“…the whole aspect of the case was changed.” #penguinbookofgaslightcrime #RLSDay

Recently, Mr K was rummaging around in the garage, looking for an old PC (as you do…) and he called me in there with a query about a couple of boxes he’d found. “Are these your books, by any chance??” was the question, and of course they were. I was actually shocked to find there were two large boxes still there containing volumes I thought I’d donated ages ago, including all of my Eric Newby books and a lot of Brian Aldiss too. Inevitably I had to check the contents (ahem) and I’m afraid a good few (including Newby/Aldiss) came back into the house. Five large boxes of books have since gone to the charity shop, but one of the titles I rescued was an ex-library collection of short stories I’d picked up in a book swap ages ago. I thought it might be good for dipping into – and it was, up to a point. The book is an anthology called “The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime” and the contents weren’t quite what I expected. Edited by Michael Sims, the collection brings together crime stories…

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