tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441494318285371077.post1593094532657710969..comments2023-05-24T19:15:12.654+01:00Comments on Pursewarden: "The Poisoned Chocolates Case" by Anthony BerkeleyPursewardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08093084051459231677noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441494318285371077.post-66306907750354349502011-12-10T08:15:23.646+00:002011-12-10T08:15:23.646+00:00Difficult to comment on "Before The Fact"...Difficult to comment on "Before The Fact" without giving away the story. Suffice it to say that Hitchcock though it was good enough to base a film on it. I would recommend starting with "Malice Aforethought" which is a sort of prdecessor.Pursewardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093084051459231677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441494318285371077.post-76714686855429488712011-12-10T07:37:22.124+00:002011-12-10T07:37:22.124+00:00I notice that there are several Anthony Berkeley t...I notice that there are several Anthony Berkeley titles amongst the vintage Penguins, but I couldn't find any by Francis Iles. I haven't read any of them yet, but on reading this I am encouraged to try one; I was thinking of beginning with Trial and Error.<br /><br />Just after reading this post I saw a discussion on the Golden Age Detection facebook group about the Francis Iles' book Before the Fact. Is this one you have read? They seemed generally disappointed.Karynhttp://apenguinaweek.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com