Death Can Read: John Dickson Carr : The Clue of the Red Wig, 1948
The story in question, at the time of its Italian translation in 1966, had not yet been collected in an anthology in the United States...| deathcanread.blogspot.com
The story in question, at the time of its Italian translation in 1966, had not yet been collected in an anthology in the United States...| deathcanread.blogspot.com
WARNING: SPOILERS | Death Can Read
It’s only a couple of month now before my blog turns fifteen. That’s the crystal anniversary, I think, although enterprising jewellers who’ve realised that they can’t wait forty years to sell them, have tried to rebrand it the ruby anniversary. And I’ve been wondering how to celebrate it. Lots of young whipper-snappers were celebrating their […]| In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel
Avory Hume had told his daughter that he was pleased with her engagement to James Answell, but when Answell is summoned to a meeting with Hume in his study, the man’s attitude seems to have changed…| In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel
It’s New Year’s Eve, the final day of a most, er, dramatic year, and this is my 79th and final post of 2024. It’s also the time when some of my fellow bloggers review their accomplishmen…| Ah Sweet Mystery!
Let me know when you’ve found another book that throws down the gauntlet in the opening stretch like this one does. The Problem of the Wire Cage? The Judas Window? The Red Widow Murders? Maybe. I scan my bookshelves and I struggle to find a book that comes out with as solid of an opening … Continue reading "The Hollow Man (The Three Coffins) – John Dickson Carr (1935)"| The Green Capsule
This week, The Journal of Inklings Studies published something very special to me. In summer 2023, I had discovered that William Lindsay Gresham published an article in The Baum Bugle exploring his marriage’s end and lessons he learned about hope from L. Frank Baum’s Oz books. I found out how to contact his estate and … Continue reading Interviews on William Lindsay Gresham: A Complete List (So Far)| G. Connor Salter
I have in the past referred to The Punch and Judy Murders, a.k.a. The Magic Lantern Murders (1936) — the fifth book to feature Sir Henry ‘H.M.’ Merrivale under John Dickson Carr&#…| The Invisible Event
An interview with mystery author Clayton Rawson’s son about his father’s work, legacy, and two of his important friendships.| G. Connor Salter
