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He Who Whispers (1946) w/ The Book Graveyard
Episode 135
The Mystery Writers of America honoured John Dickson Carr with two Edgars (1950, 1970) and a Grand Masters Award (1963) in acknowledgement of his lon…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb (1923)
Episode 134
In February 1923, Howard Carter unearthed the tomb of Tutankhamun and fed the '20s zeitgeist an abundance of ancient-world dopamine hits. One writer …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Swag (1976)
Episode 133
In this episode, we crack open "Swag" from 1976, one of Elmore Leonard's leanest Detroit crime novels. This caper follows Frank Ryan and Ernest "Stic…
7 months ago
Whose Body? (1923)
Episode 132
When an inconvenient corpse is discovered in a Battersea bathtub, a complex puzzle unfolds for the London authorities. What's with the pince-nez and …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
LTP 007: The Man from Barbarossa (1991)
Episode 131
When a celebrated Soviet hero is alleged to have marched among the SS in some of history's worst butchery, James Bond is sent to validate the claims …
8 months ago
LTP Noir: Nightmare Alley (1947)
Episode 130
LTP Noir returns with a bang for a close look at the original 1947 adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham's novel "Nightmare Alley". From the fascinat…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Haunted Monastery (1961)
Episode 129
Inspired by the real life Tang-dynasty magistrate, Di Renjie, Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee stories continue a rich history of Chinese crime writing, …
9 months ago
The Saint Around the World (1956) - Part 2
Episode 128
In the conclusion of our two-part feature on Leslie Charteris' globetrotting collection from 1956, we join The Saint on his three final adventures. I…
9 months ago
The Saint Around the World (1956) - Part 1
Episode 127
Our exploration of Leslie Charteris's famous character continues here in the first of a two-part special on this (not-so) short story collection from…
9 months, 1 week ago
LTP 007: Brokenclaw (1990)
Episode 126
In this episode, our final of the year, we send 2025 on its way with a deep-dive into John Gardner's ninth James Bond continuation novel. While on "v…
9 months, 3 weeks ago