Tag Archives: Question

Help Request

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Nalkarj

At the risk of returning just to ask for what the title says—some help—I’ve been trying to figure this out for a while, to no avail. I wonder if anyone in the mystery-loving blogosphere may be able to help! 🙂 … Continue reading →

Posted in Help, Questions, TV | Tagged Columbo, Help, Mystery, Question, Thoughts, TV | 17 Comments

Is ‘Lord Edgware Dies’ Fair Play?

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Nalkarj

Originally posted on Golden Age of Detective Fiction Forum:
I’ve recently reread Christie’s “Lord Edgware Dies” (aka “Thirteen at Dinner”) and was again troubled by the question of whether one of the key moments of misdirection is fair. Hastings has…

Posted in Musings, Reviews | Tagged Agatha Christie, Captain Hastings, Fair Play, GAD, Hercule Poirot, Jane Wilkinson, Lord Edgware Dies, Musings, Question, Thoughts | 4 Comments

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 →