It's Spring already. How in the world did that happen? Oh well, the main problem with Spring's quick arrival, from my perspective anyway, is that I had been meaning to offer you a nice collection of mysteries to keep the cold away and warm your heart a bit, but I haven't had the time to do so. So before the weather gets warm enough to melt any left over snow, here's another of those fine anthologies of classic tales edited for the British Library Crime Classics series by British mystery writer and Golden Age expert Martin Edwards, called Crimson Snow.
As usual, you can listen to an audio review of Crimson Snow on the Classic Mysteries podcast, and I strongly advise you to do so this week, for on the podcast you'll find a short but (I hope) enticing summary of each one of the stories. I'll tell you upfront that the idea is to lure you into reading the book; as always, Edwards's taste in such stories is impeccable, and he has put together an excellent selection of winter stories, with his own wise and witty introductions. Some of the stories are by old friends to mystery readers, such as Margery Allingham, Edgar Wallace and Julian Symons. Other names are less familiar, which makes these stories a good way to meet some authors who may be new to you. I suppose, however, that I should warn you against reading some of these stories late at night, before turning out the light...
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