May 17 2022
First Sight and Second Thoughts
In this episode: the Wash. Post detective bracket, who’s better - Nancy Drew or Sherlock Holmes, the fractal nature of Sherlock, why we have so many Holmeses and not as many Nancy Drews, a look at Barbara Neely's Blanche on the Lam, and lots and lots of book recs. Recorded Jul 14, 2021. Tarot card: Wheel of FortuneEvelyn Archer: askevelynarcher.com @evelynarches on IG & Twitter Modesty Brown books on AmazonLucy Neptune: @lucyneptunewnd on IGEverything (we think) mentioned this episode:Washington Post bracketFrom Conan Doyle Sherlock canon:Scandal in Bohemia, Five Orange Pips, Adventure of the Yellow FaceMichael Chabon Books:Yiddish Policeman's UnionThe Final SolutionSherlock Holmes Versions on screen:Jeremy Brett, Robert Downey Jr & Jude Law, Elementary with Jonny Lee Miller & Lucy Liu, Sherlock (BBC) with Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman, House MD, Mr. Holmes (We *say* it’s based on Chabon’s Final Solution, but it’s not. It’s based on A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullen)Frogwares Sherlock Holmes gamesA Study in Emerald by Neil GaimanShadows Over Baker Street (Lovecraft/Holmes anthology by John Pelan & Michael Reaves)Nancy Drew on screen:Bonita Granville in Nancy Drew, Girl Reporter (1939), Emma Roberts Nancy Drew (2007), Hidden Staircase (2019), Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-79), CW Nancy Drew (2019- )HerInteractive games including Curse of Blackmoor ManorRetcon: short for “retroactive continuity”Veronica Mars TV show & movieKelly Link’s "The Girl Detective" in “Stranger Things Happen” Other Detectives from the Bracket:Armand Gamache by Louise Penny PD James Adam Dalgleish novels. Also on Acorn TVCoffin Ed Johnson & Grave Digger Jones from Chester Himes’ Harlem Detective seriesInspector Alan Grant Mysteries, Josephine TeyBarbara Neely, Blanche White novelsTiffany Aching books by Terry PratchettNo. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearVera Stanhope novels by Ann Cleeves (CW: fatphobia)Philip Marlowe by Raymond ChandlerAttica Locke and Darren Matthews, Texas Ranger novelsIsaiah Quintabe (IQ Novels) by Joe IdeHenry Rios novels by Michael NavaAgent Nina Guerrera novels by Isabella MaldonadoTana FrenchUmbrella Academy TV show Logo by Alex ZapataMusic by Prettysleepy on PixabayTranscript by Otter AIPublic Library AssociationSupport the show