When it comes to procedural mysteries, I’d rather watch ‘em than read ‘em, although there was a time when I read quite a few of them. I had a good long run with Ed McBain more years ago than I can remember, and I think that around the same time I read one or two of … Continue reading BOOK CLUB STICKS TO PROCEDUR-AL: Exit Lines by Reginald Hill
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LOVE AND MARRIAGE (AND MASON AND MURDER)
February 5th marks the anniversary of my parent’s wedding! Mom and Dad shared a love for the ages, and today would have been their 69th anniversary. Every morning for more years than I could count, I would call my folks and serenade them with the immortal anniversary theme from The Flintstones. (You can listen to it here.) My … Continue reading LOVE AND MARRIAGE (AND MASON AND MURDER)
KNOX, KNOX! WHO’S THERE? CRIPPEN & LANDRU!
Let me be among the first to wish a happy thirtieth anniversary to one of our most beloved small presses, Crippen & Landru. Founded in 1994 by author and scholar Douglas Greene and his wife Sandi, and named after two of the most deliciously infamous murderers in history, C&L has spotlighted the best in short … Continue reading KNOX, KNOX! WHO’S THERE? CRIPPEN & LANDRU!
MY YEAR WITH BRITBOX: “Nine” Twists and Turns
As I seek out new mysteries to watch that will thrill me with their twists and turns, the biggest turn I’ve made from my initial exploration into Britbox is that the best twists seem to come from the non-mystery series. And so, I’ve set aside the tepid whodunnits of Sister Boniface, given up on Father Brown … Continue reading MY YEAR WITH BRITBOX: “Nine” Twists and Turns
MY YEAR WITH BRITBOX: The Clergyman in the Cathedral with the Candlestick . . .
Thanks to the recommendations you have sent my way, I have compiled the following watch list for my new Britbox subscription: Death in Paradise – beloved of the Puzzle Doctor, recommended by many - I watched several Season One eps when the show was on Netflix, but I’m willing to take a deeper dive . . … Continue reading MY YEAR WITH BRITBOX: The Clergyman in the Cathedral with the Candlestick . . .
MY YEAR WITH BRITBOX: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
Perhaps you’ve heard me complain (of course you have) about the current state of pay-TV. In my day (cue the cliched old-person talk), watching television cost you nothing. Sure, there were only twelve channels (fourteen, if you could convince your little brother to maneuver the antenna back and forth while you tried to watch Shock Theatre on Channel 44). And … Continue reading MY YEAR WITH BRITBOX: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
ACDC, PART TWELVE: (Thumbs) Up Periscope for Nine- and Death Makes Ten
Considering how much I have loved John Dickson Carr for the past fifty years, it never ceases to baffle me that I purposefully, and with extreme prejudice, decided to ignore the work of one Carter Dickson. It was nothing more than a childish whim, one that in 2018 I began to rectify by tackling the … Continue reading ACDC, PART TWELVE: (Thumbs) Up Periscope for Nine- and Death Makes Ten
SHAME ON YOU: Harlan Coben’s Fool Me Once on Netflix
After watching the gripping and intelligent A Murder at the End of the World on Hulu, I was hungry for more. I went through every streaming service I have been suckered into paying for in search of another mystery series to while away the hours of a stormy winter night. I discovered that Netflix had dropped their latest … Continue reading SHAME ON YOU: Harlan Coben’s Fool Me Once on Netflix
KRIMES FOR KIDS, SOUTHERN STYLE: Three Times Lucky
Easily the best part of Christmas for me these days is the package I receive from my Secret Santa! We’ve been playing this game for a few years now, my blogging friends and me, and even though sometimes it feels like we’ve all read everything to do with classic mysteries, and even though our financial limit on … Continue reading KRIMES FOR KIDS, SOUTHERN STYLE: Three Times Lucky
THE RATHBONE/BRUCE SHERLOCK HOLMES SUPER DRAFT
I can count three days among my favorites of 2023. There was April 23, when my buddies Nick Cardillo and Sergio Angelini competitively collaborated with me to put together our list of The Thirteen Best Alfred Hitchcock Movies of all time. Nobody came to blows – it helps to put several thousand miles between you … Continue reading THE RATHBONE/BRUCE SHERLOCK HOLMES SUPER DRAFT
Ah Sweet Mystery! 