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SF Diary Review: OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES June-July 1951.OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES. June-July 1951. Editor: Raymond A. Palmer. Cover art: H. W. McCauley. Overall rating: * RUSSELL BRANCH...
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Reviewed by Tony Baer: JAMES CURTIS – The Gilt Kid.Reviewed by TONY BAER: JAMES CURTIS – The Gilt Kid. Jonathan Cape, UK, hardcover, 1936. Penguin Books, UK,...
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Movie Review: BRICK (2005).BRICK . Focus Features, 2005. Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Brendan Frye, Nora Zehetner as Laura Dannon, Lukas Haas as the Pin, Noah Fleiss...
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A 1001 Midnights Review: LOREN ESTLEMAN – Kill Zone.A 1001 MIDNIGHTS Review by Robert J. Randisi & Bill Pronzini LOREN ESTLEMAN – Kill Zone. Peter...
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A Locked Room TV Series Episode Review: JONATHAN CREEK “The Wrestler’s Tomb” (1997).JONATHAN CREEK . “The The Wrestler’s Tomb.” BBC, 1997 (Series 1, Episode 1). Alan Davies (Jonathan Creek), Caroline Quentin (Madeline...
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SF Stories I’m Reading: MURRAY LEINSTER “The Fourth Dimensional Demonstrator.”MURRAY LEINSTER “The Fourth Dimensional Demonstrator.” First published in Astounding Stories , December 1935. Reprinted in The Other Worlds...
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Nero Wolfe on Page and (Small U.S.) Screen: “Poison à la Carte” by Matthew R. Bradley.Nero Wolfe on Page and (Small U.S.) Screen: “Poison à la Carte” by Matthew R. Bradley As with...
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A Gold Medal Review by Tony Baer: JOHN McPARTLAND – The Wild Party.Reviewed by TONY BAER: JOHN McPARTLAND – The Wild Party. Gold Medal #596, paperback original; 1st printing,...
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An Old Time Radio PI Mystery Review: THE ADVENTURES OF THE ABBOTTS – The Man in the Green Nile Suit.THE ADVENTURES OF THE ABBOTTS – The Man in the Green Nile Suit. NBC, 29 May 1955. Claudia Morgan & Mandel Kramer as Pat & Jean...
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PI Stories I’m Reading: MAX ALLAN COLLINS “Marble Mildred.”MAX ALLAN COLLINS “Marble Mildred.” Nathan “Nate” Heller. First appeared in An Eye for Justice , edited by Robert J. Randisi...
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“Remembering The Great Merlini: An Interview with Clayton Rawson Jr.” by G. Connor Salter.Remembering The Great Merlini: An Interview with Clayton Rawson Jr. by G. Connor Salter. ...
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Movie Review: THE UPTURNED GLASS (1947).THE UPTURNED GLASS . General Film Distributors, UK, 1947. Universal-International, US, 1947. James Mason, Rosamund John, Pamela Mason...
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A PI Review Review by David Vineyard: KURT STEEL – Murder for What?REVIEWED BY DAVID VINEYARD: KURT STEEL – Murder for What? Hank Hyer #2. Bobbs-Merrill, hardcover, 1936. Select...
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A 1001 Midnights Review: MARGARET ERSKINE – Give Up the Ghost.A 1001 MIDNIGHTS Review by Ellen Nehr MARGARET ERSKINE – Give Up the Ghost. Doubleday Crime Club,...
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SF Diary Review: ROBERT SILVERBERG – Thorns.ROBERT SILVERBERG – Thorns. Ballantine U669, paperback original, 1st printing, August 1967; cover by Robert Foster. Walker,...
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A PI Mystery Review by Ray O’Leary: PHILIP KETCHUM – Death in the Library.REVIEWED BY RAY O’LEARY: PHILIP KETCHUM – Death in the Library. Timothy Y. Crowell, hardcover, 1937....
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Reviewed by David Vineyard: PAUL GALLICO – Too Many Ghosts.REVIEWED BY DAVID VINEYARD: PAUL GALLICO – Too Many Ghosts. Doubleday, hardcover, 1959. Pocket/Cardinal...
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PI Stories I’m Reading: “A Clever Little Woman,” by the author of “Nick Carter.”“A Clever Little Woman,” by the author of “Nick Carter.” Nick Carter. First published in the New York Weekly, 24 November 1894. (Real author...
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SF Diary Review: PIERS ANTHONY – Chthon.PIERS ANTHONY – Chthon. Ballantine U6107; paperback original; 1st printing, 1967. Cover artist unknown. Berkley, paperback, 1975. Ace,...
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Reviewed by Tony Baer: RUDOLPH WURLITZER – The Drop Edge of Yonder.Reviewed by TONY BAER: RUDOLPH WURLITZER – The Drop Edge of Yonder. Two Dollar Radio, softcover, 2008, 2017....
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Reviewed by Dan Stumpf: ERIC NEWBY – The Last Grain Race.REVIEWED BY DAN STUMPF: ERIC NEWBY – The Last Grain Race. Secker & Warburg, UK, hardcover, 1956. Reprinted...
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A 1001 Midnights PI Review: HOWARD ENGEL – The Suicide Murders.A 1001 MIDNIGHTS Review by Kathleen L. Maio HOWARD ENGEL – The Suicide Murders. Benny Cooperman #1. St....
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Reviewed by Tony Baer: E. BAKER QUINN – One Man’s Muddle.Reviewed by TONY BAER: E. BAKER QUINN – One Man’s Muddle. Heinemann, UK, hardcover, 1936. Macmillan, US, hardcover,...
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SF Diary Review: CHESTER ANDERSON – The Butterfly Kid.CHESTER ANDERSON – The Butterfly Kid. Book #1 of the Greenwich Village trilogy (see below). Pyramid X-1730; 1st printing, December 1967...
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PI Stories I’m Reading: GEORGE C. CHESBRO “Candala.”GEORGE C. CHESBRO . “Candala.” Robert “Mongo the Magnificent” Fredrickson. First appeared in An Eye for Justice , edited by Robert J....
