Tag Archives: Geoffrey Lord

“The Time Has Come…

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Nalkarj

…,” the walrus said, “to talk of many things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings.”   Well, the time has come for the solution to “Death in the Sun,” too–so here goes…       … Continue reading →

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“For Every Evil Under the Sun…”

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Nalkarj

“Death in the Sun” a Geoffrey Lord tale The heat was oppressive that afternoon, cooking the sand and brazening the outstretched, squirming bodies such that they resembled brass sardines. One of the sardines, however, was outstretched but not squirming; the … Continue reading →

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An Undignified Melodrama for My Bone of Contention

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Nalkarj

OK, folks, I’m in a bit of a quandary: I have a new Geoffrey Lord story, and I think it’s fairly decent, but it’s longer than any of the others I’ve posted, and I’m not sure if you’d all be … Continue reading →

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Solution Time!

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Nalkarj

OK, folks, it’s time for the solution to “The Unhinged Man”…                                                           … Continue reading →

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And Now for the Sequel…

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Nalkarj

Yes, indeed, my first sequel, this to “Color Scheme”…   “The Unhinged Man” “A puzzle for you, Mr. Lord,” said Alice Little, the famed poetess. The Puzzlers, that select and secretive organization, was having its monthly meeting. Geoffrey Lord, the … Continue reading →

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Color Scheme

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Nalkarj

I’m not yet ready to post the story to which I referred before, but in the meantime… “Color Scheme” When Mr. Geoffrey Lord, of West 87th Street, New York City, was first asked to join one of the most illustrious … Continue reading →

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Solution Time (Let’s Try This Again)

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Nalkarj

OK, folks, I’m revealing the solution to “Ruby Red.” (I would have revealed it before, as promised, but Inurhadi correctly found one of the three major clues.)                           … Continue reading →

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Another Game of Wits

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Nalkarj

“Ruby Red” “Damn all dying clues!” (This from a policeman, viz. Lt. Christopher McKee of the NYPD, whose job it is to investigate said clues, or any clues.) “That’s one way to put it,” murmured Mr. Geoffrey Lord softly. “What’s … Continue reading →

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“Thirteen at Dinner”

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Nalkarj

First of all–yes, I borrowed the title from the original American title of Christie’s Lord Edgware Dies. The plot, however, is far more Queenian, as you’ll tell if you read it… I hope you’re all interested; this is one of those … Continue reading →

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“The Butler Did It!”

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Nalkarj

Here’s another story from the archives, this time solved by the nameless policeman narrator, with a cameo by a series sleuth of mine, Geoffrey Lord. I hope you enjoy it.     “The Butler Did It!”   It was just … Continue reading →

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