Dear Mike, One of the great strengths of the impossible crime is that it has to be closely written if it is to come off; any looseness or shillyshallying, and...
Speaking of Christianna Brand, let's not forget her three 'impossible' short stories: -'The Murder Game' (aka 'The Gemminy Crickets Case') one of the best ever...
Nick, Well done as usual. I enjoy reading your critiques! Jeff Jeffrey Marks _www.jeffreymarks.com_ (http://www.jeffreymarks.com/) Atomic Renaissance,...
Thanks, Bob Schneider, for your kind remarks about Crippen & Landru's latest, Terence Faherty's THE CONFESSIONS OF OWEN KEANE. Though we have published...
Doug It sounds like my credit card will be getting a work out this fall!! What a great set of authors to publish! Jeff Jeffrey Marks _www.jeffreymarks.com_...
Nick, 'Les Integrales des Mysteres en Chambres Closes' contains: 1/ Le Spectre de Salem (Into Thin Air, Winslow & Quirk, 1928) 2/ A travers les murailles (Noel...
Hi John, No, no rules broken. We don't have any official policies yet, or even an FAQ (any volunteers?). My personal view, though, is that groups with a ...
... French academic tradition has always given the novel a preeminent place while short story was regarded as a minor form. Authors who made the latter their...
Dear John, An intriguing collection! The only one I've read of these is Boucher's Nine Times Nine, which I enjoyed. Thanks for the information; I've put in...
Jon, I believe that to sustain a group over the long haul you need (a) a scope that is broad yet clear (b) half-a-dozen 'animators': knowledgeable people who...
Hi John, I don't think anyone here would object to your listing the contents of five different anthologies, especially as we seem to be having a quiet patch ...
... July 7, 2005 Evan Hunter, Writer Who Created Police Procedural, Dies at 78 By MARILYN STASIO Evan Hunter, the author who as Ed McBain virtually invented...
I was really sad to read this. If you recall, as Ed McBain, he finished the last Craig Rice novel, The April Robin Murders. Rice died before completing her...
"By Golly! I've never seen any references to this," said John cluelessly. ... contents of five ... patch ... http://gadetective.blogspot.com/ is ... that might...
Well I'm all right and, I'm happy to say, so are my family. Tony M ... From: "Douglas G. Greene" <dgreene@...> To: <GAdetection@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
I have been busy all day, but just wanted to tell all the members who live in London that my heartfelt sympathy goes out to you and your families. I hope this...
Anita Your kind thoughts are appreciated. Alas the UK has suffered many terrorist atrocities and this may not be the last. A small comfort is the knowledge ...
My sympathies to everyone in London, in the hope that they and their families are all safe. Nick "a citizen of the Universe, and a gentleman to boot" ... Do...
Le Cri de la Sirčne was my second encounter with Paul Halter, and one I very much enjoyed (more so than Le Brouillard Rouge, which had an astounding solution...
... etc............ Quite a list! Did you get around to reading Carlos Ruiz Zafon's "The Shadow of the Wind"? I had recommended this book although it is not...
What a fascinating post, Nick! Will be thinking about this one for quite a while. But a few quick thoughts. Agree that later Christie shows a decline in...
I am trying to find out about British Mysteries (that is mysteries set in Britain or by British writers) set during WW2. I am also interested in what British...
... Do you allude to "The Haunted Policeman"? Why do you think it to be awful? I'm about to go to bed and therefore my brain is not in fully-operational mode...
Nick, If you're looking for detail of day-to-day wartime experience, you shouldn't be looking at authors writing at the time. After all, their main purpose was...
