Blogs about Crime and mystery books
10 blogs about Crime and mystery books.
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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.
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Teacher's 'Tec: Q.E.D. vol. 37-38 by Motohiro Katou The first of two stories from Motohiro Katou's Q.E.D. vol. 37, "Murder Lecture," begins with Inspector Mizuhara asking Detective Sasazuka to attend a special lecture, "prepared specially for field officers," to make an extensive report …
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Bitter Tea and Mystery
Where I list what I read and my reactions. Mystery is my genre, leaning towards traditional mysteries and police procedurals.
By TracyK. 🇺🇸 More infoUpdated
The Jane Austen Book Club: Karen Joy Taylor I liked this book a lot when I was reading it, but now, less than a month later, I can't remember much about the book. What does that say? In some ways I see it …
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Criminal Element
Mysteries, Thrillers, and all things Killer!
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Book Review: You’d Look Better As A Ghost by Joanna Wallace There’s no two ways about it: Claire is a serial killer. She tries to keep her victim list confined to those she deems worthy of killing, but when worthiness generally correlates to how much her …
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Cross Examining Crime
By Kate Jackson. 🇬🇧 More infoUpdated
Impact of Evidence (1954) by Carol Carnac Carol Carnac was one of the pennames Edith Caroline Rivett used for writing her mystery novels, although you might be more familiar with her other pseudonym, E. C. R. Lorac. This is only the second …
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Multo (Ghost)
Ghosts of story, myth, or anywhere else....
By Nina Zumel. More infoUpdated
How Anansi Bought the World’s Stories First in a series of myths about myths, inspired by Rosalind Kerven’s article “The Mythical Origins of Myths” in FLS News, the newsletter of the Folklore Society, Issue 102, February 2024. How Anansi Bought the …
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Mystery*File
Devoted to mystery and detective fiction.
By Steve Lewis. 🇺🇸 More infoUpdated
A Gold Medal Review by Tony Baer: JOHN McPARTLAND – The Wild Party. Reviewed by TONY BAER: JOHN McPARTLAND – The Wild Party. Gold Medal #596, paperback original; 1st printing, 1956. MacFadden 60-367, paperback, date? Film: United Artists, 1956. Tom Kupfen is a hulking psychopath. Former football player. …
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The Passing Tramp
Wandering through the mystery genre, book by book.
By Curtis Evans. 🇺🇸 More infoUpdated
Coronet and the Masters of Mystery, 1956 378 million copies sold Coronet Magazine did another illustrated article on mystery writers in 1956, eighteen years after the first one. Six of the "masters" were the same, while three were new. All are listed …
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Pretty Sinister Books
Crime, Supernatural and Adventure fiction. Obscure, Forgotten and Well Worth Reading.
By J F Norris. 🇺🇸 More infoUpdated
The Glass Heart - Marty Holland Down on his luck Curt Blair is waiting out a rainstorm in a “ritzy hash joint” just outside of Hollywood, USA when he steals a fancy camel hair overcoat then flees intending to sell the …
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Spy Write
Reviewing and collecting spy fiction and nonfiction.
By Jeff Quest. 🇺🇸 More infoUpdated
Barbican Station – The Secret Hours by Mick Herron – Review with Tim Shipman Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. This week we are back to talk about Mick Herron’s latest book – The Secret Hours! I’m pleased to …
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Up and Down These Mean Streets
In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation.
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Rediscovered: More Derleth Bibliography Check out the latest book from John D. Haefele, if you have an interest in August Derleth or Lovecraft or the general Arkham House landscape. Or if you’re simply one of those people who enjoy …