Beneath the Stains of Time: The Glass Tower Murders (2021) by Mikito Chinen

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Glass Tower Murders (2021) by Mikito Chinen: Last year, I came across the work of fan-lator Mitsuda Konno , formerly known as Mitsuda Madoy, who's translating first-rate Japanese de...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Argentinean Butterfly Mystery: C.M.B. vol. 13-14 by Motohiro Katou

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Argentinean Butterfly Mystery: C.M.B. vol. 13-...: Motohiro Katou's C.M.B. vol. 13 comprises of four, one-chapter stories starting with one of those human, heart-shaped puzzles, "Th...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The First Television Murder (1940) by Val Gielgud and Eric Maschwitz

Beneath the Stains of Time: The First Television Murder (1940) by Val Gielgud ...: Val Gielgud , an actor, director and broadcaster, was a pioneer of radio-and television drama at the BBC and served as head for both their d...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Panic Party: Case Closed, vol. 97 by Gosho Aoyama

Beneath the Stains of Time: Panic Party: Case Closed, vol. 97 by Gosho Aoyama: Gosho Aoyama 's 96th volume of Case Closed starts out, as is tradition, with the conclusion to the story that closed out the previous v...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Third Lady (1978) by Shizuko Natsuki

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Third Lady (1978) by Shizuko Natsuki: At the turn of this century, Shizuko Natsuki was alongside Edogawa Rampo , Akimitsu Takagi and Seicho Matsumoto among the few Japanese mys...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Such Bright Disguises (1941) by Brian Flynn

Beneath the Stains of Time: Such Bright Disguises (1941) by Brian Flynn: Last year, Dean Street Press resumed its publishing activity following the untimely passing of its founder, Rupert Heath , reprinting the f...

Beneath the Stains of Time: It's the Numbers That Count: Q.E.D. vol. 44-46 by Motohiro Katou

Beneath the Stains of Time: It's the Numbers That Count: Q.E.D. vol. 44-46 by ...: I ended the review of Motohiro Katou's Q.E.D. vol. 42-43 with the plan to have this series wrapped before July, which can be done at t...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Sealed Room Murder (1934) by James Ronald

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Sealed Room Murder (1934) by James Ronald: I didn't expect the Moonstone Press reprint of James Ronald 's The Sealed Room Murder (1934), originally as by "Michael Crombi...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Alias Simon Hawkes (2002) by Philip J. Carraher

Beneath the Stains of Time: Alias Simon Hawkes (2002) by Philip J. Carraher: I generally prefer homages, parodies and spoofs over outright pastiches, because pastiches seldom measure up to the original and rarely add ...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Memory Reboot: Case Closed, vol. 92 by Gosho Aoyama

Beneath the Stains of Time: Memory Reboot: Case Closed, vol. 92 by Gosho Aoyama: The 92nd volume of Gosho Aoyama 's Case Closed series customarily begins with the conclusion to the story that closed out the previous ...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Delicious Death for Detectives (2022) by Kie Houjou

Beneath the Stains of Time: Delicious Death for Detectives (2022) by Kie Houjou: I previously reviewed the first, of currently three, genre-bending detective novels in Kie Houjou 's "Ryuuzen Clan" series tha...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Casebook of Jonas P. Jonas and Other Mysteries (2012) by E.X. Ferrars

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Casebook of Jonas P. Jonas and Other Mysteries...: " Elizabeth Ferrars " ("E.X. Ferrars") is the pseudonym of prolific, long-lived British mystery writer, Morna Brown, who...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Golden Age Whodunits (2024) edited by Otto Penzler

Beneath the Stains of Time: Golden Age Whodunits (2024) edited by Otto Penzler: Golden Age Whodunits (2024), edited by Otto Penzler, is the fourth anthology in the American Mystery Classics series and previously review...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Riddle of a Lady (1956) by Anthony Gilbert

Beneath the Stains of Time: Riddle of a Lady (1956) by Anthony Gilbert: Last month, I reviewed the recently reprinted The Tragedy at Freyne (1927) by " Anthony Gilbert ," a pseudonym of Lucy Malleson, ...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Back in Black: Case Closed, vol. 90 by Gosho Aoyama

Beneath the Stains of Time: Back in Black: Case Closed, vol. 90 by Gosho Aoyama: The 90th volume of Gosho Aoyama 's Case Closed series is a star-studded affair with many familiar faces and plot developments furtherin...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Terrarium Nine: "Murder in the Urth Degree" (1989) by Edward Wellen

Beneath the Stains of Time: Terrarium Nine: "Murder in the Urth Degree" (1989)...: Earlier this month, I revisited the short-lived Dr. Wendell Urth series of short stories, " Earth is An Armchair: The Wendell Urth Quar...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Earth is An Armchair: The Wendell Urth Quartet by ...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Earth is An Armchair: The Wendell Urth Quartet by ...: During the early 1950s, Isaac Asimov observed " one would think that science fiction would blend easily with the mystery ," but, ...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Death on Bastille Day (1981) by Pierre Siniac

Beneath the Stains of Time: Death on Bastille Day (1981) by Pierre Siniac: Pierre-Mitsos Zakariadis was a French crime writer who authored over forty novels and short story collections, " stories with surprisin...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Blogging Gone Wrong: Case Closed, vol. 87 by Gosho Aoyama.

Beneath the Stains of Time: Blogging Gone Wrong: Case Closed, vol. 87 by Gosho...: The 87th volume of Gosho Aoyama's Case Closed series begins, traditionally, with the concluding chapters to the story that left the pre...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Golden Window: Q.E.D. vol. 29-30 by Motohiro Katou,

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Golden Window: Q.E.D. vol. 29-30 by Motohiro K...: Oh, ye of little faith! Last February, I (once again) returned to the Q.E.D. series by Motohiro Katou and began the review of vol. 21-22 s...