Posts Categorized: Fictional Detectives
Happy Holidays! As a mystery lover, Christmas reminds me of one of my favorite Sherlock Holmes stories, “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.” The mystery starts with a dropped hat and a Christmas goose left behind. The following recording is from the Sherlock Holmes audio archive of stories, many of them (including this one) narrated…
I hope you can join me today at my publisher’s site, Misterio Press, where I’m talking about my favorite t.v. detective of all time: Lt. Columbo! Click here for the post. Until next time, Kathy 2 people like this post. Like Unlike
I have a new series coming out, and I wanted you all to be the first to know about it! Chronicles of a Lady Detective The series is centered upon a character many of you know from the Concordia Wells mysteries: Penelope Hamilton. You may recall that she served as lady principal of Hartford Women’s College…
Hi, everyone! I hope you can join me over at Misterio Press today for part 2 of my series on the hard-boiled mystery genre and, specifically, The Maltese Falcon. Today we’re talking about Dashiell Hammett’s very interesting life, the influence of his Pinkerton work, how the novel was received in its day, and more! Here’s the…
Happy Hump Day, everyone! For the next two weeks, I’m guest posting over at Misterio Press. Come explore the origins of the hard-boiled detective tradition, and a classic example of the subgenre: The Maltese Falcon. Hope to see you there! ~Kathy Here’s the link: How Sam Spade Came to be Hard-Boiled, part 1 Be the…
Margaret (Gail) Frazer, the author of the Dame Frevisse Mysteries and the Joliffe Player Mysteries (both set in medieval England), died last week at age 66, after a long fight with breast cancer. In honor of her legacy, here’s my post from 2011 (with some updating) about her amateur sleuth, Dame Frevisse. Enjoy! Be the…
Hi, all! While I’m in the final edits of my sequel, here’s a re-post you may enjoy – back when I was doing mystery quizzes along with my detective profiles! Welcome to Masters of Mystery, where we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to the mystery genre. You are invited…
As I labor to clean the Aegean Stables research a sticking point in the current draft of my second novel (hope you like to read about 19thc masquerade balls, because that’s what I’m working on), I’m sharing an earlier post of mine, about those boy super-sleuths, the Hardy Boys. Enjoy! ———————————————————- Welcome to Masters of Mystery,…
