I was thrilled to have the chance to interview Clara Benson recently. Clara has written two brilliant series of ‘whodunnits’ set in the 1920 and 1930s –… Read more “Welcome to Clara Benson”
Category: mysteries
Agatha Christie and Janie Juke!
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!”
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!”
…when I’m 64
‘When I get older, losing my hair Many years from now’ Who remembers hearing these Beatles lyrics for the first time, back in 1967. Maybe we thought… Read more “…when I’m 64”
Best-selling author of all time!
Any guesses as to who is the most read author in the world? Well, according to a recent Wikipedia 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”
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!”