Inspired to write down some thoughts on my various interests, I thought I would have a go at one of these blog-type-things. Here we go on the journey – even if the only view is from me it should be fun…
I have set myself a rather difficult task. A blog focusing almost exclusively on approximately 90 seconds of television with minimal dialogue. Intrigued? Let me state my objectives right at the outset. They are – firstly – to celebrate the sheer amazingness of one of my favourite episodes of the wonderful series that is ColumboContinue reading “CTVFBOS#16 – Columbo – Now You See Him. Concentrated Magic”
**** Golden age whodunnit meets Friday the 13th. That’s how this little gem has been described. And you know what? That description isn’t too far wide of the mark. This was one of those novels that I found almost impossible to put down. It came highly recommended on the back of the fascinating and veryContinue reading “CTVFBOS#15 mini – Death’s Old Sweet Song”
6/10 This is a book that I had not heard of before, a bit of a surprise given the premise. After all, here we have pastiches of three of the best known GAD detectives (Poirot, Wimsey and Father Brown) in the same space, with slightly different approaches, solving the same crime. And with a goodContinue reading “CTVBOS#14 mini – Case for Three Detectives by Leo Bruce”
8/10 Half- or three quarters of the way through GAD novels I sometimes hit a “low”. It goes something like this….”Oh no, I think I’ve worked it out; please let me be wrong!” Why does this happen? Is it because the authors have skilfully manipulated and misdirected me there only to delight me by givingContinue reading “CTVFBOS#13 mini – Through a Glass Darkly by Helen McCloy”
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