Showing posts with label private eye. Show all posts
Showing posts with label private eye. Show all posts
Friday, 6 November 2026

Derek Strange's Wisdom

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As you know , I have been reading  The Blue Flame by George Pelecanos  for Noirvember . So far, so great. I have been happy to renew with h...
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Monday, 2 November 2026

The Blue Flame (#Noirvember)

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One of the reasons why I manage to finally love November, a month I used to dread, is thanks to #Noirvember . It has its own Wikipedia entry...
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Thursday, 10 September 2026

The Blue Flame

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I have some good news for crime fiction aficionados like myself: The Blue Flame by George Pelecanos has finally been published. You may re...
Sunday, 23 August 2026

The Blue Flame (crime fiction)

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Oh sometimes, you get some good news. I was wondering when Washington DC crime writer  George Pelecanos  was going to publish another novel,...
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Monday, 17 August 2026

Murphy (Board Game)

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There are times during childhood when you think, you hope, you will have lots of fun with a game or an activity, maybe even create fond memo...
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Tuesday, 14 July 2026

To Watch The Invisible

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I have some exciting (yet somewhat frustrating) crime fiction news. Yopu may remember that back in August 2025 I mentioned that South Afric...
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Friday, 22 May 2026

Sherlock Holmes Day

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Today is Sherlock Holmes Day  .I missed it last year , but I knew I needed to commemorate it this year. I haven't read enough  Sherlock...
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Friday, 6 February 2026

Tracking Trackers

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 I am finishing for the second time South African crime writer  Deon Meyer 's novel  Blood Safari .It is just as good as I remembered it...
Wednesday, 28 January 2026

A Sherlock Holmes Guide

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I found this book in a thrift sales, it cost me a quid or something. So even though my bookshelves are packed, I regret nothing. Its full ti...
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Monday, 26 January 2026

Safari Outfits in South Africa

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At the moment, I am rereading South African crime writer  Deon Meyer 's novel  Blood Safari . I know I have a huge pile of TBR, however ...
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Sunday, 10 August 2025

Blood Safari/The Invisible

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I learned some very exciting news from the newsletter of South African crime writer  Deon Meyer : there will be a TV series adaptation of hi...
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Tuesday, 22 July 2025

Tracker VS Trackers

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You may remember that I got excited when I learned that a they had made a TV adaptation of  the novel Trackers by South African crime writ...
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Friday, 6 June 2025

Reichenbach Falls

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My recent posts ( this one and that one , more specifically) about  Sherlock Holmes  reminded me that there is one place of pilgrimage ever...
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Monday, 2 June 2025

I missed Sherlock Holmes Day!

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 I learned recently, but too late, that the 22nd of May was Sherlock Holmes Day . Which corresponds to the birthday of his creator, Sir Arth...
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Wednesday, 21 May 2025

The Valley of Fear to explore

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I am not a regular reader of Sherlock Holmes , but I should be, especially since I love the character and it's always a fun read. Be th...
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Saturday, 1 February 2025

Aquila and Sherlock

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I said it before and I will say it again: Wolfie receives the best mail. A few days ago, he got the latest edition of Aquila Magazine , the ...
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Thursday, 2 November 2023

#Noirvember Now

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So as this is November, it means that it is the beginning of the #Noirvember season. An online event (and a hashtag)for fans of film noir. ...
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Tuesday, 29 November 2022

A Walk Among the Tombstones (#Noirvember)

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I seldom read Lawrence Block and it is a shame, as he is an amazing crime writer and he always delivers. I plan to change this in the comin...
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Friday, 26 November 2021

The Maltese Falcon for #Noirvember

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As I mentioned before , I read , The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammet for this year's #Noirvember . The first time in decades, but I ...
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Tuesday, 17 November 2020

I, The Jury for #Noirvember

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As it is #Noirvember, I am reading a lot of crime fiction. Okay, so I read crime fiction all year round or almost, but #Noirvember (how do y...
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