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#WhatWereReading : Joe has been totally taken with Penguin Classic's new translations of the work of godfather of Japanese detective fiction, Seicho Matsumoto, especially the haiku-writing Inspector Imanishi, which is now out in a new paperback edition.
Smoking and Sherlock Holmes in Kazuo Ishiguro’s “Never Let Me Go” (2005). #111Words #KazuoIshiguro #NeverLetMeGo #SherlockHolmes #Smoking #KathyH #DetectiveFiction https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2025/03/smoking-and-sherlock-holmes-in-kazuo.html
andrewjshields.blogspot.comSmoking and Sherlock Holmes in Kazuo Ishiguro’s “Never Let Me Go” (2005)In Kazuo Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go" (2005), Kathy H describes how she and her fellow Hailsham students were warned about smoking: "There w...
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Tartan Noir, or, Hard-Boiled Heidegger
Prof Matthew Wickman investigates the philosophical underpinnings of “Tartan Noir” – with specific reference to William McIlvanney’s LAIDLAW novels
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/free-publications/tartan_noir/
“We have attempted to tell the story of Scottish crime fiction in eleven books. We tried to do it in ten but could not get lower than eleven.”
—A little Scottish crime fiction bookshelf, or the story of Tartan Noir in 11 books, from the National Library of Scotland blog
blog.nls.ukA little Scottish crime fiction bookshelf, or the story of Tartan Noir in 11 books – National Library of Scotland Blog
Five Fictional Investigators With Special Abilities
These sleuths bring a little something extra to the table... The post Five Fictional Investigators With Special Abilities appeared first on Reactor .
https://reactormag.com/five-fictional-investigators-with-special-abilities/
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Reactor · Five Fictional Investigators With Special Abilities - ReactorThese sleuths bring a little something extra to the table...
I've just read Arthur Conan Doyle's The Story of the Lost Special for the first time. I was surprised to find Sherlock Holmes making an indirect appearce. I wonder how many other Doyle stories he guests in?
#ArthurConanDoyle #SherlockHolmes #TheStrandMagazine #TheTimes #Detectivefiction
WALTER MOSLEY’S INIMITABLE, elegant and eloquent style rolls through the pages of this high-intensity noir starring his detective Joe King Oliver and a cast of other larger than life characters. Satisfying take on the “lawless paladin” theme. B PLUS
Barnes & NobleBeen Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right: A King Oliver Novel|HardcoverIn the latest from “mystery master” Walter Mosley, a family member’s terminal illness leads P.I. Joe King Oliver to the investigation of his life: tracking down his long-lost father, and meanwhile, a new case pits King’s professional responsibility against his own...
The latest post on my WordPress blog: The City of Shadows, part two (fiction) #fiction #flashfiction #microfiction #vampires #DetectiveFiction #mystery #dark
https://jedigirlblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/17/the-city-of-shadows-part-two-fiction/
joanne the geek · The City of Shadows, part two (fiction)Photo by Vlad Bagacian The City of Shadows Part two Detective Stevens walked to his car. It had been a long day and he was looking forward to finally going home. He really needed a rest. He put his…
The latest post on my WordPress blog: The City of Shadows, part one (fiction) #fiction #flashfiction #microfiction #vampires #dark #DetectiveFiction #noir
https://jedigirlblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/the-city-of-shadows-part-one/
joanne the geek · The City of Shadows, part one.Photo by Orestes Gonzalez The City of Shadows Part one A flash of lightning filled the sky, illuminating the darkness. The loud rumbling of thunder quickly followed. The rain had come. It quickly b…
Super late, but here is my review for #TheMurderOnTheLinks by #AgathaChristie, a pretty good #DetectiveFiction story that I devoured as soon as I locked in!
This is day 17 of #100DaysToOffload
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I finished The Murder on the Links!
That was quite the solution for this case, I rather liked it!
Review coming soon, one day
I was a little dubious of this book at first, but it’s great fun. Only 3 chapters in but a very good read for vinyl nuts who happen to like detective novels. I’m already hooked. #vinyl #bookstodon #DetectiveFiction
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“Snake Women & Hideous Sensations: The Strange Case of Gaelic Detective Short Stories by Ruaraidh Erskine of Mar” – Petra Johana Poncarová, Scottish Literary Review 12/1 (2020)
Available via Project MUSE (institutional subscription required)
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Brava, Alexandra Petri!
From her spoof of Raymond Chandler's detective stories, in this (fun) book:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/alexandra-petri-s-us-history-important-american-documents-i-made-up-alexandra-petri/18515349
Here’s a longer take I’ve written.
From ‘The Traitors’ to generative AI and the racist history of the polygraph - why it’s time to call bullshit on the reading of facial expressions.
https://www.mattpotter.com/traitors-prejudice-and-the-bullshit-industrial-complex/
Holmes wouldn't know - he wouldn't of had a clue to what happen to that nag, if the dog had barked. And don't get me going on that Baskerville Hound - animal abuse plain and simple, but does anybody care!?
#DogsDeepThoughts
#HashtagGames #SherlockHolmes #ArthurConanDoyle #DetectiveFiction #Mysteries #Books
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2852
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Project GutenbergThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleFree kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.