…or, as they would say in the East End:  ‘Alter’s ‘Elm of ‘Ades

A man falls from a great height, but there are no tall buildings in the vicinity… Another is stabbed to death in a locked bungalow surrounded by virgin snow… An invisible murderer walks through a room in front of witnesses… These are only three of the mysteries in this second collection of ten stories by the maestro of the impossible, Paul Halter.

Over at The Invisible Event, another terrific review for Paul Halter’s latest:

“achingly devious… genuine brilliance and invention…”

#575: The Gold Watch (2019) by Paul Halter [trans. John Pugmire 2019]

Martin Edwards, the man most responsible, and author of the classic The Golden Age of Murder, writes:

The Golden Age Detective Fiction Renaissance

And is kind enough to mention LRI’s contribution

‘Mind-bending puzzle’ and ‘stellar mystery’ are terms not lightly thrown around:

https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-686782-85-5

A tough but fair review of The Fourth Door. Paul was cutting his teeth as novelist, as was I as a translator. Who’s to say whether the rawness came from the Frenchman or the Englishman? Be that as it may, “a swing at the fences” accurately reflects the ambition, the execution and the future promise:

The Fourth Door by The Green Capsule

As readers will know, EQMM invites contributors to write a blog entry on their chosen topic. I wrote about Honkaku and my co-publisher of Locked Room Murders and the forthcoming Locked Room Murders supplement, Brian Skupin, chose (what else?) The Locked Room Mystery. In her introduction, the editrix Janet Hutchings mentioned my contribution, which, for the record, is 30 stories and counting…

“EQMM and the Locked Room Mystery” (by Brian Skupin)

Over at Moonlight Detective/Beneath the Stains of Time, a really terrific review:

‘a fascinating, time-shattering detective story with an excellently positioned and executed impossible crime, but even more impressive is how beautiful all the plot-strands, decades apart, interacted and were pulled together – proving that murder can be a fine art. Highly recommended!’

http://moonlight-detective.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-gold-watch-2019-by-paul-halter.html

The Anime News Network announced that The Decagon House Murders is going to be turned into a manga.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-25/hiro-kiyohara-launches-manga-of-yukito-ayatsuji-the-decagon-house-murders/.149332

It’s about time, I’d say. It came out in 1987!

ahsweetmysteryblog has written a remarkably insightful review of The Gold Watch:

TIC-TAC! TIC-TAC!: Paul Halter’s The Gold Watch