‘Come, Tell Me How You Live’ (1946) digs into Mideast cultures
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The first of Christie’s two autobiographical books shows the 1930s Middle East through a surprised Englander’s eyes.
‘Come, Tell Me How You Live’ (1946) digs into Mideast cultures
‘Under the Whispering Door’ (2021) has heart in right place
Book club book report: TJ Klune works through grief in a novel that will connect with many. But it mainly made me want to rewatch “Dead Like Me.”
‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ Season 1 (1989) launches an icon
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Although other actors had played the brilliant Belgian detective, most people picture David Suchet when they think of Poirot.
Blake’s ‘Buffy’ books continue with ‘One Girl in All the World’
Book review: Part two of the “Frankie the Vampire Slayer” series has appeal for both its familiar facets and for the new Scoobies.
Preston & Child go back in time for ‘Cabinet of Dr. Leng’
Book review: The plot thickens as Constance and Pendergast hop through dimensions, and the authors make it seem plausible.
‘Sleeping Murder’ (1976) a relaxing throwback mystery
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Agatha Christie’s only posthumous novel is also one of her finest Marple yarns, one where we can apply what we’ve learned.
‘The Ruins’ (2006, 2008) a creepy exercise in fatalism
Frightening Friday (Book and movie reviews): It’s a shame Smith hasn’t written a novel since, but “The Ruins” holds up as elite horror.
‘My So-Called Life’ (1994-95) probes hearts, minds of ’90s teens
One-season wonders (TV review): It only took 19 episodes for Winnie Holzman’s show to earn well-deserved status as an all-time great teen drama.
The age-old ‘My So-Called Life’ debate: Jordan or Brian?
TV commentary: It’s the most unresolved love triangle in TV history, but that’s why it stands as one of the best. We break down Angela’s options.
‘Curtain’ (1975) impressively drops on Poirot’s career
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Hercule Poirot’s last case is also one of his most memorable, in this novel written decades before its publication.