Tag Archives: Review

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

Review: Nine Man’s Murder

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Nalkarj

Regular readers of this blog (and thank you immeasurably for that!) know that I don’t usually do reviews. That’s mostly because I simply don’t have the patience for them (oh, how my mind wanders!), which is why my hat is … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Reviews | Tagged Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None, Eric Keith, Nine Man's Murder, Review, Ten Little Indians, Terrible | 8 Comments

Le roi est mort, vive le roi…

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Nalkarj

Here we go with some more Ellery Queen–nothing wrong with that, I suppose. Today’s book, Ellery Queen’s The King is Dead (1952), has gotten a largely negative reception from mystery fans, which is (a) too bad, for it’s a fine book, … Continue reading →