Well, to start, who is Thomas Carnacki? Thomas Carnacki was a supernatural detective, in stories written by William Hope Hodgson in the early 20th century. Carnacki himself was not supernatural (or, as he would have said “ab-natural”) — he just … Continue reading
I liked this, from the New Yorker: “Clues that You Are the Unorthodox Detective in a Murder Mystery“ These caught my attention in particular: “Your sidekick, if you have one, is a lovable doofus.” Okay, Archie Goodwin was not a … Continue reading
“Stilted dialogue, a ludicrous plot: On the pleasures of the vintage whodunit“ When I read this I felt like pumping my fist in the air and yelling, “Yes!” (but, you know, I was at work, so I didn’t). And the … Continue reading
Part one of this post is here. These days, Ellery Queen is probably known mostly for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, which I read all the time when I was young. By the way, unlike some of the books I wrote … Continue reading
It’s a good time to be an Ellery Queen fan. This is not always true, since EQ gets no big respect these days, or even much attention. As far as I know, television hasn’t adapted any Ellery Queen stories since … Continue reading
Following up on my last post, I have now read Anna Katharine Green’s stories about Violet Strange, the debutante detective. See, right there it sounds funny, like something out of the “They Fight Crime” website that I talked about here. … Continue reading