Danielle has been kind enough to feature my library
on her excellent blog A Work in Progress.
(I didn't do any dusting at all!)
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{READ IN 2018}
- FEBRUARY
- 30.
- 29.
- 28.
- 27.
- 26. The Grave's a Fine & Private Place - Alan Bradley
- 25. This is What Happened - Mick Herron
- 24. London Rules - Mick Herron
- 23. The Third Eye - Ethel Lina White
- 22. Thrice the Brindled Cat Hath Mewed - Alan Bradley
- 21. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust - Alan Bradley
- 20. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - Alan Bradley
- 19. Speaking from Among the Bones - Alan Bradley
- JANUARY
- 18. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman
- 17. Miss Ranskill Comes Home - Barbara Euphan Todd
- 16. The Long Arm of the Law - Martin Edwards (ed.)
- 15. Nobody Walks - Mick Herron
- 14. The Talented Mr Ripley - Patricia Highsmith
- 13. Portrait of a Murderer - Anthony Gilbert
- 12. Murder is a Waiting Game - Anthony Gilbert
- 11. Tenant for the Tomb - Anthony Gilbert
- 10. Death Wears a Mask - Anthony Gilbert
- 9. Night Encounter - Anthony Gilbert
- 8. The Visitor - Anthony Gilbert
- 7. The Looking Glass Murder - Anthony Gilbert
- 6. The Voice - Anthony Gilbert
- 5. The Fingerprint - Anthony Gilbert
- 4. Ring for a Noose - Anthony Gilbert
- 3. No Dust in the Attic - Anthony Gilbert
- 2. Uncertain Death - Anthony Gilbert
- 1. She Shall Died - Anthony Gilbert
{READ IN 2017}
- DECEMBER
- 134. Third Crime Lucky - Anthony Gilbert
- 133. Death Takes a Wife - Anthony Gilbert
- 132. Death Against the Clock - Anthony Gilbert
- 131. Give Death a Name - Anthony Gilbert
- 130. Riddle of a Lady - Anthony Gilbert
- 129. And Death Came Too - Anthony Gilbert
- 128. Snake in the Grass - Anthony Gilbert
- 127. Footsteps Behind Me - Anthony Gilbert
- 126. Miss Pinnegar Disappears - Anthony Gilbert
- 125. Lady-Killer - Anthony Gilbert
- 124. A Nice Cup of Tea - Anthony Gilbert
- 123. Die in the Dark - Anthony Gilbert
- 122. Death in the Wrong Room - Anthony Gilbert
- 121. The Spinster's Secret - Anthony Gilbert
- 120. Lift up the Lid - Anthony Gilbert
- 119. Don't Open the Door - Anthony Gilbert
- 118. The Black Stage - Anthony Gilbert
- 117. A Spy for Mr Crook - Anthony Gilbert
- 116. The Scarlet Button - Anthony Gilbert
- 115. He Came by Night - Anthony Gilbert
- 114. Something Nasty in the Woodshed - Anthony Gilbert
- NOVEMBER
- 113. Death in the Blackout - Anthony Gilbert
- 112. The Woman in Red - Anthony Gilbert
- 111. The Vanishing Corpse - Anthony Gilbert
- 110. London Crimes - Martin Edwards (ed.)
- 109. The Midnight Line - Anthony Gilbert
- 108. The Clock in the Hatbox - Anthony Gilbert
- 107. Dear Dead Woman - Anthony Gilbert
- 106. The Bell of Death - Anthony Gilbert
- 105. Treason in my Breast - Anthony Gilbert
- 104. Murder has no Tongue - Anthony Gilbert
- 103. The Man who Wasn't There - Anthony Gilbert
- OCTOBER
- 102. Murder by Experts - Anthony Gilbert
- 101. The Perfect Murder Case - Christopher Bush
- 100. The Plumley Inheritance - Christopher Bush
- 99. Spy - Bernard Newman
- 98. Cargo of Eagles - Margery Allingham & Philip Youngman Carter
- 97. The Mind Readers - Margery Allingham
- SEPTEMBER
- 96. The China Governess - Margery Allingham
- 95. Hide My Eyes - Margery Allingham
- 94. The Beckoning Lady - Margery Allingham
- 93. The Tiger in the Smoke - Margery Allingham
- 92. More Work for the Undertaker - Margery Allingham
- 91. Coroner's Pidgin - Margery Allingham
- 90. Traitor's Purse - Margery Allingham
- 89. The Fashion in Shrouds - Margery Allingham
- 88. The Case of the Late Pig - Margery Allingham
- 87. Dancers in Mourning - Margery Allingham
- AUGUST
- 86. Flowers for the Judge - Margery Allingham
- 85. Death of a Ghost - Margery Allingham
- 84. Sweet Danger - Margery Allingham
- 83. Police at the Funeral - Margery Allingham
- 82. Look to the Lady - Margery Allingham
- 81. Mystery Mile - Margery Allingham
- 80. The Crime at Black Dudley - Margery Allingham
- 79. The White Cottage Mystery - Margery Allingham
- 78. Murder Underground - Mavis Doriel Hay
- 77. No Man's Land - David Baldacci
- 76. The Escape - David Baldacci
- 75. The Forgotten - David Baldacci
- 74. Zero Day - David Baldacci
- JULY
- 73. Pilgrim's Rest - Patricia Wentworth
- 72. The Case is Closed - Patricia Wentworth
- 71. The Watersplash - Patricia Wentworth
- 70. Lonesome Road - Patricia Wentworth
- 69. The Listening Eye - Patricia Wentworth
- 68. Through the Wall - Patricia Wentworth
- 67. Out of the Past - Patricia Wentworth
- 66. Mistress - Amanda Quick
- 65. The Black Widow - Daniel Silva
- 64. The Narrow - Michael Connelly
- 63. The Poet - Michael Connelly
- 62. The Visitor - Lee Child
- 61. No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Stories - Lee Child
- JUNE
- 60. The Queen's Accomplice - Susan Elia MacNeal
- 59. Mrs Roosevelt's Confidante - Susan Elia MacNeal
- 58. The PM's Secret Agent - Susan Elia MacNeal
- 57. His Majesty's Hope - Susan Elia MacNeal
- 56. Princess Elizabeth's Spy - Susan Elia MacNeal
- 55. Mr Churchill's Secretary - Susan Elia MacNeal
- 54. A Lesson in Secrets - Jacqueline Winspear
- 53. Hit & Run - Lawrence Block
- 52. Hit Parade - Lawrence Block
- 51. Hit List - Lawrence Block
- 50. Six Were Present - E. R. Punshon
- 49. Triple Quest - E. R. Punshon
- MAY
- 48. Dark is the Clue - E. R. Punshon
- 47. Brought to Light - E. R. Punshon
- 46. Strange Ending - E. R. Punshon
- 45. The Attending Truth - E. R. Punshon
- 44. The Golden Dagger - E. R. Punshon
- 43. The Secret Search - E. R. Punshon
- 42. Spook Street - Mick Herron
- 41. Real Tigers - Mick Herron
- 40. Dead Lions - Mick Herron
- 39. Slow Horses - Mick Herron
- APRIL
- 38. Everybody Always Tells - E. R. Punshon
- 37. So Many Doors - E. R. Punshon
- 36. The Girl with All the Gifts - M. R. Carey
- 35. A Scream in Soho - John G. Brandon
- 34. A Murder is Arranged - Basil Thomson
- 33. The Milliner's Hat Mystery - Basil Thomson
- 32. Who Killed Stella Pomeroy? - Basil Thomson
- 31. The Dartmoor Enigma - Basil Thomson
- 30. The Case of the Dead Diplomat - Basil Thomson
- 29. The Case of Naomi Clynes - Basil Thomson
- 28. Richardson Scores Again - Basil Thomson
- 27. A Deadly Thaw - Sarah Ward
- MARCH
- 26. The Spy Paramount - E. Phillips Oppenheim
- 25. The Great Impersonation - E. Phillips Oppenheim
- 24. Ragdoll - Daniel Cole
- 23. The Case of Sir Adam Braid - Molly Thynne
- 22. The Ministry of Fear - Graham Greene
- 21. The Draycott Murder Mystery - Molly Thynne
- 20. The Murder on the Enriqueta - Molly Thynne
- 19. The Nowhere Man - Gregg Hurwitz
- 18. He Dies and Makes No Sign - Molly Thynne
- FEBRUARY
- 17. Death in the Dentist's Chair - Molly Thynne
- 16. The Crime at the 'Noah's Ark' - Molly Thynne
- 15. Harriet the Spy - Louise Fitzhugh
- 14. Night School - Lee Child
- 13. The Dancing Bear - Frances Faviell
- 12. The Reluctant Cannibals - Ian Flitcroft
- 11. Fear Stalks the Village - Ethel Lina White
- 10. The Plot - Irving Wallace
- JANUARY
- 9. Understood Betsy - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- 8. Give the Devil his Due - Sulari Gentill
- 7. A Murder Unmentioned - Sulari Gentill
- 6. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
- 5. Gentlemen Formerly Dressed - Sulari Gentill
- 4. While She Sleeps - Ethel Lina White
- 3. A Chelsea Concerto - Frances Faviell
- 2. Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul - H. G. Wells
- 1. Heft - Liz Moore
vicki, what a wonderful post! I loved seeing your shelves & hearing more about your books - though at first I couldn't believe that the boxes were yours :) I had never heard of Biggles, but I agree completely about Auntie Mame.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lisa May - the boxes are a sad, sad sight, I agree. But, protected, sheltered, remembered - one day they will find their space again.
DeleteVicki, hi from me in Devon, UK! I've just had a look at your books on Danielle's blog and have really enjoyed seeing them as they resemble my own shelves (not content, but in how they are arranged - not quite random, but the organization is messed up when a book won't fit in and has to go somewhere else rather than with it's partner, i.e. gardening with gardening, children's books with children's books ...
ReplyDeleteLove your cat! We used to have a ginger tom called Charlie, a companion to a grey and white tom called Oliver (after Oliver Cromwell and Charles 1). Both long gone now, and still much missed.
Margaret P
Thank you Margaret - glad you enjoyed having a look. I don't think I'll ever be organised enough to sort my books alphabetically, though sometimes I think by colour might be interesting! We had about 10 cats when I was a child, so it is a culture shock to only be maintaining two at the moment (there's another ginger called Roger). Like books, cats also furnish a home.
DeleteI know it's not an official bookcase, but there is a wonderful sense of order and quantity which does my heart good. I'm tempted to compile my collection as such, for I have no room...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bellezza - one day I would love to have a proper full wall (actually, let's make that walls) of matched shelving. Even then I suspect I wouldn't be too orderly, but I would get top marks for quantity!
DeleteI am so late in catching up with my blog reader but it was a wonderful surprise to see your shelves - I suspect I could happily spend hours in your stacks given our shared taste for classics. I do feel sorry for the books in boxes though... :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by, Alex. I feel that I've made a lot of people anxious about those books in boxes now! But *one* *day* they'll find a better home.
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