Posts Categorized: Mystery
Welcome to Watercooler Wednesday, where the water is above-average, the topics are bubbly, and the company is sparkling. This week’s topic: You know you’re a mystery fan if…. here are some symptoms indicators of the disorder preference Be the first to like. Like Unlike
Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where each week we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to mystery fiction. This week: Donald Sobol’s Encyclopedia Brown Be the first to like. Like Unlike
Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where each week we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to mystery fiction. You are invited to challenge yourself with a short detective quiz, and see the answers to the previous week’s quiz. This week: Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe Be the first to…
While I’m away, the intrepid, younger-than-she-looks super-spy Mrs. Pollifax makes a return visit to Masters of Mystery Monday! Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where each week we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to mystery fiction. You are invited to challenge yourself with a short detective quiz, and…
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. Today we’re going back in time, to ancient Rome,…
Instead of my usual “Flashback Friday,” I was honored to be a guest blogger for the uber-talented Piper Bayard: The fracturing of Empire: two perspectives on the 2nd Boer War Piper’s blogging partner, Holmes, has provided a wonderfully in-depth historical account of the second Boer War (1899-1902). As a former 19th century British Lit…
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. As we continue our “religious” series of fictional detectives, we…
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. Today we resume our “religious” detective series (a stark…