2020: My pal JJ finishes his first run of reading Agatha Christie. Mazel tov, JJ! Because he tackled the books in order of publication, his last read was Sleeping Murder. His review came out yesterday. 1940: According to biographer Laura Thompson, Christie began a staggering period of production, probably egged on by the bombs of … Continue reading WHY MINE EYES DIDN’T DAZZLE: Christie’s Sleeping Murder
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MURDER AT DUNGAREES, PART SEVEN: Professor Plum’s Secret
Dramatis Personae The Household Lord Benjamin Petty . . . master of Dungarees Castle Lady Henrietta “Hetty” Petty . . . his wife, a former movie star Worth . . . the butler Mrs. Jolley . . . the cook Peter Moss . . . the gardener Gladys . . . the housemaid The Guests … Continue reading MURDER AT DUNGAREES, PART SEVEN: Professor Plum’s Secret
MURDER AT DUNGAREES, PART SIX: The Sealed Study
Dramatis Personae The Household Lord Benjamin Petty . . . master of Dungarees Castle Lady Henrietta “Hetty” Petty . . . his wife, a former movie star Worth . . . the butler Mrs. Jolley . . . the cook Peter Moss . . . the gardener Gladys . . . the housemaid The Guests … Continue reading MURDER AT DUNGAREES, PART SIX: The Sealed Study
HOW ROBIN HOOD SET ME STRAIGHT ABOUT LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
Hello. How are you? I am fine. Can you tell me what day of the week it is? Just drop it in the comments below. All I know is that today is Day 50 of my home lockdown as a result of the film I seem to have found myself in the middle of - George … Continue reading HOW ROBIN HOOD SET ME STRAIGHT ABOUT LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
TAKING TIME TO SAVOR CHRISTIE: Four Decades Worth of Suggestions
By now, it will have become clear, at least to myself and all the sensible people who pay attention to my whining, that I have to cancel my plans to return to London this summer. The Bodies in the Library conference has been postponed, the buildings are empty, and the streets are bare – and … Continue reading TAKING TIME TO SAVOR CHRISTIE: Four Decades Worth of Suggestions
MURDER AT DUNGAREES-PART FIVE: Unpleasant Revelations
Dramatis Personae The Household Lord Benjamin Petty . . . master of Dungarees Castle Lady Henrietta “Hetty” Petty . . . his wife, a former movie star Worth . . . the butler Mrs. Jolley . . . the cook Peter Moss . . . the gardener Gladys . . . the housemaid The Guests … Continue reading MURDER AT DUNGAREES-PART FIVE: Unpleasant Revelations
A REAL HEAD-SCRATCHER
Recently, my pal JJ asked me if The Inugami Curse, the 1951 mystery written by prolific crime writer Seishi Yokomizo and expertly translated by Yumiko Yamazaki, took place over a span of several months and, if so, was it my intention to read the damn thing in real time? Har, har, JJ, it is to … Continue reading A REAL HEAD-SCRATCHER
MURDER AT DUNGAREES-PART FOUR: The Ballad of Buck Haggarty
Dramatis Personae The Household Lord Benjamin Petty . . . master of Dungarees Castle Lady Henrietta “Hetty” Petty . . . his wife, a former movie star Worth . . . the butler Mrs. Jolley . . . the cook Peter Moss . . . the gardener Gladys . . . the housemaid The Guests … Continue reading MURDER AT DUNGAREES-PART FOUR: The Ballad of Buck Haggarty
MURDER AT DUNGAREES-PART THREE: Evening Song
Dramatis Personae The Household Lord Benjamin Petty . . . master of Dungarees Castle Lady Henrietta “Hetty” Petty . . . his wife, a former movie star Worth . . . the butler Mrs. Jolley . . . the cook Peter Moss . . . the gardener Gladys . . . the housemaid The Guests … Continue reading MURDER AT DUNGAREES-PART THREE: Evening Song
MURDER AT DUNGAREES-PART TWO: An Afternoon of Interesting Company
Dramatis Personae The Household Lord Benjamin Petty . . . master of Dungarees Castle Lady Henrietta “Hetty” Petty . . . his wife, a former movie star Worth . . . the butler Peter Moss . . . the gardener Gladys . . . the housemaid The Guests Countess Sophronia Lancaster . . . eldest … Continue reading MURDER AT DUNGAREES-PART TWO: An Afternoon of Interesting Company
Ah Sweet Mystery! 