Dr Gideon Fell meets a man in a Somerset valley and learns of a murder that came up from the lake itself. Sir Henry Merrivale visits a house in Goblin Wood where a girl disappears from a cottage that was watched from all sides. And there are some other stories in the collection too… OK, […]| 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
The Judas Window is one of the most celebrated books in John Dickson Carr’s bibliography. When Ed Hoch conducted his famous poll of mystery writers’ favorite locked room mysteries, the …| Mysteries Ahoy!
Two months ago, John Norris, of Pretty Sinister Books , posted a review of Charles Ashton 's annoyingly obscure, long out-of-print Death Gr...| moonlight-detective.blogspot.com
Mary Virginia Carey was not, it seems, scared of a little velitation in her stewardship of The Three Investigators. Having written arguably the strongest post-Robert Arthur title in The Mystery of the Singing Serpent (1972), Carey structured The Mystery of Monster Mountain (1973) like a classical whodunnit, pulling out some strong clewing on the way … Continue reading #1312: Curious Incidents in the Night-Time in The Mystery of the Invisible Dog (1975) by M.V. Carey| The Invisible Event
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
The first novel of that great French detective writer, John Dickson Carr.| The Grandest Game in the World
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
Carr's story that leads the way| Death Can Read
I’m continuing my #20booksofsummer24 challenge hosted by Cathy @746books with The Problem of the Wire Cage, the eleventh Dr. Fell mystery by John Dickson Carr. The Problem of the Wire Cage has been…| Golden Age of Detective Fiction
An interview with mystery author Clayton Rawson’s son about his father’s work, legacy, and two of his important friendships.| G. Connor Salter