Did you know the great Anthony Bathurst is of Irish descent? Brian Flynn confirms the sleuth's heritage in The Spiked Lion: a fitting pedigree for such a sharp mind!
Celebrate with our new editions! 📚🥃☘️
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#BrianFlynn of #LeedsUnited is crowded out by #JohnMcGovern and #IanBowyer of #NottinghamForest.
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Splendid! Another #BrianFlynn Reprint of the Year nomination - and what a title! Thank you so much! 🥰

Black Agent (1950) by Brian Flynn – Reprint Of The Year Nomination Barbara Marsden was dazzling at the Wavering New Year Social and Dance, wearing a stunning yellow dress. But she never came home. Despite numerous searches, no trace was found of her. A month later…

A day early with the Reprint Of The Year nomination, but it's the Blogiversary tomorrow and I've got a plan...
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Reprint of the Year 2025: Aidan’s First Nomination It’s that wonderful time of the year once again. The nights have drawn in. There’s a digital fireplace on the TV, a blanket on my lap, and hot cider in my mug. Yes, I am ready to share …

Huge thanks to Mysteries Ahoy! for the nomination and kind words. It means a great deal to us. #ReprintoftheYearAward2025 @puzzledoctor.bsky.social #BrianFlynn
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Chowles, Judith Malmayns And Others One of the delights for me in reading books from another era is coming across references which might have meant something to contemporary readers but have long sunk into obscurity by the end of the…

Following up some references in The Ring of Innocent by #BrianFlynn, reissued by @deanstpress.bsky.social #booksky
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The Ring Of Innocent A review of The Ring of Innocent by Brian Flynn – 251005 And so, sadly, we come to the last of this year’s five reissues of Anthony Bathurst stories from Dean Street Press, The Ring of Innocent, th…

My thoughts on The Ring of Innocent by #BrianFlynn, reissued by @deanstpress.bsky.social #CrimeFiction #BookReview #booksky
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Cover to golden age murder mystery, Where There Was Smoke by Brian Flynn, with wide-eyed man gasping for air in a smokey atmosphere, and a burnt fragment of paper sporting an incomplete message.

Cover to golden age murder mystery, Uneasy Terms by Peter Cheyney, with seductive lady smoking a cigarette in a long holder.

Cover to golden age murder mystery, Sorry You've Been Troubled by Peter Cheyney, with seductive blonde lady smoking a cigarette in a long holder and wearing white gloves. Behind her is a man in evening dress, holding a gun.

Cover to golden age murder mystery, Dark Hero by Peter Cheyney, with sophisticated lady wearing a low-cut dress and black gloves, standing beside a man in evening dress, with a cigarette hanging from his lips.

This week’s murder mysteries prove that where there’s smoke… there’s usually murder. #MurderEveryMonday #BrianFlynn @puzzledoctor.bsky.social #petercheyney #booksky
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And Cauldron Bubble A review of And Cauldron Bubble by Brian Flynn – 250824 Double, double, toil and trouble. The thirty-ninth in Flynn’s Anthony Bathurst series, originally published in 1951 and the fourth in the bat…

My thoughts on And Cauldron Bubble by #BrianFlynn, reissued by @deanstpress.bsky.social #CrimeFiction #BookReview #booksky
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Where There Was Smoke A review of Where There Was Smoke by Brian Flynn – 250729 Originally published in 1951, Where There Was Smoke is the third of five Brian Flynn novels reissued by Dean Street Press in July 2025. The…

My thoughts on Where There Was Smoke by #BrianFlynn, reissued by @deanstpress.bsky.social #CrimeFiction #BookReview #booksky
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Black Agent A review of Black Agent by Brian Flynn – 250705 The thirty-seventh in Flynn’s Anthony Bathurst series, originally published in 1950 and the second of the latest batch of five reissued by Dean Stree…

Classic #CrimeFiction, Black Agent reissued by @deanstpress.bsky.social #BookReview #booksky #BrianFlynn
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It’s #murdereverymonday with titles beginning “The Case of…”. We’ve selected a title from five different #crimefiction series @dean_street_press_ltd 😊 #booksky #basilthomson #brianflynn #moraydalton #mollythynne #christopherbush
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Sometimes, the nicest people send you the nicest things... #brianflynn @deanstpress.bsky.social #classiccrime #BookSky

All Sir Garnet I am fascinated by idioms that once were common currency but have since slipped into obscurity. Reading Brian Flynn’s Men for Pieces (1949), I came across the phrase “everything was Sir Garnet”, wh…

The story behind the phrase all Sir Garnet #BrianFlynn #MenforPieces @deanstpress.bsky.social
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Men For Pieces A review of Men For Pieces by Brian Flynn – 250530 For me the publishing event of 2025 is the reissue of another batch of Brian Flynn’s Anthony Bathurst novels, five in all, by the rejuvenated Dean…

My thoughts on Men For Pieces, reissued by @deanstpress.bsky.social #BrianFlynn #CrimeFiction #BookReview #booksky
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"Set your watches to 12:01 am, Tuesday 1st July 2025. Bathurst is back" #BrianFlynn #publicationday 😍😍😍

Classic Crime Fiction: A Starting Point Kate Jackson, otherwise known as the Armchair Reviewer, is celebrating 10 years as a blogger this month with an intriguing competition. She asks those of us who read classic crime to recommend 10 t…

"Kate Jackson, otherwise known as the Armchair Reviewer, is celebrating 10 years as a blogger this month with an intriguing competition. She asks those of us who read classic crime to recommend 10 titles"
#FirstPrize #BrianFlynn @puzzledoctor.bsky.social
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Excellent! Thank you so much! 🥰🙏 #BrianFlynn @puzzledoctor.bsky.social

Bryan Flynn - Lost and Found Check out our latest blog

We're thrilled to feature a guest post by the brilliant @puzzledoctor.bsky.social – a fresh look at the (previously) forgotten world of classic mystery writer #BrianFlynn 🕵️‍♂️

#GoldenAgeMystery #CrimeFiction #GuestPost #Booksky

👉 Read it now on the blog: www.deanstreetpress.co.uk/pages/blog_p...

Very pleased to see my delivery has passed the inspection @deanstpress.bsky.social #BrianFlynn #ComingSoon...

Five new vintage style book covers for Brian Flynn reprints coming in July 2025 with image of protagonist on the left giving thumbs up.

Baffling brainteasers by #BrianFlynn Coming in July 2025! #BooksWorthReading #goldenage #crimefiction #murdermystery #rare #reprinted #BookSky @puzzledoctor.bsky.social

Many thanks for including our titles! 🥰 #christopherbush #brianflynn

Art Deco-style book cover for The Mystery of the Peacock’s Eye by Brian Flynn, featuring a blindfolded woman holding a crystal ball.

"You people who never want for a few pounds don't realise what it is to be in debt year after year and to see little chance of ever getting out. To be forced to borrow for anything special because you have no margin."
#BrianFlynn @puzzledoctor.bsky.social
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"You people who never want for a few pounds don't realise what it is to be in debt year after year and to see little chance of ever getting out. To be forced to borrow for anything special because you have no margin."
#BrianFlynn @puzzledoctor.bsky.social
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This week's #MurderEveryMonday theme is paired opposites. Here we have an 'old' Brian Flynn and a 'new' one!
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A one of a kind bit of Brian Flynn memorabilia - a bit like my copy of The Mirador Collection. Thanks @deanstpress.bsky.social #BrianFlynn

#BookSky #ClassicCrime #BrianFlynn @deanstpress.bsky.social

The Return Of Anthony Bathurst! Readers ask me two questions on the blog. The first sort, it’s about a detail from a book, and usually, I can’t answer them because I have a memory with more holes in it than Blackburn, Lanca…

Just in case you missed the exciting news yesterday... #BookSky #ClassicCrime #GoldenAge #BrianFlynn @deanstpress.bsky.social

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