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Hercule Poirot’s Tisanes
Along with Sirop de Cassis, cocoa at breakfast, and other drinks considered by Hastings to be “noxious”, Hercule Poirot is...
Review: What W.H. Auden Can Do For You by Alexander McCall Smith
What W. H. Auden Can Do for You by Alexander McCall Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars An engaging...
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The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper by John D. MacDonald My rating: 3 of 5 stars A quick, enjoyable...
Review: The Return of Mr. Campion (Uncollected Stories)
After Margery Allingham’s death in 1966, Agatha Christie lauded her fellow writer: How sad it is that there are not...
Period Glamour – Hairstyles of the 1930’s
The smooth, flowing lines and glossy finish of Art Deco style turn up everywhere in the Golden Age period –...
The Deadly Sins of Mystery Authors
The Golden Age writers toyed with various sets of rules of “fair play.” The oath of the famous “Detection Club,”...
The Savage Automatic Pistol – Model 1917
I must confess, until I began researching vintage firearms in earnest, I had little knowledge of the murder weapons in...
What’s so Awesome about Classic Mysteries?
Cozy. Edgy. True-Crime. Procedurals. Hard-boiled. The mystery genre keeps changing and diversifying over time, but what is it about...
