Tag: Locked room mystery

  • What Money Can Buy: Bad Summer People

    What Money Can Buy: Bad Summer People

    I’m back! Sorry for the long hiatus – I was in the midst of training and all of my fiction reading turned into case materials. But after a month of deep-diving into business problems, we are BACK with room to think more deeply about literary ones. And first on the list is Bad Summer People…

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  • Magicians and mystery: unraveling the secrets of the loneliest sleuths

    Magicians and mystery: unraveling the secrets of the loneliest sleuths

    In a mystery series, the protagonist is key to a reader’s enjoyment. The proper selection of protagonist can have critical impacts on a reader’s willingness to accept the investigation. Does it makes sense that this character investigates this crime? Does her expertise seem actually relevant to her solution? And, to an equal extent – does…

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  • TCO Reviews: Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood

    TCO Reviews: Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood

    In addition to mystery novels, I am also an avid fan of word games. I particularly love crossword puzzles: I regularly race my friends to complete the New York Times crossword, and got into cryptic crosswords over the pandemic. I’m still terrible at them – I can’t solve anagrams to save my life – but…

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