Book Review: Gone Girl.
[The following contains spoilers.] How should we go about reviewing Gillian Flynn’s latest “literary thriller” Gone Girl? Greta is one …
Tag Archives: Crime
Edinburgh Commentary Roundup.
Fighting Terror in Haddington. What would you do if one of your neighbours bombarded you with abusive messages on Facebook? …
Liberty for Liam Stacey.
Two Saturdays back, the Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed with a heart attack during an FA quarter final match …
A Critical Assessment of Mario Puzo’s The Godfather.
Perhaps literary connoisseurs such as we should remain wary of Mario Puzo‘s The Godfather. It is admittedly an expertly plotted …
A Political Reading of Mario Puzo’s The Godfather.
Vito Corleone appears to be the founding father of an alternative model of America, in which the power of money, …
A Beast for our Time.
[The following contains spoilers.] Mark Gatiss‘ “The Hounds of Baskerville” was first broadcast on BBC1 on Sunday. Perhaps the smartest …
Gripes at the Grapes.
Tychy has never set foot in the Grapes, an “old man’s pub” on Clerk Street, because I like pretty girls …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Secret Window, Secret Garden and Thugz N Tearz.
One’s final hours at the Fringe are awash with grief and guilt at all of the plays that have been …
Tychy@ the Fringe: A Clockwork Orange.
Action to the Word‘s take on Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange has been forged in the same fire as their …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Lethal Injection.
Off to C Eca this afternoon to see “Lethal Injection,” the latest from Five One Productions and the pen of …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Venus at Broadmoor.
“Venus at Broadmoor” is the first of a “quartet” of plays about the history of Broadmoor Hospital which have been …
Mysteries of Pablo: Case One.
[Since the retirement of Detective Inspector Rebus, Edinburgh has lacked a leading crimefighter. It has happily come to my attention, …
An Impromptu Dance. by A. J. Alan.
["An Impromptu Dance" is a short story which was first narrated by "A. J. Alan" in a BBC Radio broadcast …
The Suitcase. by A. J. Alan.
["The Suitcase" is a short story which was first narrated by "A. J. Alan" in a BBC Radio broadcast sometime …
An Idle Comparison of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and Emma Donoghue’s Room.
[The following contains plot spoilers.] When reflecting upon the making of her Booker Prize nominated bestseller Room (2010) for the …
