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MAY I SUGGEST YOU READ A MURDER MYSTERY?

March 14, 2020 / Brad / 43 Comments

I have to admit I’ve been stressed for about . . . three and a half years. Bernie Sanders said recently that the current health crisis is “on the scale of major war,” but I’ve felt battle-scarred, mostly by tweet, for some time now. And now, thanks to COVID-19, I’m in exile: our schools have … Continue reading MAY I SUGGEST YOU READ A MURDER MYSTERY?

SLINGING THE BULL WITH NERO WOLFE

April 4, 2018 / Brad / 8 Comments

It has been a long time since I hung out with the guys at 454 W. 35th Street. To be honest, that street address is the best guess of the Wolfe Pack, detective Nero Wolfe’s official fan club. But they were sure enough of their figures to arrange having a plaque posted on the brownstone … Continue reading SLINGING THE BULL WITH NERO WOLFE

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