Created by John R. Kelly Pass. Okay, it was a brazen enough gimmick roping in Chandler, Hammett, Erle Stanley Gardner, Raoul Whitfield and various other torch carriers of the Shamus Game as amateur or even professional sleuths, and the results were generally, hit or miss. Now Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, C.S. Lewis and J.R. Tolkien … Continue reading The Inklings Detective Agency
Tag: Agatha Christie
Beignet Blanc (Forks Out)
Benoit Blanc created by Rian Johnson The Muppets created by Jim Henson “I have arrived to this street of sesame, on a sunny day turned cloudy.' For those of you who couldn't wait for Wake Up Dead Man, the long-anticipated Knives Out sequel featuring Rian Johnson's eccentric detective Benoit Blanc, the good folks at Sesame … Continue reading Beignet Blanc (Forks Out)
Parker Pyne
Created by Agatha Christie (1890-1976) “Are you happy? If not, consult Parker Pyne.” Not so much a detective as a problem solver for hire, Agatha Christie's PARKER PYNE is a retired civil servant (he compiled statistics), living a quiet life in London with what turns out to be a profitable side gig. He calls himself … Continue reading Parker Pyne
Decoding Agatha Christie
How to Spot the Killer in One of Her Novels Yes, yes, I know--for many of you, Agatha Chrisitie is the antithesis of everything private eye, and belongs on this site about as much as tofu recipes or lectures on the breeding habits of dung beetles. But let's give credit where credit is due--Christie is, … Continue reading Decoding Agatha Christie
Benoit Blanc (Knives Out)
Created by Rian Johnson "When people get desperate, the knives come out." Screenwriter and director Rian Johnson has already seriously mucked around with the mystery genre back in his feature film debut Brick, which transported the classic hard-boiled/film noir detective flicks of the forties to a contemporary high school in the endless sun-bleached suburban sprawl of … Continue reading Benoit Blanc (Knives Out)
Tommy & Tuppence Beresford
Created by Agatha Christie (1890-1976) "Two young adventurers for hire Willing to do anything, go anywhere. Pay must be good." -- the ad that was never placed Yep, that Agatha Christie. Okay, it's not exactly the mean streets, but arguably the first-ever husband-and-wife sleuthing duo was created by the Queen of Crime herself, a decade … Continue reading Tommy & Tuppence Beresford
Hercule Poirot
Created by Agatha Christie (1890-1976) “I do not approve of murder.” — oh? "My name is Hercule Poirot. I am probably the greatest detective in the world." — modest bastard, isn't he? Yes, yes, yes, HERCULE POIROT was so a private detective. No, he was not hard-boiled. He wasn't some rye-guzzling brute in a trenchcoat … Continue reading Hercule Poirot