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A Western Fiction Review: DANIEL BOYD – Aesop’s Travels.DANIEL BOYD – Aesop’s Travels: A Crackerjack Tale of the Old West. Montag Press, trade paperback, July 2023....
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Trick AND Treat: The Halloween Tree on Page and Screen, by Matthew R. BradleyTrick AND Treat: The Halloween Tree on Page and Screen by Matthew R. Bradley. When I...
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Being Towards Death & Hardboiled Lit, An Essay by Tony Baer.Being Towards Death & Hardboiled Lit An Essay by Tony Baer. So, Heidegger has this concept...
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A 1001 Midnights Review: TODD DOWNING – Vultures in the Sky.A 1001 MIDNIGHTS Review by Bill Pronzini TODD DOWNING – Vultures in the Sky. Hugh Rennert #4. Doubleday...
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100 Notable Novels of Detection, Selected by Marvin LachmanFrom A Reader’s Guide to the American Novel of Detection (1993) by Marvin Lachman, and posted previously on the Rara Avis Internet...
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Death Noted: MARVIN S. LACHMAN (1932-2023).News came early this morning of the death of Marvin Lachman, mystery fiction scholar and historian extraordinaire. He...
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A Ghost Story Mystery Review by Dan Stumpf: WAYNE V. WELTY – The Evil Place.REVIEWED BY DAN STUMPF: WAYNE V. WELTY – The Evil Place. Manor Books, paperback original, 1979....
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Movie Review: GUNS, GIRLS AND GANGSTERS (1959).GUNS, GIRLS AND GANGSTERS . United Artists, 1959. Mamie Van Doren, Gerald Mohr, Lee Van Cleef, Grant Richards, Elaine Edwards, John...
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A 1001 Midnights Review: DONALD McNUTT DOUGLAS – Rebecca’s Pride.A 1001 MIDNIGHTS Review by Marcia Muller DONALD McNUTT DOUGLAS – Rebecca’s Pride. Harper,...
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Comic Book Stories I’m Reading: BATMAN AND ROBIN “The Riddler.”BATMAN AND ROBIN “The Riddler.” First published in Detective Comics #140 , October 1948. Facsimile edition (DC Comics), December 2023....
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An Exerpt from the “Blog Bytes” Column of the November-December 2023 Issue of EQMM.I no longer buy Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine on a regular basis, but I’m glad I did when I spotted the...
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Movie Review: PASSAGE FROM HONG KONG (1941).PASSAGE FROM HONG KONG . Warner Brothers, 1941. Lucile Fairbanks, Douglas Kennedy (as Keith Douglas), Paul Cavanagh, Richard Ainley,...
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Mystery Review: ERLE STANLEY GARDNER – The Case of the Queenly Contestant.ERLE STANLEY GARDNER – The Case of the Queenly Contestant. Perry Mason #78. William Morrow, hardcover, 1967. Pocket, paperback,...
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Reviewed by Tony Baer: VAL LEWTON – No Bed of Her Own.Reviewed by TONY BAER: VAL LEWTON – No Bed of Her Own. Vanguard Press, hardcover, 1932. Novel Library...
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A 1001 Midnights Review: R. B. DOMINIC – There Is No Justice.A 1001 MIDNIGHTS Review by Ellen Nehr R. B. DOMINIC – There Is No Justice. Ben Safford #3. Doubleday Crime...
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A Gangster Movie Review: BULLET SCARS (1942).BULLET SCARS . Warner Bros. / First National, 1942. Regis Toomey, Adele Longmire, Howard Da Silva, Ben Welden, William Hopper...
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A British TV Mystery Episode Review: CALLAN “Breakout” (1970).CALLAN “Breakout.” Thames TV, UK, 10 June 1970 (Season 3, Episode 8). Edward Woodward (Callan), William Squire, Patrick Mower. Guest...
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A British TV Mystery Episode Review by Mike Tooney: THRILLER “The Double Kill” (1975).REVIEWED BY MIKE TOONEY: THRILLER “The Double Kill.” ITV, UK, First broadcast either on...
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A TV PI Mystery Episode Review: THE CASE OF THE DANGEROUS ROBIN “The Tin Caper” (1961).THE CASE OF THE DANGEROUS ROBIN “The Tin Caper.” Syndicated / ZIV. 10 April 1961 [as aired on KNXT, Los Angeles] (Season One, Episode...
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SF Stories I’m Reading: ELIZABETH BEAR & SARAH MONETTE “Boojum.”ELIZABETH BEAR & SARAH MONETTE “Boojum.” Short story. First appeared in Fast Ships, Black Sails , edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer...
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Tony Baer Reviews Two Novels by PATRICK HAMILTON.Reviewed by TONY BAER: PATRICK HAMILTON – Midnight Bell. Hardcover, UK, 1929. Little Brown, US, hardcover,...
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A Spy Adventure Review: EDWARD S. AARONS – Assignment Sumatra.EDWARD S. AARONS – Assignment Sumatra. Sam Durell #38. Fawcett Gold Medal M3139, paperback original; 1st printing, October 1974....
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SF Diary Review: ERNEST HILL – Pity About Earth.ERNEST HILL – Pity About Earth. Ace Double H-566; 1st printing, 1968. Published back to back with Space Chantey , by R. A....
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2023 PulpFest Convention Report, by Martin Walker.Intro : Those of you who have been following this blog for almost as long as I have must be wondering what happened to Walker Martin’s annual...
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A TV Western Episode Review: BLACK SADDLE “Client Meade” (1959).BLACK SADDLE “Client Meade.” NBC, Four Star Productions. 17 January 1959 (Season One, Episode Two). Peter Breck (Clay Culhane), Russell...
