On the Difference Between Thomas the Apostle and Dr. John Watson
Today is not the feast day of John H, Watson, M.D. In case you were confused. But more of that …
Today is not the feast day of John H, Watson, M.D. In case you were confused. But more of that …
‘She smiled back at me, closed my door, and a few moments later I heard her key turn in the …
Railways pervade the classic whodunnit. They bring detectives to the crime scene take criminals away from it, provide alibis and …
Doing the Reichenbach Falls as part of the Sherlock series? I love it. The idea is so self-indulgent, such a …
The Roar of the Butterflies is the latest Joe Sixsmith novel by Reginald Hill, a writer better known for his …
The police have received a rather raw deal in classic detective fiction. Sherlock Holmes mentions the gentlemen of Scotland Yard …
I forget which of my friends suggested that “this new use of the word ‘feels’ instead of ‘emotions’” could usefully …
It’s a commonplace of cultural criticism that the audience are as much in charge of what a work “means” as …
Sherlock Holmes: everybody seems to have an angle on him. I’ve put together six ways of looking at the most …