tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post6426386452660325503..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: The One-Man Police Squad: "The Bizarre Case Expert" (1970) by William ArdenTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-26620628385137176842019-05-30T11:43:52.158+02:002019-05-30T11:43:52.158+02:00Glad you liked it! The locked room-trick really is...Glad you liked it! The locked room-trick really is one of Hoch's better and most original ideas. I highly recommend it to anthologists for any future locked room anthology. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-48927400220388387352019-05-30T03:11:22.181+02:002019-05-30T03:11:22.181+02:00All right, that was pretty neat. It doesn't qu...All right, that was pretty neat. It doesn't qualify as an addition to the generic list of locked room solutions, but it calls for an amendment to one of them. That in itself is quite an accomplishment. JamesSByrnsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436891505091962907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-79692891459663477342019-05-22T16:52:33.791+02:002019-05-22T16:52:33.791+02:00I'm looking forward to your take on "The ...I'm looking forward to your take on "The Case of the Modern Medusa." You can read my review of the story <b><a href="https://moonlight-detective.blogspot.com/2019/03/myths-and-murders-case-of-modern-medusa.html" rel="nofollow">here</a></b>.<br />TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-7822842017172938612019-05-22T14:37:53.815+02:002019-05-22T14:37:53.815+02:00I just purchased my first copy of Ellery Queen'...I just purchased my first copy of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (Nov. 1973) to read the Hoch story. I'll let you know how impressed I am.JamesSByrnsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436891505091962907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-75958438073172470832019-05-21T17:43:32.542+02:002019-05-21T17:43:32.542+02:00First you're flirting with apostasy and now yo...First you're flirting with apostasy and now you're going to poach on my territory... Are you turning heel? <br /><br />Anyway, if you want a really good recommendation, you should track down Edward D. Hoch's "The Case of the Modern Medusa." You'll find the locked room-trick very interesting, I promise.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-43517211008984197012019-05-21T12:58:10.905+02:002019-05-21T12:58:10.905+02:00Sounds like a great setup; I'm planning on doi...Sounds like a great setup; I'm planning on doing some more posts about individual stories from Adey, so I'll see if I can track this one down ahead of that. Many thanks!JJ @ The Invisible Eventhttps://theinvisibleevent.comnoreply@blogger.com