2022) Gigi Pandian  30. Under Currents (2019) Nora Roberts 31. The House Across the Lake (2022) Riley Sager July 32. Miss Butterworth & the Mad Baron (2022) Julia Quinn, Violet Charles 33. Rose Cottage (1997) Mary Stewart * 34. Death in the Stocks (1935) Georgette Heyer + 35. The Swimming Pool (1952) Mary Roberts Rinehart + 36. Octopussy & the Living Daylights (1966) Ian Fleming ^ 37. The Science of Murder (Murder Isn't Easy: The Forensics of Agatha Christie) (2021) Carla Valentine August 38. The Peppermint Tea Chronicles (2019) Alexander McCall Smith 39. Spiders From Mars (2020) Diane Vallere ^ 40. Nightwork (2022) Nora Roberts 41. Parker Pyne Investigates (1934) Agatha Christie * 42. Murder Underground (1934) Mavis Doriel Hay 43. A Promise of Ankles (2020) Alexander McCall Smith 44. Till Death Do Us Part (1944) John Dickson Carr September 45. The It Girl (2022) Ruth Ware  46. A Flicker in the Dark (2022) Stacy Willingham 47. Solace Island (2017) Meg Tilly 48. Love in the Time of Bertie (2021) Alexander McCall Smith ^ 49. The Ink Black Heart (2022) Robert Galbraith ^ October 50. The Midwich Cuckoos (1957) John Wyndham 51. The Bullet That Missed (2022) Richard Osman ^ 52. A Song of Comfortable Chairs (2022) Alexander McCall Smith ^ November 53. Love Me or Grieve Me (2022) Diane Vallere ^ 54. The Couple at the Table (2022) Sophie Hannah  55. The Twist of a Knife (2022) Anthony Horowitz ^ 56. Kurashi at Home (2022) Marie Kondō December 57. Mystery in White (1937) J. Jefferson Farjeon 58. Murder for Christmas (1949) Francis Duncan 59. The Christmas Card Crime & Other Stories (2018) Martin Edwards (Editor) + read what I already own challenge ^ finished or caught-up in series * re-reads

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Murder Underground

Murder Underground - a light, enjoyable piece of #CrimeFiction from Mavis Doriel Hay, reissued by @BL_Publications #amreading

A review of Murder Underground by Mavis Doriel Hay Mavis Doriel Hay is a new writer to me. She only wrote three crime fiction novels and this was her first, published originally in 1934 and now reissued as part of the excellent British Library Crime Classics series. As someone who has used London’s tube system for more years than I care to remember, I have often speculated as to the suitability…

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First Sentence Friday

“A sloping roof of cold, corrugated iron, above the sliding, brownish waters of the river Cherwell and beneath the stark boughs of a willow, might not appeal to a sane adult human being as an ideal resort at four o’clock on a gloomy January afternoon.” ~ Death on the Cherwell by Mavis Doriel Hay