Tag Archives: Mystery

Fiction – The Silver Pigs

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Sarah

by Lindsey Davis It’s always fun to encounter a “good read” that you missed along the way. Lindsey Davis’ The Silver Pigs was originally published in 1989. But I didn’t catch up with it until recently. I’d been looking for … Continue reading →

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Television Series Sets – The Glades

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Sarah

Starring Matt Passmore, Kiele Sanchez, Carlos Gomez, Michelle Hurd . This series comes from A&E (cable). In it, Detective Jim Longworth, a Chicago cop, has located to Florida, to a FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) located on the edges … Continue reading →

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Comics – Batman and Robin

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Sarah

Batman and Robin #1 (DC Comics) Writer: Peter J. Tomasi; Penciller: Patrick Gleason; Inker: Mick Gray; Colorist: John Kalisz; Letterer: Patrick Brosseau; Assistant Editor: Katie Kubert; Associate Editor: Harvey Richards; Editor: Mike Marts DC’s “New 52” had been touted as new … Continue reading →

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Comics – Batman and Robin

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Sarah

Batman & Robin #2  (DC Comics) Writer: Peter Tomasi; Penciller: Patrick Gleason; Inker: Mick Gray; Colorist: Alex Sinclair; Letterer: Patrick Brosseau; Editor: Michael Marts There used to be a time when you would get quite a lot of story in … Continue reading →

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Television Series Sets – Sherlock

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Sarah

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman When I first heard of this “modern update of Sherlock Holmes,” I shrugged. I like my Holmes set in his original period (I was never keen on the Rathbone Holmes-versus-Nazis type versions). It seemed to … Continue reading →

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Music – Sherlock Holmes

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Sarah

Composed by Hans Zimmer The score Hans Zimmer created for the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes vibrates with considerable fresh sound and energy. The first notable thing about it is its avoidance of sweeping string sections and fanfares of horns. There … Continue reading →

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Movies – The Tourist

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Sarah

Starring: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie; Directed by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck It is always a pleasure to watch excellent actors at work. Sometimes it doesn’t matter what the material is. The Tourist may be basic thriller fare, but it is very nicely … Continue reading →

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Books – The Big Over-Easy

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

by Jasper Fforde (Viking: New York, 2005) This is the first of Fforde’s books that I’ve read. I do own a copy of The Eyre Affair, but I haven’t read it yet. What does one call this work, genre-wise? It’s … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novels – The Iron Ghost

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

written by Chuck Dixon, art by Sergio Cariello & Flint Henry In this graphic novel, we’re plunged into a mystery during the fall of Nazi Germany. It’s Berlin in 1945, as the city crumbles under air assaults & the Nazi … Continue reading →

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Television Series Sets – Mission: Impossible – Season 1

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sarah

. The lit dynamite fuse burning across the screen. The driving theme music. The snappy images of bits of “this week’s” episode. You know what it is right away. It’s the original Mission: Impossible. Looking at the show across the … Continue reading →

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