Author Archives: Puzzle Doctor

About Puzzle Doctor

I'm a mathematician by nature and as such have always been drawn to the logical side of things. Hence my two main hobbies being classic mysteries and logical puzzling. Oh, and cats. No logic there, I'm afraid.

The Axeman Cometh by Nev Fountain

Posted on June 16, 2013

Mervyn Stone, creator and script editor of the classic science fiction series Vixens From The Void (basically Dynasty in space), doesn’t do an awful lot these days. Most of the time, he’s mooching from convention to convention signing souvenirs from … Continue reading →

Posted in Audiobooks, Mervyn Stone, Nev Fountain | 9 Comments

Mervyn Stone – A Blatant Plug

Posted on June 12, 2013

Ridiculous offer alert! It’s been a while since I mentioned Nev Fountain’s name on the blog, so it’s well past time to correct matters. I was going to wait until The Axeman Cometh was released (see below) but a couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Mervyn Stone, Nev Fountain | 1 Comment

A Decent Interval by Simon Brett

Posted on June 10, 2013

Charles Paris, a mostly out-of-work actor and part-time sleuth, first appeared in Simon Brett’s Cast, In Order Of Disappearance in 1975, and followed this with sixteen more appearances until Dead Room Farce in 1998, before exiting, presumably stage left, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Charles Paris, Simon Brett | 8 Comments

Dead Scared by S J Bolton

Posted on June 8, 2013

DC Lacey Flint, still recovering from the events of Now You See Me, is contacted by boss and part-time love interest DI Mark Joesbury with an assignment. Go to St John’s College at Cambridge University, pretending to be a student, … Continue reading →

Posted in Lacey Flint, S J Bolton, Thriller | 2 Comments

The Skeleton Speaks by Steven Donkin

Posted on June 6, 2013

1953, Hallowe’en, at Castle Bronmore in Ireland. In the depths of the Castle, locked in a dungeon chamber, lies the skeleton of an old Irish patriot. In the main rooms of the castle, Colin Keeley, the owner, is holding a … Continue reading →

Posted in Steven Donkin | 3 Comments

The Seventh Hypothesis by Paul Halter

Posted on June 4, 2013

August 31, 1938. PC Edward Watkins is on patrol that night with no expectations of anything unusual happening. He then a) spots the silhouette of a plague doctor – complete with a beaked mask – not worn for centuries; b) … Continue reading →

Posted in Alan Twist, Locked Rooms and Impossible Murders, Paul Halter | 10 Comments

Borderlands by Brian McGilloway

Posted on June 2, 2013

On the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic lies the body of a local teenager, Angela Cashell. Her clothes have been taken, and the only clues seem to be an expensive ring on a finger and an old photograph … Continue reading →

Posted in Brian McGilloway, Inspector Devlin | 7 Comments

The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book Of The Month – May 2013

Posted on June 1, 2013

May draws to a close and, of course, that can only mean one thing. Well, apart from the fact that it’s my wedding anniversary tomorrow. Yes, it’s Book Of The Month time – which of my reads this month has … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Of The Month, Peter Tremayne | 1 Comment

The Last Of Days by Paul Doherty

Posted on May 31, 2013

December 1546 and King Henry VIII, ruler of England for nearly forty years, instigator of the English Reformation and husband to six wives (in case you weren’t aware) is seriously ill. Despite being an accomplished ruler in his prime, time … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction Challenge, Historical Mysteries, Historical True Crime, Paul Doherty | 1 Comment

Sherlockian Shorts – The Adventure of the Six Napoleons

Posted on May 30, 2013

First published 1904, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons is the eighth story in the third collection of short stories, The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

Posted in Sherlock Holmes, Sherlockian Shorts, Short Stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 2 Comments