by Adam O’Fallon Price An ambitious, skillfully written book. (This review originally appeared on the New York Journal of Books) In “The Typology of Detective Fiction,” Tsvetan Todorov demonstrated that the classic Golden Age mystery story was a text about reading and writing narratives. In his model, the detective and reader join forces to reconstruct […]
by Heather Dixon Wallwork An enjoyable and engaging novel. (This review originally appeared on the New York Journal of Books) Like many familiar fairy tales, the original version of The Nutcracker, E. T. A. Hoffmann’s novella, Nussknacker und Mausekonig, is far darker and more complex than the holiday classic beloved by generations. Tchaikovsky’s ballet is
The Dragon Murder Case abounds with the usual suspects: The ingenue. The irresistible, but hardened, woman of mystery. The crazed beldame. The drunkard. And Leland – no, we’re still not past Leland yet. Then there’s the dragon, “the water-dragon, Amangemokdom, or sometimes Amangegach – was used as a bogey to frighten recalcitrant children.” No, really,
Arguably one of the least satisfactory characters of The Dragon Murder Case is Leland, the biracial son of “an Algonkian Indian — the Princess White Star, a proud and noble woman, who was separated from her people when a child and reared in a southern convent [and a] father [who] was an architect, the scion
Of Princess White Star and Princess Noamie
Wow! Silver seems to be my color – this time a silver medal for Romance in the Foreword Indie Awards. If you don’t believe me, check it out here. Definitely not shabby, since the final award is chosen by 150 librarians and indie booksellers nationwide. But if you’d like to check out the results for
Does this Make Me an Official Silver Fox? Or Just a Bridesmaid and Never a Bride?
Okay, okay. There are those who called S.S. van Dine’s The Dragon Murder Case “one more stitch in his literary shroud,” and I can see the point. Man about town dives drunkenly into a bottomless pool that suffers from a mysterious Native American curse in full view of a dozen witnesses and never surfaces. Detection
Just Philo and Me. And Dragon Makes Three
Working the red carpet at this year’s IPPY awards. The Curse of the Braddock Brides won a regional silver medal. Does this make me an official Woodstock writer?
At the Copa… Copacabana (Sorry, now it’s stuck in your head too)
Bridget (Bride) is one of the most popular saints in the calendar, and for good reason — even if you’re not a stout drinker. And so in celebration of her Day, here are five must-know facts about Bridget. 1. She was a time traveler
I am following through on a New Year’s Resolution to finally begin re-reading and posting favorite books from my library. And so I’m inviting you to peruse a few items… Helen MacInnes is routinely categorized as a romantic suspense writer these days, but in fact, she was no such thing. Hell, my dad introduced me
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