Holy self-righteous, Batman! Thou shalt read the book, damn it! Thou shalt not covet thy best friend's ass, nor shall thou review thy best friend's wife's book. And thou shall never review thine own book, under thine own or any other name. Nor shalt thou trash thy enemy's book. Thou shalt not bow down to … Continue reading The Ten Commandments of Book Reviewing
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Anthony Boucher’s Proposed Code For Mystery Reviewers
As Proposed to The Mystery Writers of America I shall try to remember that while the critic writes for The Ages, the first duty of the reviewer is to help the prospective reader to decide whether or not he'll enjoy the book in question. Among the extremely diverse books lumped together as "mysteries, " I … Continue reading Anthony Boucher’s Proposed Code For Mystery Reviewers
Thrilling Detective Non-Fiction (Index)
Essays, Reviews and Other Stuff TRIBUTES So Long, Jimbo:Â James Garner 1928-2014 by Kevin Burton Smith Remembering Rockford:Â James Garner 1928-2014 A Tribute by Craig McDonald Raymond Chandler Was An Asshole by Stephen Blackmoore Looking for Robert B. Parker:Â A Fond Farewell to the Man Who Saved P.I. Fiction by Cameron Hughes Dennis Lynds, 1924-2005 The Mystery Community … Continue reading Thrilling Detective Non-Fiction (Index)
Everybody Loves Raymond
Chandler, that is. This month (July 2018), for no apparent reason beyond, perhaps, marking his 130 birthday today (July 23), two new books are being published. One, The Annotated Big Sleep (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $25.00), celebrates the past, placing the 1939 novel (which introduced us to Los Angles private eye Philip Marlowe) on a pedestal, and … Continue reading Everybody Loves Raymond