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I feel like I've just been welcomed to the Dark Side with this introduction to the mordantly witty world of Cornell Woolrich. ahsweetmystery.com/2025/02/26/w...

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An addendum to my recent post about the Perry Mason novel, The Case of the Caretaker's Cat: a review of the 1936 film. ahsweetmystery.com/2025/02/24/a...

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The Poirot Project: fifteen titles in fifteen months. Here we have the theatrical elements, the placement of romance at center stage of the mystery, the stunning assortment of motives! It's time for a Three-Act Tragedy! ahsweetmystery.com/2025/02/21/t...

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Things turn REALLY consequential in the Perry Mason Menagerie this month: the targeted victim just may be the cat!!! ahsweetmystery.com/2025/02/17/n...

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Here's the second half of my review of the BBC's Miss Marple series starring Joan Hickson. I mean - she was it, wasn't she? ahsweetmystery.com/2025/02/13/r...

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Now that the Charlie Chan Top Thirteen Fox Film Draft is behind us, here are my rankings for all twenty-three films. ahsweetmystery.com/2025/02/11/c/

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My two pals Sergio Angelini and Nick Cardillo got together with me to draft the Top Thirteen Fox Charlie Chan films - and what a time we had!! ahsweetmystery.com/2025/02/10/t...

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With life so rough in America these days, it's the perfect time to re-watch Miss Marple, starring the brilliant Joan Hickson. Here are my thoughts: ahsweetmystery.com/2025/02/03/r...

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It's the Lunar New Year, and I found a book on my shelf with a great big snake on the cover, which led me to a new pair of authors, the Little Sisters from Down Under! Gung Hay Fat Choy to all! ahsweetmystery.com/2025/01/30/f...

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It's the Lunar New Year, and I found a book on my shelf with a great big snake on the cover, which led me to a new pair of authors, the Little Sisters from Down Under! ahsweetmystery.com/2025/01/30/f...

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The next significant Chinese-American literary sleuth after Charlie Chan was Lily Wu, a significant character in the development of the modern female literary detective. Here's her first of (sadly only) four adventures. ahsweetmystery.com/2025/01/27/t...

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Today marks the 100th anniversary of Inspector Charlie Chan's first appearance in print. And to celebrate, I'm reading his last: Earl Derr Bigger's Keeper of the Keys. ahsweetmystery.com/2025/01/24/h...

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The fourth title in my year-long Poirot Project deals with nastiness at Nasse House, which, given my recent trip to Greenway, seems impossible!! ahsweetmystery.com/2025/01/21/t...

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Our tour through the Perry Mason Menagerie begins, as it happens, at the very beginning with Mason's debut! The claws are non-specific, but trust me - they're deadly!! ahsweetmystery.com/2025/01/17/t...

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This month, the famous detective Charlie Chan turns 100! Let the festivities, the controversy, and the conversation begin! ahsweetmystery.com/2025/01/06/h...

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I'm pleased to announce a new year full of Perry Mason reviews - in fact, a whole menagerie of 'em! ahsweetmystery.com/2025/01/04/p...

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Let's start the New Year right with a fun mystery from a friend. Loose Lips is the second Ghostwriter novel from Kemper Donovan, and like the pine trees lining the winding road, this time she's got a name! ahsweetmystery.com/2025/01/02/n...

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It was an honor to help close out the 2024 Agatha Christie Festival! Grand slam! ♠️❤️♣️♦️

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It was a year for exploring old favorites and for some great new discoveries on the blog. Here's how it went - and what you can expect in 2025. Thank you to everyone who has followed along. Happy New Year to all! ahsweetmystery.com/2024/12/31/e...

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Happy 90th birthday to my mom!! ❤️🎂🎉🥳

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The Poirot Project - fifteen titles in fifteen months - and this time it's personal! ahsweetmystery.com/2024/12/21/t...

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It's a bit early in America, but it's Saturday morning all over the world and time to post my second nominee for Reprint of the Year. (I'm posting early because I'm dropping another review in a few short hours!) ahsweetmystery.com/2024/12/20/2...

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Joy come from watching one of your former students make good!

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It's always fun to take part in The Reprint of the Year contest with Kate Jackson through her blog, Cross-Examining Crime. Yet here's my first nominee, and already I'm mired in personal controversy!! ahsweetmystery.com/2024/12/14/2...

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Today I offer you a pair of excellent gift suggestions for the Christie Fanatic/Birthday Boy in YOUR life! (I guarantee from personal experience that these will hit the spot! ahsweetmystery.com/2024/12/09/b...

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Dead Again, the 1991 Neo-Noir directed by Kenneth Branagh, written by Scott Frank and starring Emma Thompson, was a box office hit in its day, combining a private eye mystery with the supernatural. How well does it stand up? Join Nick Cardillo & me for a deep dive. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/9...

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Happy Thanksgiving! I'm grateful for a lot of things, including @screendrafts.bsky.social's decision to dedicate November to Alfred Hitchcock. Here's how their GMs stacked up to my choices! ahsweetmystery.com/2024/11/28/n...

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The Poirot Project continues: 15 titles in 15 months, reviewed and ranked. This time we take a bumpy journey on a certain train . . . ahsweetmystery.com/2024/11/21/t...

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Project in the works for a looooong time: a new kitchen. Mark it done!

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It's my first post on Blue Sky, and already I'm looking for all the friends of Agatha Christie I can find. I write extensively about her on my blog and thought I'd post the index to all my current posts about her there. (Always adding more!) Feel free to browse! ahsweetmystery.com/2024/03/11/m...

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