Sunday, June 30, 2013

Psyched: The Slayer and the Slain (1957), by Helen McCloy

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a serious jacket design for a serious crime novel Helen McCloy 's The Slayer and the Slain appeared in 1957, after a mid-1950s suc...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013

You'd Better Hang Up! Who's Calling? (1942), by Helen McCloy

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Helen McCloy (1904-1994) Helen McCloy (1904-1994) was an American mystery writer who came along at the tail end of the Golden Age, in ...
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Humdrums Are Hard to Find: Tragedy at the Thirteenth Hole (1933), by Miles Burton

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This is not a review, but, rather, an illustration of a phenomenon.  Old copies of mysteries by all three of the authors I write about in Ma...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

It Hits the Target: Bullitt (1968)

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Steve McQueen Battling Crime and Being Cool Peter Yates ' Bullitt , starring Steve McQueen , is one of the seminal modern crime fil...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Humdrum Rides Again: Southern Electric Murder (1938), by Francis John Whaley

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" And what a case!  It's difficult to follow it all, even when it's explained. " -- Southern Electric Murder , F. J. Whal...
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Thursday, June 20, 2013

A Life of Crime 4: Francis John Whaley (1897-1977)

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As part of my continuing commitment to classic English mystery, I give you Francis John Whaley ! As "F. J. Whaley," Francis John...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Classics of Negativity: A Contemporary Review of The Tragedy of Brinkwater (1887), by Martha Livingston Moodey

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It's going back to 1887, but the negativity in this review still reverberates!  Mystery writers out there who read this blog, how wou...
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