Beneath the Stains of Time: The Leopard Died Too (1957) by Nigel Brent

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Leopard Died Too (1957) by Nigel Brent: "Nigel Brent," a pseudonym of Cecil Gordon Eugene Wimhurst, is one of those obscure, practically forgotten writers who published a...

Beneath the Stains of Time: A Gumshoe with Sea Legs: "Death at the Porthole" (1938) and "The Eye" (1945) by Baynard Kendrick

Beneath the Stains of Time: A Gumshoe with Sea Legs: "Death at the Porthole" (...: Baynard Kendrick is best known today for creating one of the most successful blind detectives in crime fiction, Captain Duncan Maclain, who...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Case of the Curious Heel (1943/44) by Ken Crossen

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Case of the Curious Heel (1943/44) by Ken Crossen: Back in February, I reviewed Ken Crossen 's The Case of the Phantom Fingerprints (1944), second and last novel in the Jason Jones and N...

Beneath the Stains of Time: It's About Impossible Crime (2025) by James Scott Byrnside

Beneath the Stains of Time: It's About Impossible Crime (2025) by James Scott ...: Last time we heard of James Scott Byrnside was a short story, "The Silent Steps of Murder," posted on his blog as an appetizer to...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Aluminum Turtle (1960) by Baynard Kendrick

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Aluminum Turtle (1960) by Baynard Kendrick: Baynard Kendrick 's The Aluminum Turtle (1960), alternatively titled The Spear Gun Murders , is the eleventh, and penultimate, novel in...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Case of the Phantom Fingerprints (1945) by Kendell Foster Crossen

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Case of the Phantom Fingerprints (1945) by Ken...: Kendell Foster Crossen was an American pulp writer of science-fiction, mysteries and a short stories during the 1940s before moving onto pr...

SleuthSayers: Broke, Drunk, and Horny

SleuthSayers: Broke, Drunk, and Horny: I’ve recently read a great many private eye short stories, both published and in manuscript form, and I’ve recognized three character traits...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Case of the Second Chance (1946) by Christopher Bush

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Case of the Second Chance (1946) by Christophe...: Christopher Bush 's The Case of the Second Chance (1946), 31st entry in the Ludovic Travers series, is best described as an "in-be...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Locked and Loaded, Part 5: A Selection of Short Impossible Crime and Locked Room Mystery Stories

Beneath the Stains of Time: Locked and Loaded, Part 5: A Selection of Short Im...: Every now and then, I do one of these "Locked and Loaded" posts to read and review mostly obscure, often uncollected short locked ...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Little Sparrow Murders (1957/59) by Seishi Yokomizo

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Little Sparrow Murders (1957/59) by Seishi Yok...: In my review of Akimitsu Takagi 's Nomen satsujin jiken ( The Noh Mask Murder , 1949), I likened Pushkin Vertigo's current run of h...

Beneath the Stains of Time: They Can't Hang Me (1938) by James Ronald

Beneath the Stains of Time: They Can't Hang Me (1938) by James Ronald: In 2023, Moonstone Press published Stories of Crime & Detection, vol. 1: The Dr. Britling Stories (2023), collecting three novelettes,...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Bunraku Noir (2023) by K.O. Enigma

Beneath the Stains of Time: Bunraku Noir (2023) by K.O. Enigma: Earlier this month, I reviewed Aosaki Yugo's short story " Tokuma shoten " ("Knockin' On Locked," 2014), introdu...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Gotta Knock a Little Harder: "Knockin' On Locked Door" (2014) by Aosaki Yugo

Beneath the Stains of Time: Gotta Knock a Little Harder: "Knockin' On Locked D...: Recently, this blog went through another period in which the locked room mystery and impossible crime reviews crowded everything else out, w...

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Summer of the Ubume (1994) by Natsuhiko Kyogoku

Beneath the Stains of Time: The Summer of the Ubume (1994) by Natsuhiko Kyogoku: Natsuhiko Kyogoku is a graphic designer, yokai researcher and mystery writer whose debut, Ubume no natsu ( The Summer of the Ubume , 1994...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Locked and Loaded, Part 4: A Selection of Short Impossible Crime and Locked Room Mystery Stories

Beneath the Stains of Time: Locked and Loaded, Part 4: A Selection of Short Im...: I always try to somewhat vary the type of detective novels and short stories discussed on this blog. For example, I recently reviewed James ...

Beneath the Stains of Time: This is It, Michael Shayne (1950) by Brett Halliday

Beneath the Stains of Time: This is It, Michael Shayne (1950) by Brett Halliday: This is It, Michael Shayne (1950) is the eighteenth novel in the Michael Shayne series by " Brett Halliday ," penname of Davis Dr...

SleuthSayers: The Best Private Eye Stories of the Year

SleuthSayers: The Best Private Eye Stories of the Year: As we celebrate the holidays and wrap up 2023, we’ll soon be reviewing this year’s accomplishments and making our plans (let’s not call the...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Through Three Rooms (1907) by Sven Elvestad (a.k.a. Stein Riverton)

Beneath the Stains of Time: Through Three Rooms (1907) by Sven Elvestad (a.k.a...: Sven Elvestad, " sybarite extraordinaire ," was a Norwegian journalist, essayist and an industrious mystery writer who penned over...

Beneath the Stains of Time: Monkey See, Monkey Murder (2023) by James Scott Byrnside

Beneath the Stains of Time: Monkey See, Monkey Murder (2023) by James Scott By...: The 1920s began in the United States with an amendment to the constitution banning the sale of beer, wine and spirits, effective January 19,...

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...