Christie tries novella form in ‘Dead Man’s Mirror’ (1937)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): I enjoyed all four of these Poirot yarns from Agatha Christie. The last two have particularly satisfying endings.
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): I enjoyed all four of these Poirot yarns from Agatha Christie. The last two have particularly satisfying endings.
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Christie struggles to come up with the right word for Pyne’s job. He’s like a life coach, except you pay by the situation.
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Christie tiptoes close to adding the supernatural into her work in this collection that explores relationships.
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Agatha Christie returns to the husband-and-wife amateur detectives in a likable short-story collection.
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Christie successfully breaks the “show, don’t tell” rule. Miss Marple engagingly solves mysteries from her armchair.
Comic book review: I don’t know if we needed a second Wash tribute (after “Float Out”). Then again, I’m not gonna say no to a second Wash tribute.
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Compared to Christie’s novels, I’m not as big of a fan of the shorts. But it’s a collection of Poirots, so I won’t complain.
Book list: John picks the 20 elite “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel” novels out of the nearly 100 spinoff books published since 1997.
PKD flashback (Book review): Highlights of this fourth Philip K. Dick collection include “What the Dead Men Say” and “The Days of Perky Pat.”
PKD flashback (Book review): Highlights from this third volume of Philip K. Dick stories include “The Chromium Fence,” “The Golden Man” and “War Veteran.”