Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The British are coming! His Britannic Majesty requests and requires all those whom it may concern to view this video and learn of Sexton Blake and Valerie Drew...
Books mentioned:
Caribbean Crisis and Voodoo Island, Michael Moorcock and Mark Hodder
The Lady Investigates: Women Detectives and spies in Fiction, Patricia Craig and Mary Cadogan
Private Eye July #PIJuly is a #booktube event focussed on fictional private investigators.
According to the Private Eye Writers of America, 'A Private Eye is defined as a private citizen (not a member of the military, federal agency, or civic or state police force) who is paid to investigate crimes. A private Investigator can be a traditional private eye, a TV or newspaper reporter, an insurance investigator, an employee of an investigative service or agency (think Pinkertons), or similar character.'
Prompts:
1. Read any P.I. story written from the '20s to the '60s.
and/or
2. Read any P.I. story written from the '70s till now.
A private investigator is someone who seeks clients, accepts pay for his services, and is not a member of an official law enforcement agency.
Agency Director
Jim @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn
Operatives
Steve @saintdonoghue
Michael @michaelk.vaughan8617
Greg @GhostReadersintheSky
Alan @AlansReads
Mark @BookTimewithElvis
Julie @Bookishtravels
Annie @ObscureBookAdventures
Andreea @InfiniteText
Roy @royreadsanything
Channel mentioned
@BookChatWithPat8668
********
This channel is informal chat about old books and other reading, unaffiliated to any entity.
My Discord server: discord.gg/VaVQBmJwbd
If you want to support the channel, please like and subscribe.
I have an Amazon wishlist: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/HJ8WB0DVYTRZ
So does Jennie!
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2D9INI62HXMC7
Buy me a coffee should you so wish ko-fi.com/roy65583
Email royabayfield [at] gmail.com
#royreadsanything #royreadseverything #RoyWhoReadsAnything
The British are coming! His Britannic Majesty requests and requires all those whom it may concern to view this video and learn of Sexton Blake and Valerie Drew...
Books mentioned:
Caribbean Crisis and Voodoo Island, Michael Moorcock and Mark Hodder
The Lady Investigates: Women Detectives and spies in Fiction, Patricia Craig and Mary Cadogan
Private Eye July #PIJuly is a #booktube event focussed on fictional private investigators.
According to the Private Eye Writers of America, 'A Private Eye is defined as a private citizen (not a member of the military, federal agency, or civic or state police force) who is paid to investigate crimes. A private Investigator can be a traditional private eye, a TV or newspaper reporter, an insurance investigator, an employee of an investigative service or agency (think Pinkertons), or similar character.'
Prompts:
1. Read any P.I. story written from the '20s to the '60s.
and/or
2. Read any P.I. story written from the '70s till now.
A private investigator is someone who seeks clients, accepts pay for his services, and is not a member of an official law enforcement agency.
Agency Director
Jim @MysteryandMayhem-gr7nn
Operatives
Steve @saintdonoghue
Michael @michaelk.vaughan8617
Greg @GhostReadersintheSky
Alan @AlansReads
Mark @BookTimewithElvis
Julie @Bookishtravels
Annie @ObscureBookAdventures
Andreea @InfiniteText
Roy @royreadsanything
Channel mentioned
@BookChatWithPat8668
********
This channel is informal chat about old books and other reading, unaffiliated to any entity.
My Discord server: discord.gg/VaVQBmJwbd
If you want to support the channel, please like and subscribe.
I have an Amazon wishlist: amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/HJ8WB0DVYTRZ
So does Jennie!
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2D9INI62HXMC7
Buy me a coffee should you so wish ko-fi.com/roy65583
Email royabayfield [at] gmail.com
#royreadsanything #royreadseverything #RoyWhoReadsAnything
