tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post7891593304425214135..comments2024-03-11T01:39:11.362-04:00Comments on At the Scene of the Crime: You are cordially invited to dine with deathPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-83614061765563704932014-05-20T09:41:53.130-04:002014-05-20T09:41:53.130-04:00Never mind. I went back to your interview and Halt...Never mind. I went back to your interview and Halter explains that <i>Barbarossa</i> was actually the first Twist/Hurst book, which was originally intended written as a Gideon Fell fanfiction book which unfortunately the estate of John Dickson Carr did not approve.Edward J. Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925008506185290162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-91104632192197029872014-05-20T09:33:33.721-04:002014-05-20T09:33:33.721-04:00According to Wikipedia, this book was written befo...According to Wikipedia, this book was written before <i>La Malédiction de Barberousse</i>. Was that a mistake, or did <i>Barbarossa</i> come before this? Edward J. Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925008506185290162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-25045729064348345782011-10-06T15:58:16.900-04:002011-10-06T15:58:16.900-04:00It's the twenty-second episode, entitled "...It's the twenty-second episode, entitled "Dinner of the Dead." I can't believe several years have passed since I watched this series and had to consult an episode list to refresh my memory. It's <i>really</i> time to re-watch this series.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-66393501929944637842011-10-06T13:01:32.414-04:002011-10-06T13:01:32.414-04:00The impossibility here is not just the meal, but a...The impossibility here is not just the meal, but also the fact that the victim was dead for 24 hours and the burns had just recently been inflicted-- proving that the killer had just been in the room before it was broken into.<br /><br />Maybe I should watch that "Detective Academy Q" episode.... Do you know which one it is?Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-76519651023323732102011-10-06T02:31:38.251-04:002011-10-06T02:31:38.251-04:00The scene of the crime you describe sounds very si...The scene of the crime you describe sounds very similar to one in an episode of DAQ, and the solution there for serving a corpse with a four course meal was simply a masterstroke. I have to rewatch that series, one of these days, but skip the dull, introductory episodes this time.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.com