Category Archives: Alphabet of Crime Fiction

The Tragedy of X by Barnaby Ross aka Ellery Queen

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

For a very brief period, the duo of Lee and Dannay wrote as both Ellery Queen and as Barnaby Ross. The Ross pseudonym didn’t last very long – four books were written from 1932 to 1934 featuring Drury Lane as … Continue reading →

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The Worm of Death by Nicholas Blake

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted on the Alphabet of Crime Fiction – partly as I didn’t have much time, having started my Ellery Queen Bibliography and partly because I didn’t have any U or V books … Continue reading →

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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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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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On The Wrong Track by Steve Hockensmith

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Into the next fifty posts and it’s time for the letter O in the Alphabet of Crime Fiction and to finally meet another of the inspirations for this blog, namely Steve Hockensmith. Hockensmith is the writer of a bunch of … Continue reading →

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The Nine Wrong Answers by John Dickson Carr

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Seems appropriate given the subject matter of my blog that this is the third “Nine” book in a row – that won’t make much sense for non-UK readers, but never mind. Anyway, this one is my entry for the letter … Continue reading →

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The Nine Giants by Edward Marston

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Edward Marston is the author of over sixty historical mysteries – The Nine Giants is the fourth of sixteen in the Elizabethan theatre series, featuring stage manager Nicholas Bracewell as the sleuth. This is, I think, the first book by … Continue reading →

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The Bride of Newgate by John Dickson Carr

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

It’s a very bad habit of mine that when I find an author I like, I collect rigorously those books featuring his or her detective and get much less fussy when it comes to non-series books. However, occasionally I spot … Continue reading →

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