Malice Domestic 23 is this coming weekend… …and as a first-timer (to any writers’ convention), I’m a bit nervous. Out come the lists and the advance preparations: what to wear, what to buy to wear, what to read ahead of time so I can talk intelligently with authors. Laptop? Business cards? (Do I put “writer”…
Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where each week we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to the mystery genre. You are invited to challenge yourself with a short detective quiz, and see the answers to the previous week’s quiz. This week: Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot Be the…
No, not wet-tee-shirt-contest wild: Oscar Wilde Be the first to like. Like Unlike
Dashiell Hammett’s Nick and Nora Charles Aside from Hammett’s detective Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), the husband-wife couple of The Thin Man (1934) was nearly as popular. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple Miss Marple rivals Hercule Poirot as Agatha Christie’s most famous fictional detective. An elderly spinster living in a tiny village in England called St. Mary’s Mead, Jane Marple’s primary occupations are knitting, trading gossip, and armchair detection. She first appeared in a 1927 short story, “The Tuesday Night Club.” Her…
Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where we feature a classic mystery, detective or author, with a pop culture emphasis. Today, we start with… *drumroll* …Sherlock Holmes! 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike
Today is “Fashion Friday,” where we take a look at an interesting 19thc fashion trend or clothing item, selected for its relative smirk-worthiness. But be careful what you smirk at – we all have fashion “skeletons” in our own closets. Just imagine what they’ll be smirking at a century from now. The female silhouette, 1870s-1890s Be…
Okay, so you’re an ordinary citizen, making your way in the late-19th century world (specifically the American corner of the world). Let’s say you’re a cautious and astute person: you keep a tight grip on your wallet or pocket-book in crowds, to the chagrin of those sly pickpockets out there; you don’t fall for those…
