Blogs about: Georges Simenon
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Book review - The Friend of Madame Maigret
There might be a snobbishness with thrillers but there is a skill to weaving a story that is both unfathomable but equally realistic. The prolific Georges Simenon is better than most at managing to do… more →
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Month of Mysteries
wrote 1 month ago: Oh, I have had a fun month of reading. Those of you who know me, may be wondering how I actually fit … more →
Missing Things
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wrote 2 months ago: My short story, “Missing Things,” was chosen among Glimmer Train Magazine’s Top 25 finalists in the … more →
Back to Noir
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wrote 4 months ago: PP readers may already know of my obsession with Erle Stanley Gardner, in particular his Perry Mason … more →
The Yellow Dog
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wrote 4 months ago: “Now, don’t ask me to arrest X. Because you’ll agree, Monsieur le Maire, that anyo … more →
Friday finds
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wrote 5 months ago: Hayao Miyazaki’s brilliant animated film Spirited Away, viewed as “a nightmare of capita … more →
Non-Consumers' Product Guide I
wrote 8 months ago: KEEP YOUR MONEY. THERE’S NOTHING FOR SALE. One object I love is a Hard Case Crime paperback. H … more →
They stamped the terra!
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wrote 9 months ago: But for the requirement that you first have to be dead in order to qualify, I think it’s the u … more →
The Man From London: Review
wrote 11 months ago: Review ♦ ♦ ◊ ◊ ◊ The Man From London has been billed as a beautiful, haunting reimagining of a Georg … more →
Curious Georges
wrote 11 months ago: I suppose it would make better financial sense to get our copies of Georges Simenon’s series o … more →
book review - The Friend of Madame Maigret
wrote 12 months ago: There might be a snobbishness with thrillers but there is a skill to weaving a story that is both un … more →
Write on Wednesday - um, just a wee bit late
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wrote 1 year ago: Do you consider yourself a writer? Do you think blogging is “real writing?” What does it take to be … more →
Against Beach Reading
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wrote 1 year ago: People are self-conscious about what they read. Not everyone, of course, as you might have noticed t … more →
The craft of ... Ian Fleming
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wrote 1 year ago: This year is, of course, the centenary of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond: not only do we have Qu … more →
Sancta Simplicitas
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wrote 1 year ago: Probably this latin saying is abstracted from its original context but I could not resist (vanitas! … more →
Lunchtime read: Maigret and the Idle Burglar
wrote 2 years ago: The cases of the armed robberies and the Swiss burglar are both solved but they do not interlink in … more →
Lunchtime read: Maigret and the Idle Burglar
wrote 2 years ago: Maigret is not a traditional policeman in many senses. But the main one that differs from the norm i … more →
