Tag Archives: Books

L’incertitude haltérophile

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Nalkarj

Having cluttered everyone else’s blog with my opinions on Paul Halter (sorry, folks!), I thought it would be best if I assembled some of my general thoughts here—this post is coming right after my having finished two Halters, The Lord … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, John Dickson Carr, Paul Halter | Tagged Books, John Dickson Carr, Musings, Mystery, Paul Halter, Review | 17 Comments

The Verdict of You All…

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Nalkarj

This is a question I’ve mused over for a while, but it’s one of those times in which it may well be more difficult to formulate question rather than answer! (Socrates would be proud.) Simply put, it would be “who … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Musings, Questions | Tagged Books, Lists, Musings, Mystery, Open Question, Thoughts | 7 Comments

Notes for the Curious

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Nalkarj

Crime and the occult! These were the only hobbies for a man of taste! I just had to start with that. This may seem a strange topic for a post, I know, but John Dickson Carr’s epigraphs and sources have … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, John Dickson Carr, Musings | Tagged Beneath Suspicion, Books, Don Quixote, Dorothy Sayers, Impossible Crime, John Dickson Carr, M.R. James, Margaret Murray, Musings, Mystery, non-dead, Pepys, The Affair of the Poisons, The Burning Court, The Hand of Glory, The Ingoldsby Legends, Thoughts, Witchcraft | 5 Comments

New Carrian Author?

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Nalkarj

I’ll try to post the solution to “Death in the Sun” soon, but until then… Has anyone seen this piece of Jon L. Breen’s in the Weekly Standard? Fascinating stuff. http://www.weeklystandard.com/room-for-murder/article/2002994