The four feature-length mysteries included on these discs feature some of Christie's most tragic plots, but her victims and murderers are not her typical "bad guys."
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Jack Irish, Series 1’
Guy Pearce is brooding, intelligent, and sexy in the first two 'Jack Irish' films - dark but entertaining and absorbing dramas.
Read More »An Interview with Sarah Jio, Author of ‘Morning Glory’
"We get one life, and only so many trips around the sun, and I believe in love and happy endings . . ."
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Prodigal’ by Michael Hurley
Can the magic of the sea release you from the bonds that often hold you back? Can belief in yourself help to redeem your past?
Read More »DVD Review: ‘The Lady Vanishes’ (2013)
Although certainly stylish in its use of locations, detailed and opulent-looking sets, and period-accurate costumes, this new version, cannot equal the breakneck pace and forward momentum of Hitchcock's original.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Land of Dreams’ by Vidar Sundstol (trans. Tiina Nunnally)
Prize winning first volume of Norwegian thriller trilogy now available in English translation.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Series 7 & 8’
David Suchet is as excellent as always as Hercule Poirot, the world's most brilliant and fastidious detective.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Bones: The Complete Eighth Season’
Unlike other shows it has improved with age and continues to amaze and astound.
Read More »Interview with Jonathan Santlofer, Editor of ‘Inherit The Dead’
The editor of a 20-author collaborative mystery novel discusses the logistics of this undertaking.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Jack Irish’
Not only a great example of the mystery genre but a wonderfully executed character study.
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