Tag Archives: Julian Symons

The ‘salivating male audience’: The #1975book round-up

Posted on December 1, 2016 by pastoffences

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Every month on Past Offences, we look at a particular year in crime fiction. For November I picked 1975. John at Noirish opened the month with a TV show (we don’t get enough TV shows on here) Too Many Suspects, starring … Continue reading →

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Julian Symons: A Three-Pipe Problem

Posted on November 6, 2016 by pastoffences

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TV’S SHERLOCK ON TRAIL OF KARATE KILLER THERE’S METHOD IN THESE MURDERS, SAYS TV’S SHERLOCK HOLMES

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Julian Symons: The Players and the Game

Posted on October 7, 2013 by pastoffences

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The Players and the Game Julian Symons First published in the UK by William Collins & Sons Company Ltd, 1972 This edition Penguin Books, 1984 ISBN: 0140038086 218 pages Source: City Bookshop, Norwich The Players and the Game is a … Continue reading →

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Crime fiction pick of the month, September 2013

Posted on September 30, 2013 by pastoffences

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Georges Simenon: The Iron Staircase/The Train contains two novellas. The first is the story of Etienne Lomel, a self-obsessed and lonely man who may or may not be being slowly poisoned by his wife. I found it a little annoying, to … Continue reading →

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Masters of the “Humdrum” – an interview with Curtis Evans

Posted on June 13, 2013 by pastoffences

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Visitors familiar with my monthly classic crime round-ups will know that I frequently mention Curtis Evans at The Passing Tramp. Curt has a great blog, but his thoughts on Golden Age mystery fiction are also available in print: his Masters of … Continue reading →

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Pick of the month: April 2013

Posted on May 1, 2013 by pastoffences

April began with Lovejoy, the ‘loveable’ rogue created by Jonathan Gash. I’ve reviewed his first title The Judas Pair previously. Lovejoy is a much rougher diamond than appeared on TV in the 80s and the books have a genuinely dark … Continue reading →

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Just the Facts: Julian Symons’ Bloody Murder

Posted on April 11, 2013 by pastoffences

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Bloody Murder – From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel: A History Julian Symons First published in the UK Faber and Faber Ltd, 1972 This edition 1975, Penguin ISBN: 0140037942 270 pages I continue my occasional series on non-fiction books … Continue reading →

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The Colour of Murder

Posted on March 24, 2012 by pastoffences

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The Colour of Murder Julian Symons First published in the UK 1957, Collins This edition 1959, Fontana Books ISBN: 0340014393 191 pages Score 4/5 The third of my wife’s birthday selections, and the last I’ll open for a while as … Continue reading →

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