#1950s murder mystery

[annafromuni]

A Queer Historical Murder Mystery To Fall In Love With

How could I resist Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen after hearing it was a historical fiction murder mystery where the main character is a gay man in the 1950s who gets employed by the wife of a soap dynasty businesswoman to investigate the death of said businesswoman? Not only is it LGBTQ representation, but its representation given by an author who identifies with the LGBTQ community. Someone who…

[thegikitiki]

Women's Fashions, 1957

"Kind of gives me a Haunted Mansion vibe..."

[chaos-has-theories]

I FINALLY read The Unwanted Guest yesterday! And by "read" I mean "did a reading", I got to do Ianthe, none if us had read the script beforehand, and we randomly improvised with chairs to follow the scene instructions, it was absolutely glorious.

ANYWAY. I cannot decide what is hotter: Palamedes in his terrible half-burnt suit and the cigarette he doesn't know why he's holding, or Ianthe with her maid/butler routine.

Believe me, no one is more horrified to realize this than me.

[beckkeep]

I haven't shown much of the visual novel I'm working on! What Shadows Know is a supernatural murder mystery where photography revives the dead. Here are some of Boyer's expressions—a professor investigating a hit-and-run case that left a woman undead.

[kvhasproblems]

the hyperfixations are going a little too crazy rn and the only thing i feel like doing is screaming because my brain is so loud and i can’t think about anything else

[koulakoukoula2003]

Go read my original book!

Now available on Kindle for only 2 pounds! (3 USD) it was literally the minimum price i could choose fr

If you've read my aot fics, you probably know my OC, Nathalie. I used her as the protagonist of my new original series. Book 1 is finally out and you can get it here.

Yes, I used a silly little pen name

There's gonna be a bunch of crime/thriller/mystery/human experimentation/cold war/scifi shit, BUUUUTTT there's also gonna be a very juicy love triangle with a healthy dose of angst and action/adventure.

And from 21/06-25/06 you can get it for free at Kindle Free Book Deals, so stay tuned in!

If you're a nerd (like me) you're gonna love it cuz I explore the concept of biological time travel via quantum entanglement, and all of it takes place in the 1950s.

Summary:

The Burgess Family, a group of highly intelligent individuals, keeps their advanced technology hidden from the rest of the world. To protect it, they created the Garner Family, perfect soldiers, genetically engineered to obey them. A side effect of such an experiment resulted in a single Garner per generation to be born with the ability of time and space travel. Set in 1956, Dr Nathalie Burgess joins the time and space traveller, Tedric Garner, in a project to uncover the mysteries of time and space. Who would have thought that they would stray so far from their research?

[kwebtv]

From the Golden Age of Television

Series Premiere

Mr. and Mrs. North - Weekend Murder - CBS - October 3, 1952

Mystery

Running Time: 30 minutes

Written by DeWitt Bodeen

Produced by

Directed by Ralph Murphy

Stars:

Barbara Britton as Pam North

Richard Denning as Jerry North

Francis De Sales as Lt. Weigand

Margo Woode as Hannah Wilk

Rita Johnson as Lily Storm

Paul Cavanagh as Ashley Lockwood

James Kirkwood as Chief Horgan

Sarah Padden as Mrs. Sherwood

John Warburton as Blair Martin

[schlock-luster-video]

On February 2, 1954, Dial M for Murder debuted in France.

[lifewithaview]

Camilla Beeput in Grantchester (2014) S1E5

Sidney takes Geordie to London where, as guests of Sidney's sister Jennifer, they visit the jazz club owned by her boyfriend Johnny's father Archie. Halfway through the evening Johnny's sister Claudette is murdered. She was about to elope with her lover Walter, who accuses Archie, an arrogant man, who brings in his friend inspector Williams, whom Geordie suspects to be corrupt. Indeed twelve years earlier Williams arrested Archie on suspicion of murder but released him. Archie believes that Claudette's slaying was revenge for those far off events and Sidney and Geordie set out to find the avenger. In the meantime Sidney feels guilty for having spent the night in the bed of glamorous vocalist Gloria and Guy, aware of the young vicar's attraction to Amanda, tells him that the wedding will now be in London.

[13lizardsinatrenchcoat]

Aghhhh The Sweetness At The Bottom of the Pie is my favourite mystery novel but I feel like I cam never recommend it on account of the racism.

[readatrix]

*****(5 out of 5 stars.)

I purchased A Socialite's Guide to Murder through Aardvark, a book of the month style service, and had an absolute blast! Evelyn is the daughter of a hotel owner, and the story takes place in the late 50s. She is spoiled and pampered, and carries her little dog (Presley) everywhere. She could be mistaken for a "Dumb Blonde," and in some ways she's naive, but she has hidden depth. She gives me a very Elle Woods/Paris Hilton/Marilyn Monroe vibe -- intelligent, but knows how to play dumb. Easily underestimated, but you really shouldn't. She explicitly emulates Monroe's style in the beginning. A nice, somewhat subtle, thing is when someone says she has no personality other than emulating Marilyn Monroe, and a few scenes later she changes her lipstick color and eventually considers becoming brunette. I think she's finding herself. She wonders how being called Miss Marple could be an insult. As a child, she found her mother's body -- and I bet that'll be explored -- and it left her with anxiety, agoraphobia, and PTSD, which her therapist calls shell shock as a reflection of the time period. She rarely leaves the hotel, and part of her growth is her tentative efforts to go places. I laughed A LOT and loved her love for her dog. I kissed Presley's wet nose. "Do you want to find the real thief, sweet boy? Come on, let's get you in Mommy's bag." "No. No." Mac was on his feet after a few more stretches. "We can't bring the dog." "And why not?" I already had Presley's purse open on the counter, his little tail wagging at the sight of it. "He's a helper!" "A helper?"Mac wiped his face with the palm on his hand, his stubble whispering at the connection. "Evelyn, we're going to break into a crime scene. You can't bring a dog into a crime scene." "I can." I put Presley in his bag, slid it onto my shoulder. "I am. Look, I can even put flashlights in there with him! He'll keep them safe." Mac opened his mouth, closed it again. "Safe from what? Evelyn, what if he barks? Or pees in the middle of the crime scene?" I gasped. "Presley would never. He's a good boy, Mac." Spoiler alert, they take Presley. Also: She has an exchange with a lift operator where she proclaims Presley her favorite. The lift operator seeks clarification, and asks if she means favorite dog. No, her favorite of anything in the whole world. Her love interest, an employee of the hotel with a somewhat shady past, good-naturedly aides and abets her investigations. He can pick locks. She also has a Hollywood star she pretends to date in order to help quell rumors around a confirmed bachelor. I won't go too much into the mystery beyond saying it worked well for me, and there were a lot of suspects. I did pick out the murderer, and I don't actively try to do that, preferring to let the story go where it will. I guess I'm saying it might be easy, but I've also been watching a lot of Columbo. LOL! Anyhow, it's 5 stars for me because I simply had a good time, and want to spend more time in this world. I appreciate that a mystery with a sleuth who owns a pet, and the pet has more than a cameo with a spot on the cover. More dog. Always more dog.

[mankabrosstudios]

This Date In Manka Bros. History - December 30, 1954

Actor Harvey Murray is arrested for murder during a live TV performance of Manka Playhouse 90’s ‘Sunset Boulevard.’ Murray (a.k.a. the Studio City Strangler) was accused and convicted of killing fifteen aspiring actors over several years. His performance in the show was also panned by critics.

[danielleurbansblog]

Review: The Case of The Little Island in the Pacific

Synopsis: Alice White, investigator for a small New York City law firm in the 1950s, finds herself forced into a murder investigation while on vacation on a remote Pacific island.With no clear motive, and the storm of the century destroying her evidence, Alice must wade through the path of island hermits, rich socialites, secret P.I.s, and blackmail.Clearly there is no rest for the…

[monkeyssalad-blog]

1959 illustration by Carroll Jones by totallymystified Via Flickr: For the story The Death Tunnel by Gerald Kerch. From The Saturday Evening Post.

[misspoken-mistaken]

4.21.2024

This morning, while the sun was stretching its spine and rising into the sky, I was in the shower. Getting ready to drive too long and too far to work in an office. An office placed in the center of a city I cannot stand. Maybe on another day I will get into that. I am not feeling nostalgic today, only a little resentful. Listening through earbuds, I follow Mrs. Davenport fall into step with the…