In the 1930s, Hollywood was rising, but it wasn’t the centre of international cinema yet. Other nations had flourishing silver screen productions. London was at the forefront.
Uncle Sal certainly doesn’t back away when a friend is in trouble. Especially if this means stepping into the silver screen industry of 1930s London.
The first instalment in the Lord Peter Wimsey mystery series by Dorothy L. Sayers is quirky,, witty and moving in places. Like its protagonist.
NOBODY’S SWEETHEART NOW (Maggie Robinson) Addie is a young widow belonging to the British upper crust. Dev is an Anglo-Indian Scotland Yard Inspector. An unlikely couple, maybe, but a winning one.
Bingo Little is in trouble, Bertie Wooster goes to the rescue, Jeeves solves the problem. Simple as that.
“The Docks” by Matt Gilpin is a film noir not 2 minutes long, and still totally enjoyable and tense.
A small collection of history links, mostly about WWI and the 1910s, with a couple of videos thrown in and some literary recommendations
The second novel in the Bess Crawford Series was a strong mystery, very well-constructed, with a cast of characters that felt real and coherent.
HAVE A COSY CHRISTMAS – A collection of cosy mysteries series set in the 1920s and 1930s. find your new favourite investigator!
MURDER AT THE BRIGHTWELL (Ashley Weaver) The seaside holiday… and the murder might be what it takes to save Amory’s marriage
A DUTY TO THE DEAD (Charles Todd) Arthur wasn’t just a patient, he was special to Bess, and when on his deathbed he asks a favour of her, she can’t deny it
The 39 Steps is a classic spy story written before WWI. It has that paritucla flavour of adventure and surrealism that is tipical of that age