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Locked and Loaded, Part 4: A Selection of Short Impossible Crime and Locked Room Mystery StoriesI always try to somewhat vary the type of detective novels and short stories discussed on this blog. For example, I recently reviewed James...
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The Mystery of Treefall Manor (2023) by J.S. SavageRecently, I reviewed two novels from the current crop of locked room revivalists, Gigi Pandian's Under Lock & Skeleton Key (2022) and...
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Slings and Arrows: Q.E.D. vol. 35-36 by Motohiro KatouThe first of two stories from Motohiro Katou's Q.E.D. vol. 35, "Two Suspects," is a surprisingly uncomplicated, straightforward case of...
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The Dreadful Hollow (1953) by Nicholas BlakeIn December, I revisited the seasonally appropriate Thou Shell of Death (1936) by " Nicholas Blake ," penname of Poet Laureate Cecil...
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Six Were to Die (1932) by James RonaldLast time, I reviewed the three novelettes and bonus short story from Stories of Crime & Detection, vol. 1: The Dr. Britling Stories...
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Stories of Crime & Detection, vol. 1: The Dr. Britling Stories (2023) by James RonaldJames Ronald was a Scottish-born writer of detective stories, pulp-style mysteries and thrillers, but, despite receiving high praise for his "...
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The Meiji Guillotine Murders (1979) by Futaro YamadaLate last year, I put together a list of ten " Non-English Detective Novels That Need to Be Translated " from Europe, Asia and the Americas,...
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Murder Behind Closed Doors (1980) by Phillips LoreTerrence Lore Smith was an American crime-and mystery writer probably best remembered today, if he's remembered at all, for his bestselling...
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The Living Dead: Case Closed, vol. 88 by Gosho AoyamaThe 88th volume of Gosho Aoyama 's Case Closed traditionally begins with the conclusion to the story that closed out the previous volume ,...
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Under Lock & Skeleton Key (2022) by Gigi PandianI recently read J.L. Blackhurst's Three Card Murder (2023) and revisited two of Clayton Rawson's Great Merlini mysteries, The Footprints...
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The Footprints on the Ceiling (1939) by Clayton RawsonRecently, I reviewed the last of the unread Great Merlini mysteries that resided on the big pile, namely The Headless Lady (1940), which...
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The Hit List: Top 10 Works of Detective Fiction That Have Been Lost to HistoryLast time, I used the top 10 format to do a follow-up to my list of reprint suggestions, " Curiosity is Killing the Cat: Detective Novels That...
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The Headless Lady (1940) by Clayton RawsonClayton Rawson was an American magician, magazine editor and mystery writer who wrote four novels and a dozen short stories starring his most...
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Three Card Murder (2023) by J.L. BlackhurstJenny Blackhurst is a British crime-and thriller novelist who debuted a decade ago with How I Lost You (2014) and has since written seven...
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Terrarium Nine: "Murder in the Urth Degree" (1989) by Edward WellenEarlier this month, I revisited the short-lived Dr. Wendell Urth series of short stories, " Earth is An Armchair: The Wendell Urth Quartet by...
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The Footprints of Satan (1950) by Norman BerrowLast year, I reviewed the last two of Norman Berrow's locked room mystery novels, The Bishop's Sword (1948) and The Spaniard's Thumb...
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This is It, Michael Shayne (1950) by Brett HallidayThis is It, Michael Shayne (1950) is the eighteenth novel in the Michael Shayne series by " Brett Halliday ," penname of Davis Dresser, which...
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A Novel Crime: Q.E.D. vol. 33-34 by Motohiro KatouSo the original plan to get to Q.E.D. vol. 36, or even as far 38, regrettably didn't pan out as planned, holiday's certainly did its part in...
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Earth is An Armchair: The Wendell Urth Quartet by Isaac AsimovDuring the early 1950s, Isaac Asimov observed " one would think that science fiction would blend easily with the mystery ," but, oddly enough,...
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77 North (2023) by D.L. MarshallLast year, I did my best Herodotus impression and wrote up " The Locked Room Mystery & Impossible Crime Story in the 21st Century: A Brief...
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Archery and Alibis: "Greenshaw's Folly" (1956) by Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie 's short story collection The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960) reposed on last month's festive to-be-read pile,...
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Q.E.D. X-MAS/NEW YEAR SPECIAL: "Christmas Eve Eve" (vol. 24) and "The Drama Murder Case" (One-Shot Special)Back in March, I reviewed Motohiro Katou's Q.E.D. vol. 24 and springtime was either too late or too early to fully enjoy the...
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At the Sign of the Clove and Hoof (1937) by Zoë JohnsonZoë Johnson was a British author of only two detective novels, At the Sign of the Clove and Hoof (1937) and Mourning After (1939), but then...
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Murder in Retrospect: The Best and Worst of 2023Since 2020, these years roundups acquired a depressing undertone and I'm afraid this year is no exception...
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The Hit List: Top 10 Non-English Detective Novels That Need to Be TranslatedThis list was originally supposed to be a follow-up to last years " Curiosity is Killing the Cat: Detective Novels That Need to Be Reprinted ,"...
