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	8/25/2010 4:09:49 AM
topic: Stories length Tog Posts 146	I've got one I'd like to submit to EQMM, but the word count is 925. I know that's above the 250 absolute lower limit, but I'm really curious as to the acceptance odds of one that short. It would also be a Dept of First Stories if that makes a difference.
	8/24/2010 7:39:44 PM
topic: Aug. 20, 2010: The new Agatha Christie adaptations Jon L. Breen Posts 67	You're well-advised to skip the new batch, Josh. One of the problems with the adaptation of THIRD GIRL is that they took a 1960s situation and planted it in the 1930s. I think many of the earlier adaptations were excellent, though. Some favorites: DEATH ON THE NILE, MURDER IS MESOPOTAMIA, and PERIL AT END HOUSE. An early one that was not successful (for understandable reasons) was THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD.
	8/24/2010 11:20:14 AM
topic: Is it time to retire the "sticky" topics? admin Posts 2	We have removed some topics but have decided to retain the post with our current New York address. We hope you continue to enjoy the Mystery forum. Admin
	8/24/2010 1:28:23 AM
topic: Aug. 20, 2010: The new Agatha Christie adaptations Yoshinori Todo Posts 232	I haven't seen many of these TV adaptations yet, and instead of watching these new batch, I think I will just reread the novels. Appointment with Death and Murder on the Orient Express are of course two of the all-time best (i.e. most ingenious and enjoyable) Christie novels Third Girl is pretty good too, I thought. Definitely of a different era than the other two. Set in the Swinging Sixties. Somehow more sober and melancholy (not as bubblingly exuberant as some of the 20s and 30s Christies), but a whole lot of fun nonetheless. Besides, the mystery aspect here is well done and pretty compelling. What did happen to the girl in that highrise apartment in the suburbs of London? Hercule Poirot--and Ariadne Oliver--investigate. Yeah, I will definitely reread Third Girl before the end of this year.
	8/23/2010 3:16:53 PM
topic: From the Editor's Desk: AHMM, Aug. 23, 2010 AHMM Editorial Posts 45	Winter Issues As I write this, we are putting the finishing touches on our January/February 2011 issue. This is the issue that will be on the newsstands from early November until around December 22 or 23, so it's our annual holiday issue. It sometimes comes as a surprise to readers that we work so far in advance. But if August seems early to be working on the January/February issue, keep in mind that it still needs to be transmitted to the printer, printed and bound, and then shipped to subscribers and vendors across the country. Each year in our holiday issue, we replace the Editor's Notes with a seasonally-appropriate illustration. I'm especially pleased with this year's, which references a famous scene in a Hitchcock film. I'll say no more: you'll know it when you see it. We give the holiday assignment to a different illustrator each year, and this year's is by Jorge Mascarenhas. Ironically, I have no holiday-themed stories in this issue (nor even any stories set in winter, though during the heat a few weeks ago, I could have used some). I have to admit, though, that holiday stories aren't all that important to me. I like it when a good one comes along, but they're not something I actively seek. Too often, they can be gimmicky, though I think the best take advantage of the particular circumstances of holidays: routines disrupted, extra pressure and stress, families coming together to revive old tensions and conflicts. Heartwarming. Nice winter holiday stories that we've published in recent years include “Death on the List” by B. K. Stevens (January 1999); “A Tale of Too Much Dickens” by James Powell (January/February 2006); “The Christmas Club” by Gilbert M. Stack (January/February 2007); and “Chainsaw Nativity” by S. J. Hubbard (January/February 2008). How about you: Do you like holiday stories? What are your favorites? Linda Landrigan Editor, AHMM
	8/23/2010 2:24:06 PM
topic: Aug. 20, 2010: The new Agatha Christie adaptations Jon L. Breen Posts 67	The latest group are THIRD GIRL (not very good), APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH (pretty good), and MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (haven't seen it but have read discouraging reports). Suchet is always great, but the adaptations tend to be overly arty and pretentious, somewhat dark (which is sometimes okay), and not in the spirit of the originals, as the early ones were.
	8/22/2010 4:49:25 PM
topic: From the Editor's Desk: EQMM August 16, 2010 Leigh Posts 211	1. Outside of Disney/Warner cartoons, I dislike anthropomorphic animals. 2. Janet, here in the South, I'm sure neighbors could come up with recipes for fried squirrel stuffed with green tomatoes.
	8/21/2010 7:45:39 PM
topic: Aug. 13, 2010: Ballads of Badness Robert Lopresti Posts 67	Well, you're talking to a guy who wrote a novel about murder in the folk music revival. I also blogged about "boy kills girl" ballads at http://criminalbrief.com/?p=11015 Besides Tom Dooley, you have Banks of the Ohio, Lily of the West, Little Sadie, Omie Wise, Poor Ellen Smith, Rose Connelley, Knoxville Girl, etc. Ladies love outlaw songs include: The Highwayman, Young Wesley, Road to Fairfax County, and of course, Ladies Love Outlaws. Then there's the old ballad, Sovay, in which the heroine disguises herself ad robs her sweetheart at gunpoint. He refuses to give up the ring she gave him which is a good thing because she tells him later, "if you had given me that ring I would have pulled the trigger and killed you dead." Sweet lady. By the way, Townes Van Zandt wrote "Poncho and Lefty." Rob
	8/21/2010 7:37:51 PM
topic: From the Editor's Desk: EQMM August 16, 2010 Robert Lopresti Posts 67	FUnny you should bring this up because I have been watching a show outside my bedroom window today. The hazel nuts are ripe and the squirrels are arguing with the stellar jays (cousin to a blue jay) over who they belong to. Could be a story in there somewhere. I actually prefer a story about a fully anthropomorphic (ie thinking) animal to one who just coincidentally solves crimes. One classic that comes to mind is James Powell's "Midnight at Manger's Bird and Beast," which appeared in EQMM in 1994.
	8/21/2010 6:34:50 AM
topic: Aug. 20, 2010: The new Agatha Christie adaptations Yoshinori Todo Posts 232	Haven't seen them (yet). Which works have been newly adapted?
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