Luminous short stories of interpersonal relationships by the inimitable Laurie Colwin.
Tag Archives: 20th century
The complicated politics of The Man in Black
Was Johnny Cash the most important political artist of his time? Michael Stewart Foley makes the case.
The lessons of Chernobyl live on
How did the 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant happen? Human error combined with political failures within the USSR were a deadly combination.
‘Rally Round the Flag’ serves up Cold War satire
This Cold War satire still funny after all these years.
Ian Rutledge plays a deadly ‘Game of Fear’
In 1920s England, Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates a murder committed by a ghost against an invisible victim.
Heir inapparent in ‘Alington Inheritance’
Miss Silver helps a young woman prove she’s the rightful heir to an English estate.
The Man in the Brown Suit
A young English woman thinks she has witnessed a murder, and impulsively pursues the culprit all the way to South Africa in this standalone tale from the Queen of Mystery.
A Gentleman in Moscow
A man under house arrest in a Moscow hotel following the 1917 Bolsehvik Revolution nonetheless finds plenty to occupy his time, his mind and his heart.
Miss Silver goes to Deeping in ‘The Fingerprint’
Was Jonathan Field murdered because he cut his beloved niece out of his will, or did he possess the key clue to solving a pair of wartime murders?
Poirot toils to solve the 12 ‘Labors of Hercules’
Hercule Poirot sets out to solve one case for each of the 12 labors performed by his namesake of Greek mythology.
An American Bluestocking 