Monday, September 3, 2012. Have you ever wondered if there was a difference between mystery and suspense writing? I have. In trying to answer this question, I came across a post, by Janet L. Smith, at a blogsite, MysteryNet. Ave a great explanation for the difference by using an interview of Alfred Hitchcock.

By T R Richmond is, in many ways, a classic mystery. A young woman, 25 year old trainee journalist Alice Salmon, is found dead in a river. Did she slip in and drown after a drunken night out with friends? Did she kill herself? Or was she murdered? The onslaught of 24 hour rolling.

For a number of reasons, the most significant being the need to focus my reading and writing time on my PhD while also making a living, I made it a rule not to do any unpaid reviewing this year. Death in the Rainy Season. Death in the Rainy Season.

Monday, July 31, 2017. Fantastic Deities and Where to Find Them. I have never been very good at approaching my reading systematically. Thus, a look at my to-be-read pile will reveal a mish-mash of genres, authors, and page counts. Some books are barely longer than 150 pages, others are well over 1000. What on earth are you doing reviewing a fantasy novel? I was intrigued by the.

Things that strike me about libraries, crime fiction, and the world, not necessarily in that order. And setting up a WordPress.

Tuesday, December 05, 2017. Much love to you all. Monday, December 04, 2017.

Where I list what I read and my reactions. Mystery is my genre, leaning towards. Bitter hot tea is the perfect companion. Saturday, March 17, 2018. The European Reading Challenge 2018. In the European Reading Challenge. Hosted by Rose City Reader. Participants tour Europe through books. The books can be read anytime between January 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019.

Enjoying mystery, crime and suspense in all media. Sherlock Holmes at Universal Studios. John Dickson Carr top 10 poll. Books by John Dickson Carr. Radio Plays by John Dickson Carr. Hope you all have a restful and loving Holiday Season and a great New Year. And in the words of the great Patrick McGoohan, be seeing you! In praise of .

Tuesday, January 13, 2015. 2014, a somewhat tardy wrap-up. I know that feels like years ago now. How did I read them? 165 e-books to 16 tree-books. Number of writers I had to google to sex. In its own way, also terrible.

Susan Tyler Hitchcock, 2005.