Tag Archives: mystery

History and Mystery – Commissario Brunetti

Posted on July 31, 2019 by

The Commissario Brunetti novels of Donna Leon take place in Venice Italy. Although Leon now resides in a small village in Switzerland and also has a home in Zurich, she lived there for over 30 years, She was a lecturer … Continue reading →

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History and Mystery – Marshall Guarnaccia

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

I was perusing the mystery section in the library while waiting for a tutoring student when I found Inspector O. I was immediately intrigued by the idea of a North Korean policeman as the protagonist of a mystery. The author, James … Continue reading →

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Movies for October – A Touch of Gothic

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

Gothic fiction is well known for emphasis on mood and setting. This made it a natural for translation into film. Gothic fiction is in fact largely known by the subgenre of Gothic horror. Its origin is attributed to English author Horace Walpole, with … Continue reading →

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Occult Investigators – Carnacki the Ghost Finder

Posted on October 4, 2018 by

Years ago at a science fiction convention a kindly book dealer introduced me to William Hope Hodgson and Carnacki the Ghost Finder. I had picked up a copy of House on the Borderland for my collection and he suggested I … Continue reading →

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History and Mystery – Inspector O

Posted on July 11, 2018 by

I was perusing the mystery section in the library while waiting for a tutoring student when I found Inspector O. I was immediately intrigued by the idea of a North Korean policeman as the protagonist of a mystery. The author, James … Continue reading →

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History and Mystery – Sugawara Akitada

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

We have been to medieval England during the Anarchy, to Victorian England  and Rome at the end of the Republic. Then we moved to the oher side of the world to Tang dynasty China (618–907). This month we move across … Continue reading →

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