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Hercule Poirot in Film from Liam Ashe

A Surfeit of Poirots, Part Two

Last month we took a look at many of the famed actors who have portrayed Hercule Poirot on our television favorites. These ranged from the obscure (Martin Gabel) to the legendary (David Suchet). Today, the little Belgian detective makes the jump to the big screen. Many readers, even those not

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Horror Themes in the Murder Mystery

A Murder? The Horror!

A delicate thread weaves together the spirit of horror and murder mysteries, even the quaintest of cozies. Daily life in the village turns upside down when the vicar is found bludgeoned in the belfry. The dread of the dead body—the finality of it all—pulls the characters and the reader out

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Liam's November 2023 Calendar

My November 2023 Calendar

As November chills the air, I’ll be spending most of my time getting ready for the holidays. My silversmithing takes me to the Charleston Highland Games and holiday shows in Savannah and Jacksonville. If you need a signed book (or anything else from County Argyle), I’ll have them on hand.

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A Clever Game of Murder

A Clever Game of Murder

Driving to Nashville last week, a friend asked me, “Why a mystery? Why choose to start your writing career with a cozy?” Simple. There’s something viscerally satisfying about a mystery novel. We encounter murder, intrigue and misdirection. As in life, we face problems that seem to have no answers. Unlike

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Liam's October 2023 Calendar

My October 2023 Calendar

Changing leaves fall from the trees as I’m getting packed up for the Stone Mountain Highland Games. Each year I make a pilgrimage to just outside Atlanta for a full weekend of kilts, bagpipes, haggis, and whisky. If you’ve never been, it’s certainly a bucket list item—more than 60,000 people

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Mystery author Margery Allingham

Pick Three: Margery Allingham

A published writer at 19, mystery author Margery Allingham dabbled in occult-themed pulp fiction and playwriting before finding her calling with murder. More than 25 novels and short story collections feature, to some degree, her gentleman detective Albert Campion and his ex-burglar valet Magersfontein Lugg. A mysterious rogue equally at

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Liam's September 2023 Calendar

My September 2023 Calendar

Every year September is a Goliath with the unstoppable force that is Dragon Con. The first weekend of the month I’ll be in Atlanta for this four days of fantasy and fandom with my booth at Arca Noctis. As before, the booth is on the 3rd floor of vendors, second

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