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Mysteries Ahoy!: Mysteries Ahoy! – Detecting Great Crime Fiction

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The fourth season of Columbo draws to a close with A Deadly State of Mind. In this episode, George Hamilton plays Dr. Collier – a psychiatrist who is having an affair with a married patient. When her husband confronts them and starts to beat her, Collier impulsively grabs a poker and strikes him dead.

Realizing how bad the situation appears, Co...

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Lately it’s been tough to find extended chunks of time to read. One of the challenges has been not knowing where I will be when I do find a spare half hour. This problem presented itself yesterday when I took lunch to my wife at her work. Traffic was light, I got there half an hour before she was free, so I suddenly had time. The problem – my books were all back ...

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It is incredible to think that today my blog turns eight years old. It doesn’t seem like that long since I posted my very first review (The Detective Wore Silk Drawers) here. Clearly time passes quickly when you’re having fun.

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It recently occurred to me that I have never offered detailed thoughts on a Miss Marple book. That seemed a pretty significant omission, particularly given my blog’s title was inspired by a Miss Marple movie. Albeit one that wasn’t really adapted from a Christie text…

My well-documented impulse in approaching a body of work is to tackle it in order of publicatio...

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Willy Griff is a struggling actor, drifting around LA while picking up occasional commercial work or bit parts. Lately he has been getting by with the help of his lover Doris, a woman married to a wealthy businessman. Unfortunately for Willy, the husband has got wind of the affair and is determined to end it.

Faced with the prospect of giving up his meal ticket,...

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