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Showing posts with label mystery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mystery. Show all posts
Monday, April 20, 2020

Three Sherlock Holmes Stories to Read in Lockdown

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This past weekend, I read a few Sherlock Holmes stories that I found strangely relaxing, even though at least one of them involves murder. M...
Saturday, December 7, 2019

Six Fun Movies to Watch During the Holiday Season

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A few years ago, I made a similar post , which will give you several more recommendations. These movies aren't themed for the winter hol...
Monday, January 25, 2016

Four Short Stories Featuring Trees

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Title: Joshua Tree Author: Emma Bull Where I Read It: The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest "My point is, sometimes truly crap...
Monday, April 27, 2015

Week in Seven Words #253

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covert She's hidden things behind her books - keys to cabinets, necklace pendants, folded letters. She says it's extra protection a...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

The Thin Man (1934): Murder, wit, and martinis

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Title : The Thin Man Director : W.S. Van Dyke Language : English Rating : Unrated There are few movie couples more fabulous than Nick a...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Good Short Fiction: Three Tales from The Thirteen Problems

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Collection: The Thirteen Problems Author: Agatha Christie In The Thirteen Problems , all of the stories, except for the last one, emerge ...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

10 reasons to watch Gaslight (1944)

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Title : Gaslight Director : George Cukor Language : English Rating : PG Synopsis Paula Alquist (Ingrid Bergman) used to live with her ...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Good Short Fiction: Coyote Peyote (by Carole Nelson Douglas)

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Title: Coyote Peyote Author: Carole Nelson Douglas Where I read it: Tails of Wonder and Imagination: Cat Stories (ed. Ellen Datlow) Midn...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Good Short Fiction: 4 tales from The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories

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Collection : The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories Editor : Patricia Craig Title: Bring Back the Cat! Author: Reginald Hill Joe ...
Sunday, July 17, 2011

Good Short Fiction: Great Aunt Allie's Flypapers (P.D. James)

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Title: Great Aunt Allie's Flypapers Author: P.D. James (Phyllis Dorothy James) Where I read it: The Oxford Book of English Detective Sto...
Saturday, July 2, 2011

Good Short Fiction: Death on the Air (Ngaio Marsh)

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Title: Death on the Air Author: Ngaio Marsh (Edith Ngaio Marsh) Where I read it: The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories (edited by Pat...