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Sunday, November 18, 2018

Interesting Bookish Articles

The Best Recent Crime Novels--review roundup  The only one I've read is The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths, which kept me uncertain the entire time.  I didn't  know whodunnit until the end.  Suspense and great literary allusions and an eerie Gothic vibe throughout.  

9 Ways of Looking at Sherlock.
    Beyond helping us feel better about our own status as outsiders, Sherlock is also a figure that brings the whole mystery community together. Conan Doyle’s work has been appreciated by generations of crime and mystery fans, in a variety of ways specific to those generations and universal to fans through time. We decided, as the year draws to a close, to gather a variety of these interpretations of Sherlock together, to showcase the vast breadth of Sherlockian fandom. 

As a fan of any good Sherlock pastiche and of several of the authors of the various essays, I'm all over these.    :)

 Adding to the Espionage Canon.  Recommended fiction and nonfiction for the espionage genre.  I read and enjoyed Leo Marks' Between Silk and Cyanide:  A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945  several years ago and recently saw a reference to Marks in a biography of the SOE agent Odette Sansom.  Leo Marks' father owned 84 Charing Cross Road, the bookshop made famous by Helene Hanff.  


4 comments:

  1. I've not read any of the crime novels and frankly they all sound good!

    I enjoyed the article about Sherlock Holmes. His staying power as character that generates pastiche and homage books, movies and TV shows is truly astounding.

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    1. :) Amazing how many authors give him credit and how many enjoy creating new versions of his character and developing plots for the Holmes/Watson duo. I really enjoy Sherry Thomas' female Holmes and Watson series.

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  2. Now you've me curious about The Stranger Diaries. Will have to check it out. :)

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    1. I think you'll like it! Some interesting characters and a spooky atmosphere!

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