by mike | Jun 19, 2025 | Books, Humor, Movies, Mysteries, Mystery Films, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
I did a follow-up to this 2022 post a year later, involving major changes in a couple of characters from this series. That post will run next Thursday. Despite our affection for British mysteries, my bride and I had passed on Father Brown for quite some time. I mean,...
by mike | Dec 7, 2023 | Aging, Mystery Films, Mystery Novels, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
This excellent police procedural series is still going strong. I first presented this post in 2020. She’s old; she’s short; she’s disheveled; she’s irascible. She’s also brilliant. She’s Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope, head of the Major Crimes unit of the...
by mike | Sep 25, 2023 | Movies, Mysteries, Mystery Films, Mystery Novels, Mystery Series, Read & Critique, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
My bride and I love murder mysteries and detective dramas, cozy and otherwise. We’ve watched just about every series and movie from a number of different countries, especially the UK. I know why this particular genre appeals to me. To be blunt: I suck at deduction. I...
by mike | Aug 31, 2023 | Movies, Mystery Films, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Western Movies |
This excellent film worked on many levels. I first presented this post in 2020. The 1992 film, Thunderheart, has been described as a “contemporary western mystery,” but it is so much more than that. It is “loosely based” on what is known as the Wounded Knee incident,...
by mike | Jun 29, 2023 | Death, Humor, Mysteries, Mystery Films, Mystery Novels, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
Murdoch Mysteries is now in its sixteenth season (and counting) since I first presented this post a few years ago. That’s over 260 episodes! Quite a track record. My bride and I have gotten hooked on Murdoch Mysteries, a popular, award-winning Canadian television...
by mike | Jun 5, 2023 | Death, Movies, Mysteries, Mystery Films, Mystery Series, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
The popular Canadian detective series, Murdoch Mysteries, is now in its sixteenth season. By the time the final episode of this season airs later this summer, the count will have reached in excess of 260 episodes! (My bride and I love this show, and we’ve seen them...
