The Strange Case of Donald Trump and Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Donald Trump and Mr. Hyde MR. UTTERSON the lawyer had gummy lips which pursed and smacked when rapt in deep and worried thought. His gray eyebrows shifted as he cogitated, moths ready to take flight. He walked along Madison Avenue weaving through the evening crowd in the company...

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Chandler Versus Hammett, Hammett Versus Chandler

I have been reviewing the top mystery novels which appeared on the Crime Writers' Association and the Mystery Writers of America best mystery lists. The #2 entry in the CWA list, The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler perfectly complements the #2 entry on the MWA list, The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. There...

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The World's Shortest Mystery, A Puzzle

A number of years back I sent off The World's Shortest Mystery to several mystery magazines without success. When I submitted it to Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine I thought I might get a pro-rated check for 2.5 cents. No such luck. So, here it is, a mystery puzzle in two letters with punctuation. In...

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The Complete Sherlock Holmes: A Review of the #1 Entry on the Mystery Writers of America List

I am reviewing the top 50 mystery novels which appeared on the Crime Writers' Association and the Mystery Writers of America best mystery lists. I began with the the first choice of the CWA, The Daughter of Time.  I am continuing by switching over to the first entry on the MWA list, The Complete...

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The Richard the Third Murder Mystery

My recent review of Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time reminded me that I had put together a short-short (550-word) comedy-mystery about the death of Richard the Third. This is a homage to James Thurber's The Macbeth Murder Mystery which makes for a delightful read and which has better alliteration...

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The Daughter of Time: A Review of the #1 Mystery Novel on the Crime Writers' Association List

As I mentioned in my introductory post, I will be reviewing the top mystery novels which appeared on the Crime Writers' Association and the Mystery Writers of America best mystery lists. I begin with the unique mystery, The Daughter of Time. Author: Josephine Tey (nom de plume of Elizabeth MacKintosh,...

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Reviewing the Top 50 Mystery Novels

I began my blog by performing some analyses of the novels included on the Crime Writer's Association and the Mystery Writers of America lists of the top mystery novels. I looked into questions as to sex and age of the authors, time of publication, length of the novels and sub-genre of the plots. CWA...

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