Monthly Archives: May 2011

The Crack In The Lens by Steve Hockensmith

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

This week I’m doing two entries for the Alphabet of Crime Fiction. Why? Because the last two books I read qualify and I figure both could do with a wider audience. First there was The Spanish Cape Mystery – part … Continue reading →

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The Spanish Cape Mystery by Ellery Queen

Posted on May 21, 2011 by

The first step on my attempt to read and review the entire Ellery Queen back catalogue, and also provide the letter S in the Alphabet of Crime Fiction – it’s The Spanish Cape Mystery from 1935. It’s the ninth book … Continue reading →

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An Ellery Queen Bibliography, or, A Challenge To This Reader

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

UPDATE: I’ve created a new page to provide quick access to the bibliography. I’ll update the links there and try and remember to do these as well. I’ve posted a number of Ellery Queen reviews now, so I’ve decided to … Continue reading →

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The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

After a few reviews of quite different Ellery Queen novels, The Finishing Stroke, from the end of the first Lee/Dannay collaboration period, The Player On The Other Side from the period when Lee had writer’s block, and There Was An … Continue reading →

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The Player On The Other Side by Ellery Queen

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

A big hello to the new subscribers to my wittering – and a hello to the poor souls who get this appearing regularly on Facebook whether they like it or not! It’s time for the letter Q in the Alphabet … Continue reading →

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The Punch and Judy Murders aka The Magic Lantern Murders by Carter Dickson

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

As the Royal Wedding fades into the distance here in jolly old England, I figured for the letter P in the Alphabet of Crime Fiction, I’d try and find something vaguely wedding related. The best I could come up with … Continue reading →

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The Pen Is Mightier Than The Nerd by Nev Fountain

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

I previewed this a while ago here – also the best place to check out the multitude of Mervyn Stone links – but if you missed it, over the course of April, Nev Fountain, the, ahem, biographer of Mervyn Stone … Continue reading →

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