"He was the Poe of the Twentieth century, the poet of the shadows, the Hitchcock of the written word." Francis M. Nevins Jr. , Cornell Woolrich historian and biographer.
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Reprints of Francis M. Nevins columns from Mysteryfile.com
FIRST YOU READ, THEN YOU WRITE. Another column of commentary from Mike Nevins on the world of detective fiction. This time he talks about Carlos Burlingham, Ellery Queen, and his local Dollar Tree DVD bin. This column first appeared in Mystery*File 47, Feb 2005.
FIRST YOU READ, THEN YOU WRITE. The latest installment of Mike Nevins’ regular column of mystery commentary deals with Cornell Woolrich, including some comments on the information uncovered by Steve Lewis and Paul Herman.
FIRST YOU READ, THEN YOU WRITE. Mike Nevins’ regular column of commentary on mystery fiction and film. Names mentioned in this latest installment are Nigel Strangeways, Verne Athanas, Dennis Weaver, Cornell Woolrich and Ellery Queen.
FIRST YOU READ, THEN YOU WRITE. Mike Nevins’ regular column of commentary on mystery fiction and film. Names mentioned in this latest installment include Baynard Kendrick, Robert B. Parker, Mantan Moreland, Reggie Fortune and Philo Vance.
FIRST YOU READ, THEN YOU WRITE. Mike Nevins’ regular column of commentary on mystery fiction and film. Names mentioned in this latest installment include Dan Brown, Martin Scorsese, Cornell Woolrich, Ashley Judd, William Fay and Rex Stout. All in one column!
FIRST YOU READ, THEN YOU WRITE. Mike Nevins’ regular column of commentary on mystery fiction and film. Names prominently mentioned in this latest installment include Edward G. Ulmer, Herschel Bernardi, John Creasey, Joan Kahn, Cornell Woolrich, and Thomas C. Renzi’s book on the latter.
FIRST YOU READ, THEN YOU WRITE. Mike Nevins’ regular column of commentary on mystery fiction and film. In this installment Mike waxes nostalgic over TV detective dramas of his youth (and mine). Prominently mentioned are Perry Mason, Man Against Crime, Boston Blackie, Naked City and M Squad, with many diversions in between.
FIRST YOU READ, THEN YOU WRITE. Mike Nevins’ regular column of commentary on mystery fiction and film. Among people, movies and TV shows mentioned in this installment are Stephen King, Cornell Woolrich, VERTIGO, Thriller, Sergei M. Eisenstein, James Bond, Agatha Christie, Glenn M. Barns, and THE DEPARTED.
