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Beneath the Stains of Time

Welcome to the niche corner, dedicated to the great detective stories of yore and their neo-classical descendants.

  • By TomCat
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Most recent posts

They Can't Hang Me (1938) by James Ronald
In 2023, Moonstone Press published Stories of Crime & Detection, vol. 1: The Dr. Britling Stories (2023), collecting three novelettes, the once elusive novel Six Were to Die (1932) and an excellent non-series short story …
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Bunraku Noir (2023) by K.O. Enigma
Earlier this month, I reviewed Aosaki Yugo's short story "Knockin' On Locked" (2014), introducing the eponymous "Knockin' On Locked Door" series, which specialized intertwining intricate plots with equally puzzling motives – nominated in the first …
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The Tragedy at Freyne (1927) by Anthony Gilbert
"Anthony Gilbert" was the penname of Lucy Malleson, an inventive, productive and a shade unconventional mystery writer, who wrote over sixty novels, dozens of short stories and a number of radio-plays – mostly starring her …
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