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Classic Mysteries episodes
- "Case in the Clinic," by E.C.R. Lorac
The witnesses swore that the victim simply keeled over "as though he'd been pole-axed." But there were no signs of foul play. A Golden Age classic by another forgotten author.
5 min - "The Cask," by Freeman Wills Crofts
The cask was supposed to be full of wine. Instead, there was the body of a murdered woman.
6 min - "Let Him Lie," by Ianthe Jerrold
Was the murderer already buried in Grim's Grave? Or was there a more rational explanation for the crime?
5 min - "Love Lies Bleeding," by Edmund Crispin
A schoolgirl disappears, some dangerous chemicals are stolen and a couple of teachers are murdered - and an amazing secret is uncovered that could be a powerful motive for murder.
5 min - "An Advancement of Learning," by Reginald Hill
The old murder looked like a very cold case for Dalziel and Pascoe - until the new murders started to happen.
5 min - "Comes a Stranger," by E. R. Punshon
A biblio mystery set in a world-class library amid some very peculiar talk about the perfect murder.
7 min - "Knock, Murderer, Knock," by Harriet Rutland
Murder among the quarrelsome residents at Presteignton Spa in this Golden Age classic.
6 min - "The Herald of Hell," by Paul Doherty
Murder in fourteenth century London: an impossible murder inside a locked room, set against the nightmarish backdrop of the great Peasant Uprising which was about to shake England.
8 min - "Death of an Airman," by Christopher St. John Sprigg
The pilot was alone in his small plane when he crashed - but the evidence showed he was dead before the crash.
6 min - "St. Peter's Finger," by Gladys Mitchell
The coroner called it suicide. The nuns called it accident. Mrs. Bradley knew it was murder.
6 min
About Classic Mysteries
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Short reviews of classic mystery novels and stories that are worth reading and re-reading