REAL LADY SLEUTHS
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
