For my very last Sleuth Thursday, I thought I would talk about Real Life Lady Sleuths, because the times I have discussed real life ladies before–with Nellie Bly and Mildred Wirt Benson–they have been so awesome, and I have found it awesome to do. So… with no further ado, I now unleash upon you a […]
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VERONICA MARS (Is Smarter Than Everybody)
Season 1 of Veronica Mars is the closest thing I’ve ever seen to a perfect season of television. Seasons 2 and 3, while they had their good points, also had many messy issues, but season 1 was what stole my heart. I own the box set, I watched it with groups of my friends in […]
Who Made You, Nancy Drew?
‘The girl sleuth is the supreme role given to females in juvenile fiction.’ (The Girl Sleuth, Bobbie Ann Mason.) And Nancy Drew is the supreme girl sleuth. I’m not American, and while Nancy Drew was around in Ireland, she wasn’t an institution like she is in America. I’d seen the film starring Emma Roberts but […]
KATE DANIELS AND THE SLEUTHING IDENTITY CRISIS
“You know anything about investigative work?” “Sure. Annoy the people involved until the guilty party tries to make you go away.” Nancy Drew did not have to solve supernatural crimes. The Scooby Gang mostly found out that the evil ghost was secretly Old Mr Jenkins. Veronica Mars had a lot on her plate, but not […]
How I Met Your More Awesome Friend
Robin Scherbatsky: ‘This just in’ is what I’m going to say when I’m stabbing you. Isn’t that a great opening line? So, I was watching The Avengers last weekend with my roomie (good movie! Evil brothers, kickass ladies, just what I like) and an agent fighting on the side of light and wearing tight pants […]
Miss Marple
If I had not included Miss Marple in my Sleuth Thursday posts, I would currently be homeless. In fact, I might be dead, murdered by my housemate the Durham Lass, who would be found sewing innocently and looking like Snow White and with a large ceremonial knife cleaned and back in its place in the […]