Patreon Post: Such is Death (1963) a.k.a. Crack of Doom by Leo Bruce 0 ▲ crossexaminingcrime 55 minutes ago · Writing · hide Whilst not the biggest fan of Bruce’s Carolus Deene series, I decided to give this one a go when Barzun and Taylor highlighted it as a Christmas mystery in their book, A Catalogue of Crime. Having read quite a lot of classic crime mysteries set at Christmas, I am always on the look out for new ones, so I can add them to my ever-growing ranked list of such books. Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town