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From Sherlock to Schlock

This is actually a good time to talk about the BBC series Sherlock, season three of which...

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‘Ritual’ Mystery Novel Ruined by Cliches, Politics, Spiritualist Advocacy

I really like the reviewing work of Steve Steinbock in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine....

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Dark, Gritty ‘Mirror Image’ Offers Psychological Mystery-Suspense

Dennis Palumbo’s novel Mirror Image is the first in a series of books about Dr. Daniel...

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The Daft and the Furious: BBC Resumes Father Brown Abuse

In September of last year, I absolutely lost it. If you’re a regular reader of this site...

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New Wolfe Book Is No Home Run, but It’s a Solid Double

Sometimes, you just want to sit back, relax, and take in the game. For Archie Goodwin and ...

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A Godawful ‘Father Brown’

You have no idea how long it’s taken me to write this post. I’ve been trying to sit do...

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The Great Pronzini

Today marks Bill Pronzini’s 70th birthday, and I want to join the discussion on the blo...

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The Tyranny of Contemporary Cliches

There’s a certain type of mystery plot out there that is really starting to get on my ne...

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Collins’s Latest Mystery Depicts Cultural Controversy, Is a First-Rate Read

Comic books are destroying the youth of America! Consider the evidence: they promote and g...

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Polish Crime Novel Evokes Memories of Communist Terror

Zygmunt Mi?oszewski is an award-winning Polish author, writer of one of the few Polish cri...

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Mystery Awards Celebrate Mediocrity, Do Genre Great Disservice

The Agatha Awards nominations for contemporary mystery fiction have just been announced, a...

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Review: 1890s Sleuths in Enjoyable Mysteries in Holmes-Era U.S.

It’s San Francisco in the 1890s. John Quincannon and Sabina Carpenter have partnered u...

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Pronzini’s Latest Mystery Novel Is a Compelling Read

Hellbox is the newest novel in the Nameless Detective series of mysteries written by Bill...

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Book Review: Rivers of Blood

The Wyvern Company were really no better than a group of medieval thugs. While on the warp...

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‘Jack Reacher’ Is Entertaining Despite Questionable Casting of Cruise

I’ve never read the books of Lee Child. So I couldn’t share the outrage of fans when i...

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Halter’s Brilliant ‘Hypothesis’ May Be His Masterpiece of Mystery

On a night in August of 1938, police constable Edward Watkins is walking his beat when he ...

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Review: ‘Hitchcock’ Movie for the Ignorant Only

Although the excitement I had initially felt upon viewing the trailer was gone, I was si...

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Perry’s ‘The Scroll’ an Engaging Short Mystery

MysteriousPress.comis introducing a new series of stories called Bibliomysteries. The co...

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Fun Mystery Novel Sets Sail for Murder

Marsali Taylor has written a very pleasant read in this "Shetland Mystery." But I’m g...

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Murder . . . with an Overpowering Dose of Romance Thrown In

The first time we met MI5-man-turned Anglican priest Max Tudor, he soon became involved in...

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Review: Nero Wolfe’s Great Partnership Begins

Whenever we walk into the brownstone home of Nero Wolfe, we’re used to seeing everything...

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Review: Hoorah for the Humdrums!

Curt Evans, mystery scholar extraordinaire, is becoming well-known for his much-needed, u...

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Latest Bryant and May Mystery Is a Must-Read, Thanks to Strong Story

Someone needs to buy Christopher Fowler a congratulatory drink. I’d do it myself, except...

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Interview: Crime Writer Peter Lovesey Talks About What Makes a Great Mystery

Recently, I had the great honor of interviewing Peter Lovesey, author of such excellent bo...

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Ugly Attitudes Mar Penny’s ‘Beautiful Mystery’

It is with a heavy heart that I write this review—and there is a high risk that it wil...

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Review: ‘Expendables 2’ Is Great Fun for Action Movie Fans

When I heard that Jean-Claude Van Damme was going to be in The Expendables 2, I immediatel...

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Lovesey’s Latest Has Both Modern, Old-Fashioned Virtues

The newest book by murder mystery master Peter Lovesey, Cop to Corpse, follows a classic ...

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Review: ‘Dark Knight’ Exceeds Expectations

As I begin writing this review, it is 3:23 AM Eastern Standard Time. I got back from the m...

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Van Damme Cinema: Meaningless, Silly, Senseless . . . in a Word, Priceless!

I have a confession to make. I love action movies, especially all those movies from the 80...