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At the Scene of the Crime: From Russia With Love

Posted by patrick_o on March 5, 2013 at 6:55 PM Comments comments (1)
It's been a while since my last Bond review. I've been busy. I had exams. I redesigned my blog. And while doing this I've kept up with my reviews. Unfortunately I kept forgetting to post 'em on here. Looks like it's time to get caught up.

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At the Scene of the Crime: Cliches I'd Like Killed

Posted by patrick_o on March 4, 2013 at 4:05 PM Comments comments (7)

There’s a certain type of mystery plot out there that is really starting to get on my nerves. The plot isn’t confined to a single sub-genre...

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At the Scene of the Crime: The Agatha and Edgar Awards and Why I Don't Care Anymore

Posted by patrick_o on February 10, 2013 at 12:45 AM Comments comments (5)
The Agatha Awards noms have been announced, and looking over the nominations list, I am overcome with a wave of emotion. That emotion is sheer apathy. I just don’t care about any of these nominations. I read plenty of new books in 2012, and I enjoyed myself for the most part. But come awards season, it seems to be a celebration of the bestseller lists and of the underappreciated art of mediocrity.
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At the Scene of the Crime: The Fiend

Posted by patrick_o on February 5, 2013 at 6:55 AM Comments comments (1)
Charlie Gowen isn’t a monster by instinct. He’s a sensitiv...
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At the Scene of the Crime: Diamonds are Forever

Posted by patrick_o on February 3, 2013 at 8:25 AM Comments comments (1)
Diamonds are being smuggled into th...
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At the Scene of the Crime: The Riddle of the Travelling Skull

Posted by patrick_o on January 28, 2013 at 1:25 PM Comments comments (7)
It was obvious, when I was stopped by the Russian, that no good would come of our encounter. For what good has ever come from a Russian stopping a person on the street, especially one of Polish descent? The person that is, not the street. But the Russian did stop me, and a conversation did take place. For I was not expecting anything out of the ordinary. Alas! At that time I knew nothing about Harry ...
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At the Scene of the Crime: Parker (2013)

Posted by patrick_o on January 26, 2013 at 9:20 PM Comments comments (2)
Anyone who follows my blog regularly knows that I am a very bi...
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At the Scene of the Crime: Moonraker

Posted by patrick_o on January 24, 2013 at 8:25 AM Comments comments (7)
James Bond is looking forward to a bit of a break. Having tak...
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At the Scene of the Crime: The Music of James Bond

Posted by patrick_o on January 20, 2013 at 9:35 AM Comments comments (2)
I recently had an e-mail discussion about the James Bond films, when the talk turned to the Bond theme songs...
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At the Scene of the Crime: Books to Die For

Posted by patrick_o on January 11, 2013 at 3:05 PM Comments comments (2)
I admire the mission behind
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At the Scene of the Crime: Ian Fleming

Posted by patrick_o on January 10, 2013 at 6:15 PM Comments comments (2)
James Bond is an international phenomenon. I nominate that s...
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At the Scene of the Crime: Hitchcock

Posted by patrick_o on December 18, 2012 at 10:15 PM Comments comments (7)
Although the excitement I had initially felt upon
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At the Scene of the Crime: Shane

Posted by patrick_o on December 16, 2012 at 7:35 AM Comments comments (1)
I like Westerns.

I don’t know anything about the genre, but I
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At the Scene of the Crime: City of Saints

Posted by patrick_o on November 22, 2012 at 9:20 AM Comments comments (2)
Deputy Art Oveson is a young man with a wife and two...
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At the Scene of the Crime: The Dream Walker

Posted by patrick_o on November 17, 2012 at 11:05 PM Comments comments (1)
The Dream ...
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At the Scene of the Crime Goes To a Book Launch

Posted by patrick_o on November 15, 2012 at 10:20 PM Comments comments (1)

I just got back from a book signing here at the University of Waterloo. One of our history profs, Andrew Hunt, wrote a mystery called CITY OF SAINTS set in 1930s Salt Lake City starring a hardboiled Mormon detective. The Rap Sheet gave a pretty positive review and the book won the Tony Hillerman prize, so I figured I'd go to the book launch/signing.


It seems I was the representative for the Faculty of Science-- everyone else at the signing seemed to be from the Hist...

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