A Is For Aunt. Specifically, A is for Aunt Theodolinda, an ancient relative of the Crabtree family. All of the Crabtrees call her Aunt Theodolinda. But whose Aunt, exactly, is she? *** Christmas Eve Aunt Theodolinda, after a time, came to herself. “Dear me!” She said, genteelly, gazing about her. … Continue reading
I am once more participating in the April A To Z Blogging Challenge! For an explanation of this event, click here. Today is the day of the great Theme Reveal, and I am eager to reveal mine. It is to be a mystery, and every day in April (except Sundays)… Continue reading
Zeppelin Z is for Zeppelin: A Poem Eleven Little Pleasure-Seekers On a Zeppelin One Got Vertigo, and Then There Were Ten Ten People Up Where The Air Is Fine; One Went Mad, and then There Were Nine. Nine Old Friends in the Hands of Fate; An Old Quarrel… Continue reading
Yacht Gentlemen! Do you sometimes Find It Necessary to have a Private Chat in Pleasant Surroundings With Someone Who May Or May Not Be Going Home Again? Do you find it Difficult to find a Venue for your Business Meetings? Are you getting tired of Disposing of Witnesses? Have you… Continue reading
X Marks The Spot Where The Body Was Found Notes: No case in over a week. Nothing of real interest since the case of The Bilious Barking Bouncing Baby Bassinet (I shudder to remember the details of that case, and yet I would trade my current peace for another like… Continue reading
Widow Four Times A Widow, She Will Brave The Altar Once More Madame Carnehomme Will Walk Up The Aisle Again- Will The Fates Be Kinder To Her This Time Than They Have Been Thus Far? “Zometimes I wonder if I am Cursed!” Says the Charming Mme. Carnehomme Madame Carnehomme, the… Continue reading
Villains A Policeman’s Guide To Villains Chapter 8: Villains In Crimes Involving Toffs How to Identify a Toff Style of Murder 1) Your suspects: do any of them have Titles? For these purposes, “Sir” and “The Hon.” both count as titles. 2) The victim: had he a Title? If he… Continue reading
Undetectable Poison Notes: I have included this page out of sheer admiration for the character of Dr. Brambleweir, who I dearly wish was a Veridical Personality, and not consigned merely to the pages of books and magazines. Sigh… Continue reading
Telegrams The Documents In The Case Of Gamehen, Thumbscrew, and the Bishop’s Secretary These telegrams form an important part of my solution of this troublesome case. I present them in order. The first telegram: The Bishop’s Reply: The next two telegrams, both from Pimsley, arrived in rapid succession: The Bishop… Continue reading
Secrets Introduction If you’ve been Detecting for any amount of time at all, you will have noticed something that may strike you as a bit odd: Secrets. Many people have them. And most people who have Secrets don’t want to share them with anyone, even with a Seeker After Truth… Continue reading
