Green Manor

Sherlockians make the best recommendations. I saw this mentioned in a fan group and as soon as I heard the concept, I knew I’d enjoy it. Green Manor is a translated French comic, published by Cinebook Espresso, about an English club in the late 1800s where men gather to talk over vengeance and murder, or even to commit same. It’s complete in two volumes, Assassins and Gentleman and The Inconvenience of Being Dead. (The second volume is almost twice the [...]
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Mini Mysteries Series Continues With Nancy Drew

I’ve talked before about the Mini Mysteries series of kids’ picture books — the first two featured Hercule Poirot, The Mysterious Affair at Styles and The Mystery of the Blue Train. Now comes the third, with a new detective. It’s The Secret of the Old Clock: A Nancy Drew Detective Story, written by Marci Kay Monson (who also wrote the previous two) and illustrated by Ryan Wheatcroft. It’s been a long time since I’ve read Nancy Drew, but Wikipedia tells [...]
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Role Playing

The nice thing about the explosion in modern romance titles, particularly with those demonstrating more diversity and geek acceptance, is that you can find a book that makes you squeal “it’s for MEEEEEEE.” Such as Role Playing by Cathy Yardley. Maggie is a newly empty nester, divorced, and generally grumpy, with some social anxiety. She works from home, and she games online. Her two best friends are someone she went to school with that she talks to every couple of [...]
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Why I Can’t Read Nero Wolfe (aka The Real Archie Goodwin)

I can’t read Nero Wolfe mysteries, because of Archie Goodwin. But not for the reason you may think. I belong to an historical mystery book club, reading classics of the Golden Age. We tried our first Nero Wolfe last year, And Be a Villain, because someone wanted to read the one with “Wolfe’s Moriarty”, Arnold Zeck. I know several Sherlockians who are Wolfe Pack members, and I’ve been exposed to the theory that the detective is Mycroftian (a favorite character [...]
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Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library

Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library is an adorable modern cozy with a strong sense of history. Tory Van Dyne is part of a rich New York family. Due to past trauma, her life has become small — she lives in a family home in Manhattan and restores old books. Don’t feel too sorry for her, though, because that building, thanks to her eccentric grandmother, also includes a perfect recreation of Agatha Christie’s home library, including the books she [...]
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Detective Manga: Sherlock Holmes, Don’t Call It Mystery, Detectives These Days Are Crazy!, My Dear Detective

An overview of some mystery manga titles. Let’s start with the original detective. Manga Classics: Sherlock Holmes – A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by Crystal S. Chan, art by Julien Choy Manga Classics, $19.99 The first appearance of Sherlock Holmes is presented in full color. The storytelling and language are authentic, although the characters are drawn in manga style, with outrageous hair (Sherlock has a ponytail!) and dramatic outfits (including a bare-chested Holmes at breakfast!). There [...]
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The Superhero Sherlock: A Presentation in Chicago

I will be presenting on “The Superhero Sherlock”, discussing whether Sherlock Holmes is a superhero and showing some of his encounters with the more traditional comic types, in Chicago on March 28 at 6:30 PM. It’s at the quarterly meeting of the Torists International, which requires a reservation and payment for the dinner at the Great Escape restaurant (9540 Irving Park Road, Schiller Park, Illinois). Email toristintss@gmail.com for more information, or PayPal that address $40 to attend ($35 if it’s [...]
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Drops of God: Mariage Volume 11

I’d given up on The Drops of God manga series by Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto long before it concluded. I was glad to see Kodansha released it all digitally, but there was a lot of it, and it was substantially similar in structure, the amount of it I read. I came back to the sequel series, Drops of God: Mariage, because it has a twist I’m more interested in: pairing wine with food, the “marriage” of the two. I’m [...]
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