I wish more mystery novels – specifically impossible crime stories, used vampires as a plot device. Sure, ghosts, werewolves, zombies, … Continue reading The Strange Case of the Barrington Hills Vampire (2020) by James Scott Byrnside
Over this summer, even if I wasn’t blogging, I was reading! Quite a lot of mystery and GAD actually, in … Continue reading Mini Reviews Pt. 1: Locked Room International
Sometimes, I put myself into the position of a eccentric millionaire trapped in the confines of a Golden Age styled … Continue reading Indulging on Puzzle – Murder in the Crooked House (1982) by Soji Shimada
Paul Halter is an author who I can firmly say is an obsession for me. Anyone who can produce impossible … Continue reading Caught Up On Plot Lines and Meta-ness – The Picture from the Past (1995) by Paul Halter
The Golden Age style of detective fiction seemingly died out decades ago, as publishing houses began to look away from … Continue reading Goodnight Irene (2018) by James Scott Byrnside
Duchlan Castle is a somber and foreboding place, locating in the heart of the Scottish Highlands. One night, the body … Continue reading Murder of a Lady (1931) by Anthony Wynne
Paradine Hall has recently become besieged by spirits. Once a grand manor owned by a terribly wealthy noble family, it … Continue reading Too Many Ghosts (1959) by Paul Gallico
After I recently acquired copies of Helen McCloy’s Through a Glass, Darkly and Paul Gallico’s Too Many Ghosts, I … Continue reading The Lord of Misrule (1994) by Paul Halter
Theodore Roscoe is, or rather was, one of the most neglected impossible crime writers to ever put pen to paper. Murder … Continue reading Murder on the Way! (1935) by Theodore Roscoe
Jonathan Creek is well known among impossible crime fans for being one of the very few tv shows to ever … Continue reading Jonathan Creek: Season Three
