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A 1001 Midnights Review: JANE DENTINGER – First Hit of the Season.A 1001 MIDNIGHTS Review by Julie Smith JANE DENTINGER – First Hit of the Season. Doubleday Crime Club,...
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A TV PI Episode Review: THE OUTSIDER “Periwinkle Blue” (1969).THE OUTSIDER “Periwinkle Blue.” NBC, 02 April 1969 (Season One, Episode 24). Darren McGavin (PI David Ross). Guest cast: Lois...
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A Movie Review by David Vineyard: GUERRILLAS IN PINK LACE (1964).REVIEWED BY DAVID VINEYARD: GUERRILLAS IN PINK LACE . Mont Productions, 1964. George Montgomery, Valerie Varda, Joan...
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A Movie Review by Dan Stumpf: THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS (1971).REVIEWED BY DAN STUMPF: THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS . Universal, 1971. George C Scott, Joanne Woodward, Jack Gilford,...
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A Pulp Fiction Review by Tony Baer: RAOUL WHITFIELD – Laughing Death, aka Five.REVIEWED BY TONY BAER: RAOUL WHITFIELD – Laughing Death. Steeger Books, softcover, July 2021;...
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An Archived PI Mystery Review by Barry Gardner: NEIL ALBERT – Appointment in May.REVIEWED BY BARRY GARDNER: NEIL ALBERT – Appointment in May. Dave Garrett #5, hardcover, Walker,...
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A PI Mystery Review: STEPHEN MARLOWE – Francesca.STEPHEN MARLOWE – Francesca. Chester Drum #15. Gold Medal k1285, paperback original; 1st printing, March 1963. If...
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SF Diary Review: A. BERTRAM CHANDLER – The Road to the Rim.A. BERTRAM CHANDLER – The Road to the Rim. Ace Double H-29, paperback original, 1967. Cover art by Jerome Podwil. Previously...
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Reviewed by David Vineyard: CHARLES HIGSON – On His Majesty’s Secret Service.REVIEWED BY DAVID VINEYARD: CHARLES HIGSON – On His Majesty’s Secret Service. James Bond. Ian Fleming...
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Reviewed by Tony Baer: DOROTHY BAKER – Young Man with a Horn.REVIEWED BY TONY BAER: DOROTHY BAKER – Young Man with a Horn. Houghton Mifflin, hardcover,...
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Nero Wolfe on Page and (Small U.S.) Screen: “Disguise for Murder” by Matthew R. BradleyNero Wolfe on Page and (Small U.S.) Screen: “Disguise for Murder” by Matthew R. Bradley Rex Stout’s...
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An Archived Review by Barry Gardner: GEORGE V. HIGGINS – Sandra Nichols Found Dead.REVIEWED BY BARRY GARDNER: GEORGE V. HIGGINS – Sandra Nichols Found Dead. Jerry Kennedy #4. Henry Holt,...
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Archived Mystery Review: NANCY RUTLEDGE – The Preying Mantis.NANCY RUTLEDGE – The Preying Mantis. Doubleday Crime Club, hardcover, 1947. Curt Trevor gets a strange call...
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A PI Mystery Movie Review: THE MAN WHO WOULDN’T DIE (1942).THE MAN WHO WOULDN’T DIE. 20th Century Fox, 1942. Lloyd Nolan (Mike Shayne), Marjorie Weaver, Helene Reynolds, Henry Wilcoxon, Richard...
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Archived Movie Review: THIRTEEN WOMEN (1932).THIRTEEN WOMEN . RKO Radio Pictures, 1932. Irene Dunne, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond, Myrna Loy, Mary Duncan, Kay Johnson, Florence...
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Reviewed by Tony Baer: HARRY CREWS – Naked in Garden Hills.REVIEWED BY TONY BAER: HARRY CREWS – Naked in Garden Hills. William Morrow, hardcover, 1969....
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An Archived Review by Jim McCahery: COLIN WATSON – Lonelyhearts 4122.REVIEWED BY JIM McCAHERY: COLIN WATSON – Lonelyheart 4122. Inspector Purbright/Flaxborough #4. Eyre &...
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Mystery Movie Review: THE LONE WOLF SPY HUNT (1939).THE LONE WOLF SPY HUNT. Columbia Pictures, 1939. Warren William (Michael Lanyard), Ida Lupino, Rita Hayworth, Virginia Weidler, Ralph...
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SF Diary Review: IF SCIENCE FICTION, May 1967.IF SCIENCE FICTION , May 1967. Editor: Frederik Pohl. Cover art: Jack Gaughan. Overall rating: ***½ stars. KEITH LAUMER...
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A TV Episode Review by David Vineyard: BOB HOPE CHRYSLER THEATER “A Killing at Sundial” (1963).REVIEWED BY DAVID VINEYARD: BOB HOPE CHRYSLER THEATER. “A Killing at Sundial” NBC, 04 October 1963...
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A Book! Movie!! Review by Tony Baer: BUDD SCHULBERG – The Harder They Fall // Film: 1956.REVIEWED BY TONY BAER: BUDD SCHULBERG – The Harder They Fall. Random House, hardcover, 1947. Paperback...
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An Important Announcement.My daughter and her husband are visiting me from Illinois this weekend, starting tomorrow and leaving Tuesday. I will probably not have as much...
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PI Mystery Review: RICHARD S. PRATHER – Over Her Dear Body.RICHARD S. PRATHER – Over Her Dear Body. Shell Scott #10. Gold Medal #s887, June 1959. Cover art by Barye Phillips. Many later printings....
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An Archived PI Mystery Review by Barry Gardner: SANDRA WEST PROWELL – Where Wallflowers Die.REVIEWED BY BARRY GARDNER: SANDRA WEST PROWELL – Where Wallflowers Die. Phoebe Siegel #3. Walker,...
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A PI Television Episode Review: PETER GUNN “The Kill” (1958).PETER GUNN “The Kill.” NBC, 22 September 1958. Craig Stevens (Peter Gunn), Lola Albright (Edie Hart), Hope Emerson (Mother), Herschel...
