Category Archives: mystery

Inspector Gamache

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

I drove to South Carolina last week in the urbane company of Chief Inspector Gamache of the  Sûreté du Québec. My trip to Collection Development Mini-Conference in Columbia was the perfect opportunity to listen to the latest unfortunate incident in Three … Continue reading →

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The Beekeeper and his Apprentice

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

In 1914, Sherlock Holmes participated in his last official case as published by Dr. John Watson. The case, His Last Bow, took place at the eve of the First World War, and detailed the wrapping up of two years of … Continue reading →

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Detecting with cats

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

Mystery author Lilian Jackson Braun died Saturday, June 4 at the age of 97. Braun was the author, or perhaps the perpetrator would be the better description, of The Cat Who series of mysteries. She was probably the single author … Continue reading →

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Real person fiction

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

Real person fiction, otherwise known as RPF, is a term used in fanfiction to describe a story that uses the actors playing the characters in a TV show or movie rather than the characters themselves. And what is fanfiction, you … Continue reading →

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Holmes is everywhere

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Marlene Harris | 1 Comment

Every generation reinvents Sherlock Holmes to suit itself.  The current revision, Sherlock, was created by the same team that is also at the helm of Doctor Who. This is totally appropriate, as Sherlock beat Doctor Who for the British Academy of … Continue reading →

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