In 1969 there was a young librarian who discovered that all the Agatha Christie novels she had read throughout her childhood could now be put to good…… Read more “Agatha Christie and Janie Juke!”
Category: Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie and Isabella Muir
I read my first Agatha Christie novel when I was thirteen years old. I don’t remember which one it was, but I do remember that it led…… Read more “Agatha Christie and Isabella Muir”
Celebrating cozy mysteries!
Today is the first day of an exciting week, leading up to 15th September – the birthday of the great Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, and National…… Read more “Celebrating cozy mysteries!”
Choosing a life of crime
When Agatha Christie’s first crime novel was published in 1920 she was thirty years old. She was a loved and loving daughter and is described as living…… Read more “Choosing a life of crime”
Best-selling author of all time!
Any guesses as to who is the most read author in the world? Well, according to a recent Wikipaedia article, it is Agatha Christie – who has…… Read more “Best-selling author of all time!”
The Queen of Crime!
On the 15th September 1890 Agatha Christie was born. She started writing novels in her early twenties and a hundred years later her books are still being…… Read more “The Queen of Crime!”
Flying high
It seems incredible to think that our Royal Air Force is one hundred years old. It was back in 1918, on 1 April, when the Royal…… Read more “Flying high”
Presents have arrived!
Even though we are all sweltering in the middle of a heatwave, it felt like Christmas today when all these lovely things turned up!
Celebrating mysteries!
It’s fair to say, that there’s cause for celebration back here at Janie Juke HQ! The Invisible Case – the third book in the Sussex Crime mystery…… Read more “Celebrating mysteries!”
The Invisible Case
Heartbreaking tragedy or cold-blooded murder… It’s Easter 1970 in the seaside town of Tamarisk Bay. Amateur sleuth and professional librarian, Janie Juke, is settling into motherhood and…… Read more “The Invisible Case”