Tag: John Dickson Carr

Book Haul

Book Haul: Dean Street Press and American Mystery Classics

May has been– a lot. With the end of the school year at the university, the death of our elderly Maine coon cat Jeff, back-to-back work conferences, and then a cross-country car trip to celebrate graduations and birthdays,my husband and I have been feeling a little ragged around the edges. On a blissfully warm day, we drove to several of our favorite bookstores in Minneapolis … Continue reading Book Haul: Dean Street Press and American Mystery Classics

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Essay

Locked Room Mysteries of the 1920s and 1930s

Locked room mysteries, also known as “impossible crime” stories, were a popular genre of detective fiction in the 1920s and 1930s. These stories involved a crime that was committed in a room that was locked from the inside, making it seemingly impossible for the perpetrator to have entered or exited the room. The challenge for the detective was to solve the mystery and figure out … Continue reading Locked Room Mysteries of the 1920s and 1930s

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1930s Mysteries: An Overview

The 1930s was a decade of great change and upheaval, marked by the Great Depression, the rise of fascism in Europe, and the looming threat of a second world war. In popular culture, however, the 1930s were also a time of great fascination with mysteries and detective fiction. The decade saw the rise of many iconic characters and series, from Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot to … Continue reading 1930s Mysteries: An Overview

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