#classicdetective

[krutalana]

Step into Styles Court—the birthplace of the legendary Hercule Poirot.

[krutalana]

In this gripping tale, young Jack Hartington is obsessed with improving his golf game. But his peaceful morning practice is shattered by a blood-curdling woman's scream: "Murder! Help! Murder!"

[skillsmurdermysteries]

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

—Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four

[kathybarnes]

Despite the many iterations and advances of the modern day, the stereotypical image of the detective still stands. That of the trench coat-clad figure hunched over a desk, a magnifying glass somewhere on their person and a lit cigarette dangling on one hand, wisps of smoke snaking the air. While conjuring this iconic image up still holds a certain truth, the arsenal of the detective in the modern age has now extended far beyond its roots...

[sicsemperserpent]

Has anyone out there read "Negligent Nymph" by Erle Stanley Gardener? From "Science Fiction Adventures" Vol. 1, no. 5: July, 1953. #vintageads #perrymason #classicmystery #classicdetective #pulpfiction #mystery #vintagepulps