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Tema para Macro Mondays: Mi novela preferida.
La Dama del Lago de Raymond Chandler
y la novela negra en general.
My Favourite Novel: Detective Fiction.
"The Lady in the Lake" of Raymond Chandler
Drink: Coffee
Food: Melting Moment biscuits
Book: 13 Clues for Miss Marple by Agatha Christie (1966; my copy is the 1968 second Dell Books printing with cover art by Teason)
1993; Murder Plus compiled by Marc Gerald. true crime stories from the masters of Detective Fiction. Sories by Jim Thompson, Dashiell Hammett, Erle Stanley Gardner, Harlan Ellison, Robert Bloch, Bruno Fischer, Leslie Ford, Brett Halliday, Day Keene, Harry Whittington. Cover design by Darlene Barbaria
The Lone Wolf is the nickname of the fictional character Michael Lanyard, a jewel thief turned private detective in a series of novels written by Louis Joseph Vance (1879-1933). Many films based on and inspired by the books have been made, and the character appeared briefly on radio and television.
The first book in the series, titled “The Lone Wolf,” was first published in 1914. Hardened by the gangs of New York, Michael Lanyard travels to war-jittery Paris to solve the most important mystery of his perilous life.
Drink: Coffee
Food: Mini Oreos
Book: Trent's Last Case by E. C. Bentley (1918; my book is an ex-library copy of the 1966 Aldine paperback edition)
This rather rare wartime issue of "Detective Fiction" features plenty of pulpy tales of gumshoe work. The one-dime ask at the newsstands would be roughly $1.60 today.
“His hand was clamped over the blonde’s mouth.” From an inspector Allhof story “Aaron Had a Rod” by D. L. Champion.
“Imagine Inspector Allhof’s chagrin when he discovered that Aaron had a rod, and that it was the Inspector’s own .38. Not even the absence of coffee rationing could sweeten the java-tippling Satan of Centre Street’s curdled disposition after a Nazi saboteur temporarily outsmarted him by playing on Allhoff’s one weakness.” [Prologue]
"Dime Detective Magazine" was a prominent pulp periodical published between 1931 and 1953. It was known for its gripping detective stories and lurid crime tales. The magazine was part of Popular Publications, a major player in the pulp industry, and it featured works by notable authors like Edgar Wallace and Ray Bradbury. Over time, it evolved to include stories with elements of horror and mystery, creating a unique blend of genres.
James Avati
"Kiss Me, Deadly"; Mickey Spillane (1952)
Signet 1758 20th printing (1960)
(US: New American Library)
Cover art: James Avati
Discussion avec 6 des 7 lauréats du Prix Lion Noir: Hubert de Maximy, Than-Van Tran-Nhut, Thierry Crifo, Jean-Luc Bizien, Patrick Bard et Sophie Loubière
The Lamb and Flag is a public house on St Giles' and is owned by St John's College; profits fund DPhil student scholarships.
The main part of the pub has been an alehouse since around 1695, and parts of the original building still remain.
Thomas Hardy is thought to have set part of Jude the Obscure in the Lamb and Flag. Graham Greene was so smitten by a barmaid that he compared her to Nefertiti. And Inspector Morse, his sidekick Sgt Lewis and President Bill Clinton have all popped in for a drink.
Beers served here include Betty Stogs, Old Peculier and Spitfire.
The Ghost of Glow-Worm Alpha; mysteries aboard a space station orbiting Gliese 876d. See www.submartis.com for more!
Discussion avec 6 des 7 lauréats du Prix Lion Noir: Hubert de Maximy, Than-Van Tran-Nhut, Thierry Crifo, Jean-Luc Bizien, Patrick Bard et Sophie Loubière
Alison Reed '08 (above) holding the first Sherlock Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet, as presented in Beeton's Christmas Annual, from the Ned Guymon Mystery and Detective Fiction Collection. Photo taken by Alison's friend, Tomas, on the occasion of their visit in Summer 2010.
Alison Reed, an Oxy ECLS major, Phi Beta Kappa, and now PhD Candidate for English at the University of California at Santa Barbara, was a student staffer and Mellon Library Recruitment Intern in Special Collections. She was so taken by the bookplate Ned Guymon designed for his Mystery and Dectective Fiction Collection, that she customized it for her own tattoo. Reed's friend and co-worker in Special Collections, Lara Spade, after seeing the tattoo, said that she plans to do the same.
1st ed. 1933, Heinemann. In the USA 'The Crime Club' editions were known firstly as 'Kingdom of Death', then later 'The Fear Sign'.
1st ed. Penguin Books 1950. Pictured editions 1959, 1965. Penguin No's 769, C769.
Features the author's series detective Albert Campion.
Dame Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982) was a theatrical producer, artist and one of the 'Queens of Crime', along with other detective fiction authors of her time, Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham and Dorothy L. Sayers. Her former home, Marton Cottage, is now a house museum, Ngaio Marsh House. It contains portraits of Ngaio Marsh, such as the one in the sitting room pictured here, and examples of her own painting. This portrait of Ngaio Marsh is by her friend Olivia Spencer Bower, and was painted in the early 1950s.
For more information on Dame Ngaio Marsh and Ngaio Marsh House, go to www.ngaio-marsh.org.nz
Robin is an amazing woman with the biggest heart one could ever imagine. I give her a lot of credit for all that she has done, and all the she is planning on doing.
E. C. R. Lorac - Death Before Dinner. First publ. by Collins Crime Club in 1948. On the left a White Circle edition of the late 1950s, on the right a German translation of 1956.
ECR Lorac (pseudonym of Edith Caroline Rivett) is quite forgotten today. Undeservedly so. At her very best she's close to par with the Crime Queens, I think.
Discussion avec 6 des 7 lauréats du Prix Lion Noir: Hubert de Maximy, Than-Van Tran-Nhut, Thierry Crifo, Jean-Luc Bizien, Patrick Bard et Sophie Loubière