Classic Mysteries

Bondage at Amazon

Musing on Bulldog Drummond, as I noted in my last entry, tends to lead to thoughts of James Bond. Certainly, Drummond would have been proud, and possibly a bit envious, of 007. But while Drummond was popular, both in print and on the screen, he never had the kind of advantage that James Bond enjoyed - and still enjoys - on Amazon, which has an entire James Bond store to entice fans. The store appears to specialize in Bond DVDs, but it's easy enough to do a search from that page to find the books as well.

While Bulldog Drummond can't claim a special store, Amazon does give him his own page with both movies and books combined, and that is probably more convenient for one-adventurer-shopping, so to speak. I still remember the old Bulldog Drummond movies, which were on TV late at night through most of my growing-up years. If you enjoy thrillers of that classic school, you could find worse ways to spend a few hours than watching either Drummond or Bond.

TV Is the New Reading

A quick glance at some of the titles I've reviewed here on the Classic Mysteries podcast should make it clear that I'm not a huge fan of violence. That may sound odd coming from a mystery fan, but what I mean is that I prefer my violence offstage (or off-page) rather than in a spotlight.

That's one of the reasons why I don't watch that much television. Consequently, I miss what I am told are excellent TV shows, many of them mysteries of some variety. Fortunately, Terry J. Aman, the features editor of the Minot (N.D.) Daily News, is far less squeamish than I, and he shares his delight (and occasional frustrations) with such programs on his podcast, "TV Is the New Reading," and in his blog/column for his paper. I commend them both to your consideration!