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#1060: Little Fictions – ‘The Man with the Twisted Lip’ (1891) by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSometimes revisiting the classics is a real chore, y’know? And sometimes, like today, it’s a complete delight....
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#1059: “You are one of those people who look so mild, and really wallow in blood.” – Three-Act Tragedy (1934) by Agatha ChristieHaving just completed a look at the Murder in the Mews (1937) collection by Agatha Christie, let’s turn our attention to...
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#1058: The Cat Saw Murder (1939) by Dolores Hitchens [a.p.a. by D.B. Olsen]If, like me, you were dissuaded from reading The Cat Saw Murder (1939) by Dolores Hitchens because the titles brings on the hives...
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#1057: Little Fictions – ‘The Five Orange Pips’ (1891) by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleTuesdays in May will see us recommence charting the complete short stories of Mr. Sherlock Holmes as written by his creator Sir Arthur...
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#1056: A Wolf (or Two) in Sheep’s Clothing in The Affair of the Twisted Scarf, a.k.a. Disguise for Murder (1950) by Rex StoutOnce more unto the breach of Ellery Queen’s 1964 Anthology, with a visit to the famous brownstone on West 35th Street, home...
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#1055: Owls Don’t Blink (1942) by A.A. FairIf I remember correctly — and, let’s face it, I probably don’t, since I read them years ago and all out of order...
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#1054: Murder in the Mews, a.k.a. Dead Man’s Mirror [ss] (1937) by Agatha Christie – ‘Triangle at Rhodes’, a.k.a. ‘Before It’s Too Late’ (1936)So, can you have four people in an eternal triangle? Asking for a friend. It turns out — and I really should have...
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#1053: Pouring Snake Oil on Troubled Waters in The Mystery of the Singing Serpent (1972) by M.V. CareyMary Virginia Carey would, in time, write more books in the Three Investigators series than any of the four other writers so employed,...
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#1052: The Mysterious Mr. Badman (1934) by W.F. HarveyThe expertly-curated British Library Crime Classics series continues to diversify with crowd-pleasing reissues of Anthony Berkeley,...
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#1051: Murder in the Mews, a.k.a. Dead Man’s Mirror [ss] (1937) by Agatha Christie – ‘Dead Man’s Mirror’, a.k.a. ‘Hercule Poirot and the Broken Mirror’ (1937)Do you like interviews? I hope you like interviews. The longest story in this collection, at title story for those of you...
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#1050: Teacher Knows Best in A Gun is a Nervous Thing, a.k.a. Ride with the Executioner (1955) by Charlotte ArmstrongQuite some time ago, I was made a very generous gift of a random selection of old Ellery Queen Mystery Magazines and anthologies and,...
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#1049: The End of Andrew Harrison, a.k.a. The Futile Alibi (1938) by Freeman Wills CroftsIt’s been a long road to The End of Andrew Harrison, a.k.a. The Futile Alibi (1938) by Freeman Wills Crofts. Back when...
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#1048: Murder in the Mews, a.k.a. Dead Man’s Mirror [ss] (1937) by Agatha Christie – ‘The Incredible Theft’ (1937)Another week, another reworked tale from Dame Agatha Christie, and another borderline impossibility. I consider ‘The...
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#1047: Five to Try – Elementary, Season 6 (2018)Eking out these recommended episodes of Elementary , having found a lot of joy in Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Dr. Joan...
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#1046: Dancing with Death (1947) by Joan CogginAs someone who has recently found more joy in certain books upon rereading them, I appreciate the many ways context can...
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#1045: Murder in the Mews, a.k.a. Dead Man’s Mirror [ss] (1937) by Agatha Christie – ‘Murder in the Mews’ (1936)One of the many lovely things about having read the overwhelming majority of Agatha Christie’s criminous novels and short stories...
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#1044: To Foe of Theirs I’m Deadly Foe… – My Ten Favourite Literary DetectivesPerhaps April Fool’s Day isn’t the best scheduling of this post, but the recent experience of dragging my way through...
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#1043: Helen Vardon’s Confession (1922) by R. Austin FreemanI’ll be honest, I’ve been kind of dreading this. A glance across the spines of the Dr. John Thorndyke novels and short...
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#1042: Minor Felonies – The Good Turn (2022) by Sharna JacksonWell, it took seven-and-a-half years and over one thousand posts, but it’s finally happened: I have read a book about which I can...
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#1041: Sisters Are Doin’ it for Themselves in Enola Holmes (2020) [Scr. Jack Thorne, Dir. Harry Bradbeer]I read the book , so why not see the movie? I’ll admit that my hopes going into the recent Netflix film Enola...
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#1040: The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels (2023) by Janice HallettBelial. Behemoth. Beelzebub. Asmodeus. Satanas. Lucifer. The Antichrist has had many names in...
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#1039: Minor Felonies – The Case of the Missing Marquess (2006) by Nancy SpringerI think I’ve been dimly aware of Nancy Springer’s series centred on Enola Holmes, much younger sister of the more famous...
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#1038: A Little Help for my Friends – Finding a Modern Locked Room Mystery for TomCat Attempt #21: Murder at Black Oaks (2022) by Phillip MargolinListen, if I was a lawyer and someone had built a replica of a house cursed by werewolves in an isolated location called Solitude...
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#1037: Catt Out of the Bag (1939) by Clifford WittingOn the evening of 21st December, a group of carollers — or “waits”, a turn of phrase that was new to me —...
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#1036: Minor Felonies – This Book Kills (2023) by Ravena GuronAnother exclusive boarding school, another murderer on the loose — if mysteries for younger readers are anything to go by, put...
