Jane gets nosy in ‘Agatha Christie’s Marple’ Season 2 (2006)
Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): I know some people see her as an interfering old biddy, but even so, it’s ridiculous that she intrudes in two non-Marple stories.
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Jane gets nosy in ‘Agatha Christie’s Marple’ Season 2 (2006)
‘The Quick Red Fox’ (1964) is not a lazy dog of a novel
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): In his fourth Travis McGee novel, John D. MacDonald explores the various debaucheries of fame and money.
Argento brings his B-game to ‘The Card Player’ (2003)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This underachieving giallo at least taps into trends of the time, including poker and early internet-based crime.
Westlake’s ‘Jimmy the Kid’ (1974) and the ‘fiction vs. reality’ conundrum
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The prolific crime-fiction author knows how to have absurdist (yet realistic) fun by undercutting clichés at every turn.
‘Sleepless’ (2001) more like a pleasant horror dream than a nightmare
Frightening Friday (Movie review): If you’re into giallo, Argento’s first film of the new century is a nice trip down memory lane.
Marriage, murder awkwardly mix in ‘Busman’s Honeymoon’ (1937)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Sayers wraps her Harriet Vane quadrilogy with a decent mystery and a plodding start to the Vane-Wimsey marriage.
‘Gaudy Night’ (1935) explores chaos of changing times on campus
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Ambitious yet flawed, the Oxford-set 10th Wimsey novel is an essential read for fans of Sayers’ alter-ego Harriet Vane.
‘Have His Carcase’ (1932) coasts along with multiple intrigues
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Sayers’ interest in the procedure of detection remains, but this second Wimsey-Vane collaboration operates on additional levels.
‘Sorority Row’ (2009) lines up worst traits of the Naughties
Frightening Friday (Movie review): They’ll always know what you did last semester, but that doesn’t mean the paces have to be quite so formulaic.
Good Lord, ‘Five Red Herrings’ (1931) has a lot of logistical details
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): If you want layers beyond the pure mystery puzzle, you might find the sixth Wimsey novel to be a slog.