<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879</id><updated>2012-02-12T21:51:24.433-08:00</updated><category term='story'/><category term='missing footprint'/><category term='comic'/><category term='novelette'/><category term='meeting'/><category term='collection'/><category term='novel'/><category term='anthology'/><category term='locked room'/><category term='impossible crime'/><title type='text'>Fang's Mystery Blog</title><subtitle type='html'>The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>192</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-7380528851773375385</id><published>2010-05-22T13:13:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-22T13:13:07.967-07:00</updated><title type='text'>博客转移声明</title><summary type='text'>因为blogger.com在国内长期被封，所以我把这个blog转移到新的地址：

http://mystery.yunfang.net

欢迎大家访问。

其实我冤啊。还有比我更和谐的blog吗？除了密室杀人就只有无头女尸……</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/7380528851773375385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=7380528851773375385' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7380528851773375385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7380528851773375385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2010/05/blog-post.html' title='博客转移声明'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-7031549152841501058</id><published>2010-05-19T00:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T00:23:19.185-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Jacques Pendower, Out of This World (1966)</title><summary type='text'>顺便再来介绍一本和通灵会有关的不可能犯罪。没有最烂，只有更烂。这本书开头还比较吸引人，一个大师在众目睽睽之下悬浮并消失，但接下来的情节发展如同白水，以至于完全没有概括的必要。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计踩在和背景颜色一样的板子上，表演悬浮。利用光线和背景颜色完成“消失”，其实从秘道溜走。在猫的爪子上抹慢性毒药杀人。杀人的诡计还可以，但是完全没有情节。唉，还是怀念Carr的The Plague Court Murders。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/7031549152841501058/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=7031549152841501058' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7031549152841501058'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7031549152841501058'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2010/05/jacques-pendower-out-of-this-world-1966.html' title='Jacques Pendower, &lt;i&gt;Out of This World&lt;/i&gt; (1966)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-4407478455997742118</id><published>2010-05-19T00:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T00:09:12.208-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>C. St John Sprigg, The Six Queer Things (1937)</title><summary type='text'>女主角A参加大法师C主持的通灵会上瘾。她的未婚夫B劝她不要沉迷其中，A不听，两人争吵之后分手。A住进C的房子。A目睹陌生人闯进房中打晕C，被C的手下制止。A长期参加通灵会产生幻觉，去看医生D。D给了她一些建议。B放下不下A，自己去参加通灵会。会前A不知为何衣衫不整地跑了出去。C让B给自己倒一杯水。B从水龙头里接了一杯水递给C，C喝了以后中毒身亡。警方在B的口袋里搜出一个小瓶，里面查出毒药，但是成分和C中的毒不一样！除了B以外没有人接近过C，凶手是怎么下的毒？警方查出C竟然是一个女人！B从家中溜走。A被人劫持到一个精神病院。警方在C的抽屉里发现六样怪东西：带有胶布的布单、粘着毛线的卡片、气球、一个女人的照片、一个盒子（里面装了棍子、管子、吸管，吸管上抹了尼古丁）、一本法医学的书。C家发现中毒而亡的狗和被拔掉毒牙的蛇。A从精神病院逃走，找到医生D，D却指认她确实有精神病。A试图逃跑，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/4407478455997742118/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=4407478455997742118' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/4407478455997742118'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/4407478455997742118'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2010/05/c-st-john-sprigg-six-queer-things-1937.html' title='C. St John Sprigg, &lt;i&gt;The Six Queer Things&lt;/i&gt; (1937)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-659197347620504810</id><published>2010-04-30T10:03:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-04T12:19:05.768-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Rupert Penny, She Had to Have Gas (1939)</title><summary type='text'>Rupert Penny的小说多以诡计为主，但是布局相对较差，这本书就是一个典型。房东老太太A回家后听到音乐大作，随即发现房客的房门自内紧锁。她从房门上面的窗户看到房客B死在里面的床上，屋里充满了煤气味，吓得报了警。等她和警察赶回来，却发现里面的尸体消失不见。几天之后，警察在距离房间很远的一间屋子里发现了疑似B的尸体，尸体的手、脚、头均被切断，脖子和手上套了网球拍的塑胶袋。警察找到屋子主人C，C的一位女性朋友D最近消失。警方初步判定尸体是B，因为尸体穿着绿色的内衣，而D从来不穿绿色内衣，另外尸体正是死于煤气中毒。在老太太发现尸体后，C曾和一位警官P在另一个地点说过话。从时间上看，C不可能杀死B之后再赶到P处。凶手为什么要将B的尸体搬到C的房子里？又为什么要切下尸体的头和手脚？后来警方找到了B的同居男友E，原来B和她的男友都是偷窃惯犯。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计凶手是C。他用商店里的</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/659197347620504810/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=659197347620504810' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/659197347620504810'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/659197347620504810'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2010/04/rupert-penny-she-had-to-have-gas-1939.html' title='Rupert Penny, &lt;i&gt;She Had to Have Gas&lt;/i&gt; (1939)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-909076425331769765</id><published>2009-08-29T23:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-29T23:01:24.290-07:00</updated><title type='text'>V. C. Clinton-Baddeley, My Foe Outstretch'd beneath the Tree (1967)</title><summary type='text'>主人公教授A在录音房得到一盘教授B的英语教学录音带。A让俱乐部好友C放给他听，两人听到录音带末尾处很奇怪，里面的女生跟男生说“星期三4号有空”，然后变成音乐。当晚C被杀死了。

最大的嫌犯有两名：一名是D，他的老婆跟C有染；还有一人是E，当日找过C，之后消失不见。

A收到教师B的录音师F小姐寄来的教学带，却发现末尾没有奇怪的电话，也没有混入音乐。A从B那里证实原来的录音带里没有音乐，A怀疑之前听到的录音带被人动过手脚。A发现收到的教学带包裹上面的邮戳是从Highgate寄来。

E终于出现，他童年和C有仇，当晚打了C，他以为自己是杀人凶手，但是尸检表明C死于窒息而非重击。

[SPOILER +/-] 真凶及其动机

凶手是D，他的同谋是F小姐。F篡改了录音带的结尾，寄给六名毒贩，“星期三4号”是碰头时间。C无意中听到了改过的录音带，因此被D灭口，也就是说D的杀人动机并不是老婆有外遇。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/909076425331769765/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=909076425331769765' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/909076425331769765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/909076425331769765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/08/v-c-clinton-baddeley-my-foe-outstretchd.html' title='V. C. Clinton-Baddeley, &lt;i&gt;My Foe Outstretch&apos;d beneath the Tree&lt;/i&gt; (1967)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-3107054279333080554</id><published>2009-06-17T13:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-17T13:29:36.706-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Siobhan Dowd, The London Eye Mystery (2007)</title><summary type='text'>最近很忙没有时间更新blog，今天来补一篇电梯密室。这部小说出版不久，因此没有收录进bobo的书单。所谓的London Eye是伦敦的一个大摩天轮。在两个小孩A和B的注视下，小孩C上了摩天轮。摩天轮转了一圈之后，C却没有下来。A和B在摩天轮旋转期间一直盯着C的密封舱，在密封舱到顶的时候还核对过，所以应该没有盯错。家长向警方报案，三天过去大家都没有找到C，他到底上哪里去了？A和B提出8种可能的理论，其中有几种纯属搞笑，比如人体自爆和时间黑洞。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计C的朋友D戴着假发，穿着外套和C一起入舱，在舱内C把假发和外套交给D穿戴。C后来跑到一个废弃的大楼里，被A的父亲误锁在里面三天，靠喝厕所水箱里的水度日（好惨），差点玩完。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/3107054279333080554/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=3107054279333080554' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3107054279333080554'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3107054279333080554'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/06/siobhan-dowd-london-eye-mystery-2007.html' title='Siobhan Dowd, &lt;i&gt;The London Eye Mystery&lt;/i&gt; (2007)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-8372109260994484265</id><published>2009-05-22T23:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T23:51:45.647-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='story'/><title type='text'>James Yaffe, Department of Impossible Crimes (1943)</title><summary type='text'>作者15岁时发表的第一篇侦探小说短篇，刊载于EQMM上。

A死在电梯里，背后插了一把刀。证人B目睹A在五楼坐电梯下去，证人C、D目睹电梯上了五楼，停了一会儿，然后下到一楼，在下降过程中没有停顿。电梯里只有一楼和五楼的按钮上有A的指纹，没有其它的指纹。A的健康状况不大好。

[SPOILER +/-] 诡计

A进入电梯的时候还活着，电梯下降的时候晕倒。C、D看到A倒在电梯里，C大叫“A死了！”，D吓得惊声尖叫。从D的角度其实看不到A的背后。C指使D去报警，自己趁机杀死了D。
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/8372109260994484265/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=8372109260994484265' title='276 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8372109260994484265'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8372109260994484265'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/05/james-yaffe-department-of-impossible.html' title='James Yaffe, &lt;i&gt;Department of Impossible Crimes&lt;/i&gt; (1943)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>276</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-447381162539196867</id><published>2009-05-21T10:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-05T13:39:28.994-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Helen McCloy作品总导读</title><summary type='text'>今天完成了吉林出版集团Helen McCloy作品总导读的初稿。因为Helen McCloy是我喜爱的作家，所以这一个多月来的努力是相当愉快的体验，感谢私家侦探给我这个机会。无论稿件最后是否被采纳，都希望以后能有更多的机会和国内出版社合作，为国内的推理事业尽一份力。

我个人很喜欢读书评，但自己动手写导读类的文章还是头一次。因为之前没有什么经验，所以写出来肯定有很多不足之处，诚恳地希望大家批评。但有一点我可以保证，就是导读当中提到的书，都是我看过的；导读里面的内容，超过80%是我自己总结的。我感觉国内的导读、介绍普遍存在一个问题，就是写导读的人自己没有读过足够的书，很多句子从网上照搬，也不管人家说得有没有道理，反正自己没看过，当然更谈不上自己的观点了。（当然这里面存在一个客观条件的问题，就是很多原版书在国内不容易找到，因此不能完全苛求。）我觉得写评论最重要的一点是要先看书再说话，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/447381162539196867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=447381162539196867' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/447381162539196867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/447381162539196867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/05/helen-mccloy_21.html' title='Helen McCloy作品总导读'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-7592911830774447374</id><published>2009-05-19T22:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T01:06:14.381-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Helen McCloy的理系推理</title><summary type='text'>颇有这么一类“心理分析”，打着“心理”的旗号，其实是胡乱猜测，既无事实根据，也无逻辑基础。（比方说Gladys Mitchell在Death at the Opera里面有这样一个推理：因为死者没有注意到现场的异常情形，所以凶手一定是个话痨，不断地跟死者说话以吸引其注意力。&amp;^%$$%#@^#!）相比之下Helen McCloy的线索和推理就很扎实，以科学事实为基础，读来十分可信。Helen McCloy的很多案情解决需要用到一些生僻的科学知识。套用一个时髦的词汇，就是“理系推理”。和某些日本作家纯粹炫学、可有可无的“理系推理”不同，McCloy小说中的科学知识总是对案情解决起到决定性的作用。这一点作者自己很好地概括在The Bug That's Going Around (1979)里面：In most of Dr. Basil Willing's murder cases the </summary><link 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-1515506372375320727</id><published>2009-05-19T22:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T01:16:56.332-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Helen McCloy的非物质线索</title><summary type='text'>后人评价一个侦探小说作家，最主要的是看他/她和别的作家有什么不一样，给侦探小说这种类型小说带来了什么新的东西、新的发展。通常认为Helen McCloy对侦探小说的最大贡献是心理分析，因为她的主人公Dr. Basil Willing是心理医生，能窥探别人的内心世界，看到一般人看不到的东西。在出道作Dance of Death (1938)里，Dr. Willing说出了下面这句话：Every criminal leaves psychic fingerprints, and he can't wear gloves to hide them.这句话可以说是Dr. Willing破案的指导方针。古典侦探热衷于收集指纹、烟头一类的物质证据，到了Dr. Willing这里，则更看重嫌疑人的话语、感觉、思想、行为等一系列看不见摸不着的非物质证据(intangible clue)。我个人认为“</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/1515506372375320727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-7648824231080395614</id><published>2009-05-19T14:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T01:07:40.677-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Helen McCloy的战争题材小说</title><summary type='text'>Helen McCloy的多部小说以战争为背景，融合了侦探、间谍、动作等诸多元素。The Man in the Moonlight (1940)的主人公之一是从德国逃亡的科学家。The Goblin Market (1943)围绕德国的潜水艇展开。Panic (1944)是密码间谍小说。The One That Got Away (1945)分析了战争带给人们的心理创伤和纳粹思想的形成。晚期作品The Impostor (1977)和The Smoking Mirror (1979)也都和间谍、战争有关。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/7648824231080395614/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=7648824231080395614' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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死者在大雪天中暑身亡。两个人喝下同一杯毒药，一人死亡，另一人却安然无恙。The One That Got Away (1945) 密室杀人。Through a Glass, Darkly (1948) 分身(doppelganger)。Unfinished Crime (1954) 不可能盗窃。The Further Side of Fear (1967) 密室盗窃。Mr. Splitfoot (1968) 监视下的密室杀人。A Question of Time (1971) 密室中的惊吓杀人。其中The One That Got Away和Unfinished Crime这两部书Robert Adey没有收录。另外Who's Calling (1942)讨论了poltergeist（</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/5628699254746987693/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=5628699254746987693' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/5628699254746987693'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/5628699254746987693'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/05/helen-mccloy_19.html' title='Helen McCloy的不可能犯罪'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-5061893582556404989</id><published>2009-05-18T16:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-21T01:01:19.237-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Helen McCloy的作品打分</title><summary type='text'>以下纯粹是我的个人意见：A+: The Singing Diamonds (1949)*, Mr. Splitfoot (1968)A: Dance of Death (1938), Cue for Murder (1942), She Walks Alone (1948), Through a Glass, Darkly (1948)*, Better Off Dead (1951)*A-: The Nameless Clue (1941)*, The One That Got Away (1945), Through a Glass, Darkly (1950), The Slayer and the Slain (1957)B+: The Man in the Moonlight (1940), The Goblin Market (1943), Do Not Disturb (</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/5061893582556404989/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=5061893582556404989' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/5061893582556404989'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/5061893582556404989'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/05/helen-mccloy_18.html' title='Helen McCloy的作品打分'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-474712662470048328</id><published>2009-05-18T15:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-19T16:23:33.980-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Helen McCloy长篇作品一览</title><summary type='text'>至此我已介绍完了Helen McCloy全部的长篇作品。它们可以分成两个部分，一个是以Dr. Basil Willing为主角的系列作品，共计13部，剩下的是非系列作品共计14部（不包括两部短篇集和中篇小说Better Off Dead，尽管它出过单行本）。总的来说Dr. Willing系列更侧重推理，非系列作品更侧重心理悬疑。但这也并不绝对，比方说The Goblin Market从风格上来看就更像非系列作品，事实上在那部书里Dr. Willing也是到最后才亮出身份。从时间上来看，这27部长篇可以大致以1951年为界划分成两个阶段。早期作品比较侧重侦探(detection)，晚期作品更侧重悬疑(suspense)，列举如下：第一阶段：[BW] Dance of Death (1938)[BW] The Man in the Moonlight (1940)[BW] The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/474712662470048328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-7421081486353471127</id><published>2009-05-18T14:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-19T21:50:15.291-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='collection'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><title type='text'>George Goodchild, McLean of Scotland Yard (1929)</title><summary type='text'>作者Inspector McLean系列的第一本书，由15个小短篇组成，推理成分较弱。其中第12个故事是一个电梯密室。1. 有一户人家连续发生失窃案，请McLean去调查。结果坏蛋绑架了McLean的副手Sergeant Brook，并冒充Brook去作案，被伪装的McLean识破。2. 有人连续收到四个黑便士后死亡。黑便士代表什么？[SPOILER +/-] 黑便士的意义死者早年有四个黑人仇家，名叫Penny。凶手是死者的兄弟，他寄黑便士是为了嫁祸别人。3. McLean变装阻止了一起毒杀案。4. McLean的宿敌Dr. Fingal绑架了McLean的妹妹，McLean将她解救出来，并擒获了Fingal的几个党羽。5. A一氧化碳中毒死在汽车里，车窗紧闭，是事故还是谋杀？A的肠子里藏有钻石。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计凶手为了获取A肚子里的钻石把他迷倒，放在车里通毒气。6. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/7421081486353471127/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=7421081486353471127' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7421081486353471127'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7421081486353471127'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/05/geroge-goodchild-mclean-of-scotland.html' title='George Goodchild, &lt;i&gt;McLean of Scotland Yard&lt;/i&gt; (1929)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-7222560001749061501</id><published>2009-05-18T14:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-18T14:29:16.397-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Through a Glass, Darkly (1950)</title><summary type='text'>本作可以说是Helen McCloy最富盛名的小说，由1948年的同名中篇小说注水而成。长篇比中篇多了一个杀人案，除此之外没有太大的差别，我推荐看中篇小说就可以了。

本作的故事其实很简单。女教师A连续被两所学校解雇，原因是总有人看到她的“分身”(doppelganger)。比方说刚刚看到她上楼，过一会儿她又从外面进来了。A自己也觉得很困惑。有一天A在自宅死掉了，身上没有任何伤口，像是自然死亡。

[SPOILER +/-] 诡计

凶手是男人。他化装成A的样子在学校出现，让人以为存在A的“分身”。A的住宅由两个对称的房间构成，两边的家具布置也完全对称，中间由一扇玻璃门分隔。凶手把灯泡换成坏的，又把玻璃门换成镜子。A晚上回家在镜子里看到自己的映像，还以为是“分身”，惊吓而死。

凶手身上的气味和A的香水味道不同，给Dr. Willing留下了线索。

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S. Van Dine，明明是缩写版，却没有地方标明，不明真相的读者恐怕还以为原著就是这个水平，那可真是贻害大众了。Angells家的双胞胎兄弟A、B住在一间L形的宅子里（不知道“三角公馆”是哪里来的），两人各住一边，中间靠一个电梯分隔。A这边住了A和他的两个儿子CD，以及A的妻子的姐姐E。B这边住了B和他的养子F、养女G，以及G的丈夫H。当年AB的父亲留下奇怪的遗嘱，两个兄弟谁活得长谁将得到全部遗产。A长年生病，觉得自己活不过B，请了律师I来和B商量签订新的合同，无论谁先死，遗产都在A</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/3973459861319569387/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=3973459861319569387' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3973459861319569387'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3973459861319569387'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/05/roger-scarlett-murder-among-angells.html' title='Roger Scarlett, &lt;i&gt;Murder among the Angells&lt;/i&gt; (1932)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-8097523024331287410</id><published>2009-04-30T08:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-01T23:13:57.322-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Alan Thomas, The Death of Laurence Vining (1928)</title><summary type='text'>Laurence Vining是一个著名的犯罪学家，Dr. Benjamin Willing是他的助手（为什么我老想到Dr. Basil Willing）。小说开篇Vining刚解决了一桩疑案，意气风发。Vining的养子A正在和他的女秘书B恋爱，Vining因为不满A无所事事中止对A的经济援助。Vining收到匿名信让他去Hyde Park和一个戴红帽子的女子相见。Vining的朋友C来找他，两人聊了几句Vining很怒地回到自己房间，却不肯告诉Dr. Willing他们说了什么。Vining意外地死在Hyde Park。事发经过如下：Hyde Park有一个电梯，Vining从高层进入电梯，高层的电梯工W1关上电梯门开动电梯，然后电梯一路运行到底层，开门的时候楼下的电梯工W2和在那里等着上楼的Dr. Willing一起目睹Vining倒在电梯门口，身上披着L.V.字样的雨衣，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/8097523024331287410/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=8097523024331287410' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8097523024331287410'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8097523024331287410'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/alan-thomas-death-of-laurence-vining.html' title='Alan Thomas, &lt;i&gt;The Death of Laurence Vining&lt;/i&gt; (1928)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-434678843435061565</id><published>2009-04-28T23:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-04T23:18:07.974-07:00</updated><title type='text'>五月评论重点</title><summary type='text'>私家侦探方面：完成吉林古典推理文库的Helen McCloy导读。bobo方面：电梯密室。bobo曾经整理了一个很全的电梯密室书单：Alan Thomas, The Death of Laurence Vining (1928)George Goodchild, The Western Hotel Lift Tragedy (1929)*Roger Scarlett, Murder Among the Angells (1932)Stanislas-Andre Steeman, Six Dead Men (1932)Carter Dickson &amp; John Rohde, Drop to His Death (1939)James Yaffe, Department of Impossible Crimes (1943)*Peter Godfrey, Out of This World </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/434678843435061565/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=434678843435061565' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/434678843435061565'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/434678843435061565'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post_28.html' title='五月评论重点'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-8768610116053164089</id><published>2009-04-28T13:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-28T16:08:43.646-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, The One That Got Away (1945)</title><summary type='text'>主人公心理学家A受朋友B邀请来到小镇，那里有一个人家C夫妇领养的小孩D经常离家出走，让家人很是担心。A碰到出走的D，将他制伏。A问D为什么总是出走，D不肯回答，A猜测他有什么害怕的事情。A了解到当年德军空袭炸毁了D的房子，他的朋友都烧死了，只有他一个人幸存，或许他还没有从战争的创伤中恢复。A在D的房间看到一本法西斯哲学家E的作品，担心他被毒害。A查到书归D的英语老师F所有，但是F否认给过D这本书。A意外地在附近碰到E，原来他离开德国以后隐姓埋名藏在这里。A从B那里了解到多年前在镇上曾经有一个警察看守五六个德国罪犯，结果德国罪犯集体暴动，警察受伤。其他警员及时赶到，制伏了五个德国兵。重伤的警察临死前说有一个德国人逃了(one got away)。警方试图追查逃走的那个德国人，但囚犯档案在当晚的空袭中被毁，整个事情后来不了了之。A猜测当年逃跑的那个德国兵现在改头换面呆在小镇里。F</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/8768610116053164089/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=8768610116053164089' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8768610116053164089'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8768610116053164089'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-one-that-got-away-1945.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;The One That Got Away&lt;/i&gt; (1945)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-1197596022339863703</id><published>2009-04-27T15:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T11:06:13.740-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Robert Adey的最新密室书单</title><summary type='text'>下面是英国密室权威Robert Adey发表在Old-Time Detection杂志上的最新密室书单，列举了他个人最喜欢的密室作品。请勿转载。J. Sheridan LeFanu, Uncle Silas (1864)Israel Zangwill, The Big Bow Mystery (1892)Louis Zangwill ("Z. Z."), A Nineteenth Century Miracle (1897)Gaston Leroux, The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1908)S. S. Van Dine, The Canary Murder Case (1927)Horatio Winslow and Leslie Quirk, Into Thin Air (1928)George Limnelius, The Medbury Fort</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/1197596022339863703/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=1197596022339863703' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/1197596022339863703'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/1197596022339863703'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/robert-adey.html' title='Robert Adey的最新密室书单'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-2018451628283642507</id><published>2009-04-26T10:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-26T23:50:59.260-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>法月纶太郎《二的悲剧》(1994)</title><summary type='text'>这本书一开始很奇怪，用第二人称叙述，文中的“你”叫做A，偶遇多年未见的高中同学B。B的高中好友兼现任室友C被人杀害，脸部被烧毁，B则消失不见。警方认为B是最大的嫌疑犯。“你”看了新闻报道非常混乱，因为“你”觉得死者是B而不是C。警方在C的胃里找到一把钥匙，上面有刻着"1 yard"的钥匙。法月纶太郎认为不是"1 yard"而是"diary"的字母重组，C因为不想别人看到她的日记所以吞下了日记本的钥匙。警方在现场没有找到日记本。“你”在郊外女尸下面找到日记本。法月纶太郎发现在BC的高中毕业纪念册里二人的照片是颠倒的，他由此判断二人可能交换身份。B的男友D却说毕业册里的照片是当时印刷失误，二人的身份并没有错。警方也核实了这一说法。C当编辑的时候联系的侦探小说作家E被不明人士袭击，伤重住院。警方在郊外查到B的尸体，却没有找到C的日记本。警方还查到B死前曾经在公司复印日记。D收到B寄来的C的日记</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/2018451628283642507/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=2018451628283642507' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2018451628283642507'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2018451628283642507'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html' title='法月纶太郎《二的悲剧》(1994)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-1135620083746923226</id><published>2009-04-25T22:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-25T22:21:17.884-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>道尾秀介《独眼猴》(2007)</title><summary type='text'>耳朵有缺陷的男主人公A替甲公司调查窃听乙公司，碰到眼睛有缺陷的女子B加入调查。两人潜入乙公司大楼搜查证据未果。某晚A收到上级C的指令说乙公司的D晚上可能有动作，要加强窃听。当晚D跟大楼门卫说看到不明男子，门卫出去视察，有人趁这个当口进入大楼杀死了D。凶器是一把菜刀，装在白色的信封里，丢在现场附近。警方在信封上查到一枚指纹。A问B当晚的经过，B支支吾吾，A怀疑B杀死了D。A给多年前在山林里自杀身亡的女友E扫墓，碰到E的父母。E的父母告诉A当年E也曾收到白色的信封，用红胶带封住。A很震惊，因为B以前工作过的侦探公司就采用白信封和红胶带。B被前雇主绑架，A赶去解救，却反而自身难保，幸亏朋友及时赶到把AB救出。A逃跑前抢走了那家侦探公司的一台服务器。A从服务器上查到当年E的死果然与B原来的侦探公司有关。[SPOILER +/-] 叙述性诡计A当年的“女友”其实是女性气质的男人。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/1135620083746923226/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=1135620083746923226' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/1135620083746923226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/1135620083746923226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/2007.html' title='道尾秀介《独眼猴》(2007)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-4168085282065329449</id><published>2009-04-25T14:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-25T22:27:00.617-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, The Goblin Market (1943)</title><summary type='text'>这本书其实是我看过的第一本Helen McCloy，因为事隔多年主要情节都不记得了:( 这个书名应该是来自Christina Rossetti的一首诗。主人公Philip Stark到Santa Teresa小岛上接替从楼梯上掉下来摔死的记者A的职务。Stark在现场看到酒瓶和酒，但是A生前有胃溃疡不能喝酒，Stark因此怀疑有人谋杀。A的桌子上的便笺上记录着一些奇怪的文字，C,Max,NPH，还画了一小块饼和一个方块。Stark给电话本上的"C"打电话，结果那边接了以后匆忙挂掉了，Stark听到背景里有钢琴的声音。Stark遭不明人士袭击，那人手上有三道疤痕。Stark在警察B的手臂上也看到三道疤痕。富豪D来找Stark，说之前卖给A一条新闻但是A还没付钱，他想要Stark付钱。Stark拒绝付给他钱。Stark从警察B那里得知手臂上有三道疤是黑社会的标志。Stark去D家做客，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/4168085282065329449/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=4168085282065329449' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/4168085282065329449'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/4168085282065329449'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-goblin-market-1943.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;The Goblin Market&lt;/i&gt; (1943)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-2292515114546640820</id><published>2009-04-24T10:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-24T11:18:44.689-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='story'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, The Nameless Clue (1941)</title><summary type='text'>除了收录成合集的Dr. Basil Willing短篇，Helen McCloy还有以下几部零散短篇发表在EQMM上：Murder Is Everybody's Business (1951) (EQMM 1953.2)The Outer Darkness / Shake Hands with Death (1950) (EQMM 1959.4)The Nameless Clue / The Black Disk (1941) (EQMM 1961.4)The Shadows Outside / The Waiting Shadow (1952) (EQMM 1962.6)这里介绍的是作者的一部早期（中）短篇。报社记者A去旅馆查那里发生的一起凶案，死者为离婚女子B，两个嫌疑人是他的前夫C和律师D。A租下凶案发生的房间，晚上房里进入一个恐怖的怪人E，他的嗓子被划坏不能说话。A</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/2292515114546640820/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=2292515114546640820' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2292515114546640820'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2292515114546640820'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-nameless-clue-1941.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;The Nameless Clue&lt;/i&gt; (1941)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-4190144419985805500</id><published>2009-04-23T10:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-12T02:12:22.337-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='collection'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, The Pleasant Assassin and Other Stories of Dr. Basil Willing (2003)</title><summary type='text'>Crippen-Landru出版的Helen McCloy短篇集，收录了作者40-70年代发表在EQMM上的10部短篇，均以Dr. Basil Willing为侦探。1. Through a Glass, Darkly (1948)后面我会介绍作者的同名长篇，此处略去。2. The Singing Diamonds (1949)之前在The Singing Diamonds and Other Stories里面有介绍。3. The Case of the Duplicate Door (1949) aka Into Thin Air (1965)大富翁从飞机上失踪。飞行员说机舱有两扇门，一个通向厕所，一个通向外面，大富翁一定是在飞行途中开错了门掉出去了。[SPOILER +/-] 证词漏洞飞机降落的时候两扇门都是关着的，如果在空中开门，门不可能自己关上。4. Thy Brother </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/4190144419985805500/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=4190144419985805500' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/4190144419985805500'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/4190144419985805500'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-pleasant-assassin-and.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;The Pleasant Assassin and Other Stories of Dr. Basil Willing&lt;/i&gt; (2003)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-7152322384897872979</id><published>2009-04-22T16:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-24T10:46:25.648-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novelette'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Better Off Dead (1949)</title><summary type='text'>Dell 10c的单行本中篇小说，只有64页。又名Of Time and Murder、Life is a Brutal Affair。

男主人公A以化名回到过去的小镇，这里有B男C女和他们的小孩D，以及E男F女夫妇。数年前小镇上发生一起凶案，大家以为A死了，A此次回来就是调查当年的案发经过。

A把大家召集到一起开会。当年BC夫妇收留了无家可归的A，并给他一份临时工。EF夫妇把一个音乐柜卖给BC，付款之后大家去游泳，回来以后却发现钱不见了。大家怀疑是A偷的钱，A矢口否认，之后河里出现疑似A的尸体G。

大家认为A死了，可是E之后陆续收到神秘人给他寄来的钱，E猜测A没死。A公布了自己的真实身份。A说自己当年被人击中后脑倒在水里，因为害怕而逃离小镇。

案发前C在小屋看到不认识的男人G，回家告诉B，B却说C什么都没看到，还说如果有人问起他在哪里，C就说B一直和她在一起。C由此认为B</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/7152322384897872979/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=7152322384897872979' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7152322384897872979'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7152322384897872979'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-better-off-dead-1949.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;Better Off Dead&lt;/i&gt; (1949)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-8634705368149699056</id><published>2009-04-22T10:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-21T08:55:25.667-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, The Long Body (1955)</title><summary type='text'>“Long Body”是心理学的一个术语，意指人们感知的自身是一个包括别人、周围场景、其它物品的更广阔的自身。不清楚中文应该怎么翻译。

A在整理前夫B遗物时发现一个信封，上面写着“C小姐”，A的儿子D正在和一个叫C的女孩约会。A对C产生怀疑，遂去C家访问，C的父亲瘫痪在家，悄悄地说他其实不是C的父亲。

A和B的好友E说起此事，E怀疑B从山上掉下去是有人害他。A梦游往C家走去，但是半途踩到尖锐的石头醒了过来。

A险些被车撞死，她在车里看到C。A住进医院，医生说她无法行动，需要好好休息，并给她服下镇静剂。A在强大的精神动力下梦游出了医院，等她清醒过来已经在C家附近。A坐车回医院，在车站碰到陌生人。

A回到医院后不久警察来查她的不在场证明，因为C被人杀死。A因为有医生证明无法行动所以获得完美的不在场证明。A把自己的手袋遗落在现场，但是很奇怪警方好像不知道此事。

A再次碰到车站的陌生人</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/8634705368149699056/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=8634705368149699056' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8634705368149699056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8634705368149699056'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-long-body-1955.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;The Long Body&lt;/i&gt; (1955)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-2131073025950646707</id><published>2009-04-21T11:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-21T11:54:51.961-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='collection'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, The Singing Diamonds and Other Stories (1965)</title><summary type='text'>Queen's Quorum #121英国出版名Surprise, Surprise!在经历了令人郁闷的70年代之后，我们回过头来介绍一部Helen McCloy的优秀短篇集。本书包含作者40年代的四部侦探短篇，和50、60年代的四部科幻作品。1. Chinoiserie (1946)发生在中国满洲时代的故事。俄罗斯收藏家A从私贩手里买到一幅王维的名画，他的妻子B却离奇失踪。A的朋友C查到该画本来由恒贝勒收藏。有一天B和其他西方人经过一个市场的时候，有一个乞丐一直盯着她看，那个乞丐手里把玩着一块奇特的绿宝石，经C查证那个乞丐就是恒贝勒本人。[SPOILER +/-] 真相恒贝勒垂涎B因此向A提出用名画交换B，A因为B和C有地下情一直怀恨在心，便答应了这桩交易，名画到手后杀死了B。2. Number Ten Q Street (1963)关于广告的讽刺小说，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/2131073025950646707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=2131073025950646707' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2131073025950646707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2131073025950646707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-singing-diamonds-and-other.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;The Singing Diamonds and Other Stories&lt;/i&gt; (1965)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-2212607705907924130</id><published>2009-04-21T09:40:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-21T09:48:01.086-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, The Impostor (1977)</title><summary type='text'>女子A车祸之后在医院醒来，一个男人不知何故冒充是她丈夫。A真正的丈夫是物理学家，参与军队的一个秘密计划，不知身在何处。A发现她丈夫留给她的密码，却不知道如何解开。[SPOILER +/-] 密码解法这是一种双重密码(double bluff)，解开第一层密码之后得到貌似明文的文本，但是需要在这基础上再解一次，才能得到真正的明文。这个想法有点意思，但可惜作者对于这种密码的理解有很大的漏洞，以至于文中给出的解法根本不成立。作者在书末后记里承认了这一点。比作者的早期密码作品Panic (1944)差得太多。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/2212607705907924130/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=2212607705907924130' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2212607705907924130'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2212607705907924130'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-impostor-1977.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;The Impostor&lt;/i&gt; (1977)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-1933664050109627903</id><published>2009-04-21T09:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-21T09:40:41.523-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, The Changeling Conspiracy (1976)</title><summary type='text'>女子A被恐怖组织绑架，她的未婚夫B和她的父亲C一起酬到赎款。他们如约交了赎款，却没能换回A。A被恐怖分子转化成为其中一员，C死于非命。B孤身一人展开调查。[SPOILER +/-] 真相杀死C的是A的好友D，D也是恐怖组织一员。绑架案当晚D也在场但是一直没有出声怕人认出她来。作者70年代的小说总的来说越来越差，基本没有什么推理，只剩下悬疑，而且是很烂的悬疑。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/1933664050109627903/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=1933664050109627903' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/1933664050109627903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/1933664050109627903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-changeling-conspiracy-1976.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;The Changeling Conspiracy&lt;/i&gt; (1976)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-9216516763432513969</id><published>2009-04-19T15:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-19T15:38:58.714-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, The Smoking Mirror (1979)</title><summary type='text'>女子A因为忘记申请护照和男子B一起被卡在法国。B管A借了钱去赌场赌博，结果赢了一大笔钱，引起别人的注意。心理医师C相信B有某种特异功能，请他重复赌局，B再次大赢。A和B离去时在路上发现和他们一起玩牌的人D被打死。

[SPOILER +/-] 真相

C策划了这一切。Smoking Mirror是纳粹的一个神秘主义团体，帮助Hitler获得神秘力量，B就是被这个团体盯上的。
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/9216516763432513969/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=9216516763432513969' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/9216516763432513969'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/9216516763432513969'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-smoking-mirror-1979.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;The Smoking Mirror&lt;/i&gt; (1979)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-8210635335963504337</id><published>2009-04-19T12:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-19T13:05:21.419-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Minotaur Country (1975)</title><summary type='text'>女记者A采访议员B的妻子C，C托她寄一封信，但是A后来遇见小偷把信搞丢了。C当着B的面否认信的事情，A觉得很奇怪。C自己开车出去结果发生车祸，C不记得发生了什么事情。C宅发生火灾，有人怀疑是C抽烟引起的。B在演说的时候被人打死。[SPOILER +/-] 真相凶手是B的下级。他在8月9日有完美的不在场证明，却在9月8日B被杀的时候没有不在场证明，因为他搞错了美国的时间格式MMDDYY和欧洲的时间格式DDMMYY。关于日期的这个推理我记得在某个短篇里面见过，但是想不起来了。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/8210635335963504337/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=8210635335963504337' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8210635335963504337'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8210635335963504337'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-minotaur-country-1975.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;Minotaur Country&lt;/i&gt; (1975)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-1435734676072607405</id><published>2009-04-19T08:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-19T12:45:08.498-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, The Sleepwalker (1974)</title><summary type='text'>女主角A发现自己的汽车半夜被人开过，但是查不出是谁。A的楼里住进来一对奇怪的男女B和C，不久女子B被杀死，A出现在现场但是不记得事情经过，原来她患有梦游症，并且不知道自己多年前的经历。

[SPOILER +/-] 真相

女子当年目睹一起命案，老公和小孩都被人打死，从此失去记忆。凶手C为了灭口欲杀死A，但是B穿了A的衣服被误杀。

A本来是个大烟鬼，但是她老公为了帮她买烟而死，从此A痛恨抽烟，像变了一个人。

很一般的小说。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/1435734676072607405/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=1435734676072607405' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/1435734676072607405'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/1435734676072607405'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-sleepwalker-1974.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;The Sleepwalker&lt;/i&gt; (1974)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-6105691837310265959</id><published>2009-04-18T10:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T10:03:04.988-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, A Change of Heart (1973)</title><summary type='text'>女孩A请她的男友B一起给她父亲C过五十岁生日。C儿时和好友D有过约定，五十岁生日要在一个地方一起过，因此无法接受女儿的邀请。C去和D见面，D果然赴约。

D告诉C这些年来他偷盗了很多珠宝，但是最近要洗手不干，请C帮他放风，他要把偷来的珠宝还回到博物馆。C答应帮忙，和D一起去了博物馆。当晚A和B等C回家，C回家以后听了一段收音机便晕了过去。

A把C送进医院。A收到匿名电话，指控她父亲打死了博物馆的馆长，胁迫A偷盗一份机密文件。

C醒来以后说出当晚经过。C和D在换珠宝的时候碰到馆长，D将馆长打晕，两人逃走。

[SPOILER +/-] 真相

C的雇主想利用C去胁迫B的父亲，于是和D设局陷害C。

开头还不错但是后来情节很无聊。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/6105691837310265959/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=6105691837310265959' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6105691837310265959'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6105691837310265959'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-change-of-heart-1973.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;A Change of Heart&lt;/i&gt; (1973)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-5570000947520198870</id><published>2009-04-17T15:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-17T15:57:39.110-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Burn This (1980)</title><summary type='text'>作者的最后一部侦探小说，也是最后一部Dr. Basil Willing的小说。作家A买下一座公寓楼，把房间出租给其他的作家。一天从窗口飘进一张纸条，上面写着“BURN THIS”，并列出一个计划，要谋杀一个叫做Nemesis的人。接下来果然发生两起命案。先是一个老先生B被狗咬死，然后是一个女作家C心脏病突发而死，C的身上有一个狗的爪印。狗只听它主人D的话，但是D有不在场证明。是事故还是凶案？Dr. Willing介入案件调查。他查出Nemesis是一个专栏评论家，以尖酸刻薄、不留情面著称。Willing通过对语言的分析判断作家E是写纸条的人。E承认他和C一起策划写了纸条，起因是C收到送错的寄给Nemesis的包裹，从而得知Nemesis和自己住在同一幢楼里。E和C都是Nemesis的受害者，所以才会写下纸条。[SPOILER +/-] 凶手的杀人诡计凶手(Nemesis)是楼内一人F。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/5570000947520198870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=5570000947520198870' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/5570000947520198870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/5570000947520198870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-burn-this-1980.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;Burn This&lt;/i&gt; (1980)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-2330041281430789448</id><published>2009-04-17T09:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-17T14:10:08.845-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Two-Thirds of a Ghost (1956)</title><summary type='text'>畅销书作家A和朋友BCD在派对上玩一个叫做one-third of a ghost的游戏。大家轮着回答问题，第一次答不上来就变成1/3个鬼，两次答不上来变成2/3个鬼，三次答不上来就死了。结果A第三次答不上来的时候真的中毒死了！

A的遗孀E为了A死后的版税收入和B讨价还价，E认为BCD三人抽成太多，B却坚持原来签好的合同。

Dr. Willing调查A的身世，发现A是从北京大学毕业的（校友，寒……），某年患了失忆症忘记了之前的事情。Willing进一步了解到A成为作家之前是个医生，因为给自己的妻子手术失败而中止行医。

E抓到BCD的把柄，约他们三人见面，想敲出更多的钱，却在赴会时被杀了。

[SPOILER +/-] 真相

A只是挂名作家，他的书其实是BCD三人合写的。BCD三人当中的一人为了不让E了解到事情的真相先后杀死了A和E。凶手把毒下在冰块里。

Willing</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/2330041281430789448/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=2330041281430789448' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2330041281430789448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2330041281430789448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-two-thirds-of-ghost-1956.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;Two-Thirds of a Ghost&lt;/i&gt; (1956)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-4010491324666766345</id><published>2009-04-17T09:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-17T10:29:37.694-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Who's Calling? (1942)</title><summary type='text'>女主角A去未婚夫B家举行订婚仪式，却接到匿名电话警告她不要出现。B听到有人敲门出去却看不到人。房间里的东西被人翻得一团乱，显示屋里好像有poltergeist（传说中把房间弄乱的小鬼）。有人打电话找参议员C的太太D，那人自称叫E，D否认认识E。当晚的派对上F吃了带毒的酒心巧克力身亡。Dr. Basil Willing发现巧克力上的包装纸颜色不对。D收到一份剪报，上面暗示D和某个男人有染。A再次收到匿名电话，约她在某处会面。A赴会却被人推倒晕了过去。Dr. Willing在现场发现一张E的名卡。Dr. Willing通过F打电话时留下来的涂鸦找到新的线索。F是花边新闻作家，通过搜罗名人的丑闻进行敲诈勒索。[SPOILER +/-] 真相C和E其实是一个人的不同人格。给A打电话的是E。D为了维护丈夫的名誉毒死了敲诈犯F。D是色盲所以弄错了巧克力包装纸的颜色。Willing发现D是色盲，因为D</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/4010491324666766345/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=4010491324666766345' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/4010491324666766345'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/4010491324666766345'/><link 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Alone。折原一还列过一份密室书单，那个就比较离谱了，欧美的好作品都漏了不说，连赤川次郎的《三毛猫福尔摩斯的推理》都上榜了。倒不是说《三》的诡计不好，只是类似的诡计在Roger Ormerod, The Weight of Evidence (1978)里面已经用过了，而且Roger Ormerod把两个不可能犯罪极为巧妙地串在一起，完成度比赤川次郎要高得多。走题了……主人公Henry（又称Harry）是大学心理学系的讲师。一日他意外地继承了uncle的大笔遗产。他在冰面上滑倒，脑震荡失去知觉，过了二十分钟恢复神志。Henry决定辞去学校的职务回到老家找自己的童年女伴A。Henry在老家碰到自己的表兄B。Henry记得自己小时候打乒乓球输给B，B</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/7900108316552699085/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=7900108316552699085' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7900108316552699085'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7900108316552699085'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-slayer-and-slain-1957.html' 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McCloy的两部叙述性诡计作品。本作大致分成四个部分，第一部分是女主角A的手稿，第二部分是调查，第三部分又是一份手稿，第四部分是结局，因此从结构上看有“作中作”的意味。A在表亲大富翁B家做事，窗口走过一个黑人园艺师C，号称不认字，请A代笔帮他妻子写一封信。A写好信后C离开了，B却说家里没有这么一个园艺师。A要坐船去另一个城市，B托她带一个信封，里面有一些文件。A在去码头的路上看到C在邮局里。A上船后从广播中听到B生病死掉了。A无意间看到信封里面装着巨额钞票。A的朋友D劝她把钱存到船上的保险柜里。A存钱时惊讶地发现船上的保管员竟然是C！C声称自己没见过A，A因为不信任C所以不敢把钱交给他。船上有一个蛇类专家E带了一群蛇，关在桶子里。A意识到她帮C写的信可以掐头去尾伪造成自杀遗言。A回到船舱之后把白天的经过用打字机打成文稿，注明只有她身逢不测的时候才可以看。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/6440014720734598093/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=6440014720734598093' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6440014720734598093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6440014720734598093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' 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+/-] 密室诡计坏人是A的朋友，他事先将垃圾通道口上的盖子打开一点然后轻轻合上，这样弹簧就不会让锁卡住，之后他再从垃圾通道爬进屋里。他从通道出来的时候身上沾了香烟灰，但因为他一直有抽香烟所以没有引起怀疑。他进入A房间的目的是因为这个房间之前的房客在里面留下了一个烟盒形状的录音机，里面有对他不利的证据。全书除了这个密室诡计以外平平泛泛。书中提到double bluff的密码诡计，几年后作者在The Imposter中实现。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/3129442795046426675/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=3129442795046426675' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3129442795046426675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3129442795046426675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-further-side-of-fear-1967.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;The Further Side of Fear&lt;/i&gt; (1967)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-744545233033192498</id><published>2009-04-08T14:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-09T15:09:10.056-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Unfinished Crime (1954)</title><summary type='text'>A怀揣宝石进入廉价商店，因为被人跟踪，情急之下把宝石留在廉价店里，打算摆脱跟踪者后第二天早上再买回。A出店即被撞死。女主角B进入商店，发现宝石，以为是假的便买下。B碰到楼上的邻居C，C提出帮她拿宝石，B把盒子交给C但是自己戴上了宝石。C去买饮料却一去不返。B回家后听到楼上有响动（空宅孤女），给C打电话却没人接。B找到房东D报警。B去找自己的姨妈E，碰到E的朋友F和医生G。F鉴定宝石是绝世真品，随后宝石在大家眼皮底下消失了！大家互相搜身，又把房间搜了个遍，却找不到宝石。B回家以后碰到奇怪的印度人，才知道宝石是从印度偷出来的。B被下了药醒来已是第二天早上。警察说C一直在家，并把C拉出来对质。B发现C是冒名顶替的，可是房东D做证说C是真的。F告诉B说A是一个飞行员，从印度偷出了宝石。A开飞机逃跑的时候他的附驾驶以为有人要偷飞机，结果被发动机绞死。A因此一直逃窜。姨妈E告诉B是她偷偷藏起了宝石，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/744545233033192498/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=744545233033192498' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/744545233033192498'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/744545233033192498'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-unfinished-crime-1954.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;Unfinished Crime&lt;/i&gt; (1954)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-357374597637405883</id><published>2009-04-07T08:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-09T15:09:36.481-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Alias Basil Willing (1951)</title><summary type='text'>本书献给John Dickson Carr夫妇。每次我看到献给Carr的书就心潮澎湃。Dr. Willing听到一人A跟出租车司机说自己是Basil Willing，感到好奇，便跟在后面。他跟到一个房子，里面是心理医生B为他的病人办的晚宴。Willing私下里戳穿B的身份，B有话要告诉Willing，但和Willing离开房子后不久便毒发身亡。B留下神秘的死亡留言：“没有鸟唱歌的地方。”警方查出B的真实身份是一个私家侦探。B死的当晚A的一名盲患者C也死在自家床上，死因似为服用了过量的安眠药，症状和B一样。Willing查到B受雇于C。C家一本书里面夹着一张纸条，上面写着奇怪的字母和数字。Willing的太太怀疑A给B下毒，但是Willing说整个晚会期间A没有接触过B的饮料。A的另一个病患D告诉Willing自己的父亲生命垂危。Willing判断出纸条上记录的是一个地址，追踪到那个地址，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/357374597637405883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=357374597637405883' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/357374597637405883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/357374597637405883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-alias-basil-willing-1951.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;Alias Basil Willing&lt;/i&gt; (1951)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-2297190081113928191</id><published>2009-04-06T08:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-06T09:23:11.388-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, A Question of Time (1971)</title><summary type='text'>本书分成两个部分。第一个部分1960-1961讲意大利混血女孩A到异国表亲家做客，进入一个舞厅便惊恐地大叫，原因是她觉得以前在哪里见过这个地方。亲戚告诉她这不可能，因为她是第一次到这个国家。第二个部分1970-1971小女孩已经长大了，再次来到表亲家。大家观看了一个电影，是十年前大家一起去滑冰的景象。一对双胞胎兄弟恶作剧地把A关在舞厅里，A在里面疯狂地敲门想出来，等大家打开门发现A被掉落的画框砸中头部，已经死了。[SPOILER +/-] 密室杀人的诡计凶手在电影里每隔几帧插入一幅A受凌辱的画面，A在看电影的时候潜意识里对这幅画产生了印象。她进入舞厅后看到墙上挂的Goya的画，潜意识里回想起那个可怕的画面，便疯狂地敲门。凶手事先把挂画的铁丝弄松，一震动便掉了下来。这是Helen McCloy挑战deja vu的作品。关于那个心理暗示的诡计可以参见这个链接，其成立与否在心理学界也还存有争论</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/2297190081113928191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=2297190081113928191' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2297190081113928191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2297190081113928191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-question-of-time-1971.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;A Question of Time&lt;/i&gt; (1971)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-471905796915814092</id><published>2009-04-05T20:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-05T23:19:39.364-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, The Man in the Moonlight (1940)</title><summary type='text'>本书一开始的设定极有意思。Assistant Chief Inspector Foyle误入一个心理实验，实验有两个对象，一人A扮演谋杀犯，一人B扮演被害人。实验开始后大家被实验组织者C锁入楼内，没想到A真的死了！Foyle看到有人打碎窗子跑了出去，他认为那是一个矮瘦的男人。C也看到月光下的那人，他觉得是一个高大的男人。助理教授D当时路过，也看到那人，他觉得是个女人！Dr. Willing看到A的秘书E和一个男孩谈话，走过去的时候男孩已经不见。Willing解释说因为距离遥远，所以三个人其实谁也没看清楚，他们“看到的”只是他们头脑中的附会。现场留下一封A的遗书，用打字机打成，还有A自杀用的手枪。可是警方在现场找不到子弹，难道是不可能犯罪？学校的资助人F拜访Willing并提出一种自杀手法，使得现场不会找到子弹。[SPOILER +/-] F的手法手枪装上空包弹，然后放到嘴里开枪，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/471905796915814092/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=471905796915814092' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/471905796915814092'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/471905796915814092'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-man-in-moonlight-1940.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;The Man in the Moonlight&lt;/i&gt; (1940)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-7907195172842732943</id><published>2009-04-05T11:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-21T09:17:34.314-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Dance of Death (1938)</title><summary type='text'>McCloy的出道作，一经发表便好评如潮，引起轰动。雪地里发现一具女尸，是著名时尚女子A，她的身体发热，脸色发黄，经验尸很有可能中了她代言的一种减肥药的毒。警察询问A的继母和其他家人，却被告知A没有死，而且A生前已经很瘦了从来不吃她代言的减肥药。警方找到A，A却说自己不是A而是A的表妹B。原来出事那天晚上A的继母C为A准备了盛大的成年晚会，想让A嫁一个好人家自己好捞钱，没想到A却在当晚发起了高热。因为A经常得疟疾，所以大家以为还是疟疾发作，没有在意，让她卧床休息。C为了不让自己的计划泡汤提出让B假扮A继续出席晚会，B同意。晚会结束后，A奇怪地消失不见，C一方面到处找A，另一方面继续让B假扮A，以掩盖A失踪的事实。(有趣的是，在同一年份John Dickson Carr写出了颇为相似的混淆身份的作品：The Crooked Hinge。当然这个设定由来已久，可以追溯到Shakespeare</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/7907195172842732943/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=7907195172842732943' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7907195172842732943'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7907195172842732943'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-dance-of-death-1938.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;Dance of Death&lt;/i&gt; (1938)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-8891805736361955285</id><published>2009-04-03T15:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T16:10:19.868-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Panic (1944)</title><summary type='text'>女主角A的舅舅死在书房里，看上去像是自然死亡。警察B询问A她舅舅有没有留下来什么东西，A说没有。B告诉A她舅舅生前一直在研究加密算法，不久前声称搞出了一种既简单快捷又严密的新算法。A接受表兄C的建议到乡下歇息几天。A到乡下当晚听到外面门口有奇怪的声音，追出去却不见人影。A带着自己的狗在水边发现奇怪的脚印，像是山羊一类动物的蹄印。B追到A的住处教给她各种的加密算法，特别讲解了Vigenère算法。A在自己衣服里发现了舅舅的遗书，但无法解密。C也去看A。A的盲狗被人杀死。最后A终于参透了密码的秘密。[SPOILER +/-] 死亡留言、密码、真凶A的舅舅其实是C杀死的。A的舅舅临死前把桌子搬动了位置，导致盲狗撞到了桌子上。C出于心虚杀死了盲狗。在A住处周围搞鬼的是C。他的脚有病(club foot)，长成了蹄形。A的舅舅用打字机的第一行QWERTY做Vigenère算法的密钥，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/8891805736361955285/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=8891805736361955285' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8891805736361955285'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8891805736361955285'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-panic-1944.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;Panic&lt;/i&gt; (1944)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-2025232534643685004</id><published>2009-04-03T15:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T15:28:47.526-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, The Deadly Truth (1941)</title><summary type='text'>科学家A发明了一种“真话试剂”，喝了的人在一段时间内只会讲真话。A的朋友B趁机偷了几管，在派对上喂给其他的朋友喝。A发现药剂失窃，让B还给他，B不肯。B的老公C和C的前妻D喝了试剂以后供出C和D离婚之后又和B结婚只是为了骗B的钱，C真正爱的还是D。B说C为了钱就会一直和她在一起。B的经济总管E突然莫名其妙地说B其实没有钱。Dr. Willing来到派对的地方发现B被人用她自己的项链勒死在大房间里。Willing进入屋子之前蹭到了树叶，凶手听到响动仓促离开了现场。Willing由此推断耳聋的E不是凶手。Willing在B的小木屋里发现一间首饰，并查到首饰的主人曾经将首饰报失。首饰失窃的时候B和D都在场，B当时指控D有盗癖偷了首饰，D否认。Willing为了测试大家的耳音故意把一个金属盒子掉在地上，所有的人都做出了反应，只有E没动……[SPOILER +/-] 推理E装聋。如果他是真的耳聋，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/2025232534643685004/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=2025232534643685004' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2025232534643685004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2025232534643685004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-deadly-truth-1941.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;The Deadly Truth&lt;/i&gt; (1941)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-8574502237033377528</id><published>2009-04-02T21:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-02T22:40:55.575-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Do Not Disturb (1943)</title><summary type='text'>女主角A住进纽约的一间旅馆，听到隔壁房间传来男人的哭声，感到奇怪。询问前台，得知有一个刚做完阑尾炎手术的男孩住在隔壁的房间，多半是因为伤口疼痛而哭。A回到房间，仍然觉得不对劲，便到那间房间门口探查究竟。只见门口挂着Do Not Disturb的牌子，A犹豫片刻，还是决定敲门。门里出来一个男人B，自称是警察，在私审犯人。A虽然感到惊讶，但是还是离开了，结果在路上遭遇车祸，险些丧命。A苏醒过来后意外地碰到自己的前夫C和好友D，原来C现在受雇于D的老公E。A的眼睛出了问题，在光线反差强烈的情况下会看不清东西。A回到自己的旅馆房间，赫然发现一个男人F死在自己的床上！A打电话求助于C却得知C出门去了。A想报警又想起B是警察，害怕警察串通一气，便独自出逃。A读报纸知道死者是一名报社编辑。A一路上被人跟踪，在山里迷了路，在别人家里寄宿，终于还是被警察找到。警察让A交出手里的“东西”，A却不知道他说的“</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/8574502237033377528/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=8574502237033377528' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8574502237033377528'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8574502237033377528'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-do-not-disturb-1943.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;Do Not Disturb&lt;/i&gt; (1943)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-8949796031162693721</id><published>2009-04-02T09:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-02T10:16:21.380-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Cue for Murder (1942)</title><summary type='text'>Anthony Boucher大力推荐的小说。剧院附近的刀具店失窃，有人破窗而入，奇怪的是没有拿走店里的任何东西，反倒把笼子里的金丝雀放了出来。Basil Willing看到有人掉了一本剧本，想把它还给对方，一路追到消防通道顶端，那人却消失不见。剧本上女主角A的一句对白下面画了一道粗线："He cannot escape now, every hand is against him!"剧院里的舞台上正上演一出话剧，一人躺在桌子上假扮尸体，话剧过程中女主角A、医生B、警察C三个角色接近过“尸体”。落幕以后“尸体”仍然躺在桌上不动，大家这才发现他已经死了！Basil Willing和警方一起调查此案。凶器是道具当中的一把手术刀，手柄上有刻纹，因此留不下指纹。一只苍蝇总是落在手柄上，引起了Willing的兴趣。Willing和C的手表比B的手表快了十分钟。Willing从A口中了解到B对A</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/8949796031162693721/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=8949796031162693721' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8949796031162693721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8949796031162693721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/04/helen-mccloy-cue-for-murder-1942.html' title='Helen McCloy, &lt;i&gt;Cue for Murder&lt;/i&gt; (1942)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-4774819379147231179</id><published>2009-04-02T09:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-02T09:24:07.505-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Before I Die (1963)</title><summary type='text'>有点老套的悬疑小说。有妇之夫A和年轻女子B热恋，决定和自己老婆离婚。A得知长久以来他一直以为是B父亲的人其实是B的老公。A太去找B夫试图挽救婚姻。B夫告诉A太当年B为了躲避俄军追捕逃进他家，从此他便把她收留，两人年龄相差四十岁。B声称总有一天要杀死B夫，但B夫因为贪恋肉体之欢所以一直还和B在一起。B夫被人用镇纸打死在自己的房间里。B有不在场证明，A却没有，所以A成了最大的嫌疑人。在法庭上女人C出来为A做证说他当时不在现场。下来以后C告诉A太其实她做的伪证，因为C的老公也和B有染，C怀疑自己的老公可能是凶手，不想A替自己老公背黑锅。[SPOILER +/-] 真凶凶手是A太。B夫告诉她说准备放弃和B的婚姻成全B和A，A太一怒之下失手打死了B夫。全书后半部大量描写A太的心理。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-3370616626947827462</id><published>2009-04-01T11:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-02T10:15:23.202-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Helen McCloy, Mister Splitfoot (1968)</title><summary type='text'>背景介绍：Splitfoot这里指恶魔，传说中撒旦的蹄子是分趾的。在1888年，Fox三姐妹住在一幢鬼屋中，她们管屋子里的鬼灵叫做"Mr. Splitfoot"，并让它重复自己响指的声音，结果真的从屋里传来类似于响指的声音。Fox三姐妹因此成为现代招魂术(spiritualism)的鼻祖。小姑娘A和她的朋友B讨论房子的传说，B告诉A只要说"Do as I do, Mr. Splitfoot!"就会从远处传来三记敲击声。A在房子里发现一个隐藏的阁楼，在里面可以听见下面人的谈话。A偷听到C和C太发生争吵。Dr. Basil Willing因为路上发生事故所以住进暴风雪山庄。因为Willing的到来必须要给他腾一件卧房。楼上有一间空卧房，历史上有三个人曾经在里面睡过，都在第二天早上死于不知名的原因。A喊出"Do as I do, Mr. Splitfoot!"，这时传来三记敲击声。同时B</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-7809667267240415473</id><published>2009-03-30T09:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-24T15:23:53.762-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Carter Dickson, Nine, And Death Makes Ten (1940)</title><summary type='text'>一艘船上总共有九名旅客，其中一名是H.M.。船上发生凶杀案，死者在自己舱里被利刃割喉而死，墙上有一枚清晰的指纹，死者包里找到一瓶墨水。船员取得船上所有人的指纹与墙上的指纹进行比对，却发现无一吻合！船上有一个法国人A十分可疑，有人看到他从死者房间出来。取指纹的时候A的桌子上摊着墨水板，但是船员没让他使用自己的墨水板，整个过程中A表现得十分紧张，好像他就是凶手似的。女子B认出船上的一名男子C是他的表哥。B看到死者拿着一沓信，以为死者要敲诈C，因此试图替C掩护。接下来A跳海自尽，过程有人目睹。是不是A行凶之后畏罪自杀？船上拉响假警报，有人趁机溜到贮藏指纹卡片的房间，打晕了H.M.，却没有偷走保险箱里的指纹卡片，而只偷了几本护照。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计凶手是C。他一人分饰两角，假装晕船整天躲在船舱里，同时装扮成法国人A，以A的身份杀人，之后留下指纹。他留指纹的时候先在手指上蘸上墨水，</summary><link rel='replies' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-8261646962818220939</id><published>2009-03-27T09:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-24T15:24:11.937-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Carter Dickson, He Wouldn't Kill Patience (1944)</title><summary type='text'>H.M.应邀来到动物园的爬虫馆参观毒液提取，却碰到两位年轻的魔术师A女和B男争吵不休。争斗过程中两个玻璃柜被打破，里面的爬虫跑了出来，现场乱成一锅粥。动物园园长的女儿C请三人到家里做客。当晚大家到了园长家外，闻见里面有东西烧糊的味道。三人进入房间，却被人从外面把门锁住。魔术师把门锁弄开，H.M.发现园长书房的门缝里没有露出灯光，钥匙孔也从里面用纸堵住，便让人用刀子在门下的缝隙里捅，发现也被挡了纸。进屋后大家发现园长煤气中毒死在屋里，门窗的缝隙都用胶带从里面封住，难道是自杀？C请H.M.帮助调查，因为她认为园长即便自杀，也不会让屋里养的一条名叫Patience蛇一块殉葬（书名由来）。A连续遭人暗算，先是险些被人放煤气毒死，然后是差点在走廊里被毒蛇咬死。[SPOILER +/-] 密封胶带的诡计凶手把园长打晕，打开煤气，把窗子封牢，在门下面贴上胶带，从门出去，然后在门外用吸尘器把胶条吸紧。</summary><link rel='replies' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-4618605619410230505</id><published>2009-03-26T16:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-24T15:23:32.023-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Carter Dickson, A Graveyard to Let (1949)</title><summary type='text'>本作献给Clayton Rawson。这里"to let"是“出租”的意思。H.M.收到大富翁A的邀请，说要当他的面表演一个人间蒸发的奇迹。H.M.到了他的庄园，A修剪完一片灌木丛，把剪刀交给H.M.，然后当着他的面突然跳进游泳池。过了一会A的衣服帽子漂了上来，A却消失不见！当时泳池里还有A的女儿B以及B的未婚夫C（C也是A的合伙人）。H.M.让人把水放掉，里面没人。H.M.发现灌木丛是湿的但是剪刀是干的，说明A没有用剪刀。在一次棒球演习过程中，有人在捡球时进入墓地，发现了中刀濒死的A。墓地有三个空桶。[SPOILER +/-] 泳池消失的诡计A为了偷钱逃跑串通B、C表演了这个把戏。A事先在身上涂满C常用的棕色的日晒霜，然后穿得严严实实，戴上帽子和手套，跳入泳池。C偷偷从泳池出来，A进入泳池后脱下衣服，然后化身成为C在B的身边冒出来。A走出泳池后再和C换位。A</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-4545617638522166909</id><published>2009-03-26T14:58:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-24T15:24:30.176-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Carter Dickson, And So to Murder (1940)</title><summary type='text'>是Carr以Carter Dickson为笔名发表的很差的小说。女子A受雇于电影公司改编剧本，结果电影公司发生了瓶子被打翻流出硫酸的事情。A收到匿名信让她去一个房间，她到了那里通过一根管子和另一头的人对话，结果从管子喷出硫酸，A险些中招。之后又发生枪击事件。最后有人给剧作家B的香烟下毒，B险些丧命。问题是B自己打开的一盒完整的香烟，凶手怎么在密封的香烟中下毒？[SPOILER +/-] 诡计凶手是B的老公。B中间因为咖啡烧开了离开了一下，把香烟放了下来，凶手趁机用一根烧了一半的毒香烟替换了无毒的香烟。凶手一开始不知道新来的剧作家是A，还以为是B，因此A一开始受到的攻击其实是针对B的。后来凶手知道搞错了，将错就错让人们以为一系列案子都是针对A的。整部小说除了这个诡计再无其他亮点，很难相信是Carr的水准。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-759008066579796344</id><published>2009-03-25T15:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-25T16:48:03.068-07:00</updated><title type='text'>再谈诡计抄袭以及阅读侦探小说的乐趣</title><summary type='text'>James问我如何看待推理漫画抄袭小说的问题。这一点我可能和大多数人的看法不太一样。我和绝大多数人一样也是先看的金田一，后看的《占星术杀人魔法》，但我读小说的时候心情仍然激动，没有受到太大的影响。我想这可能跟我看书的角度有关。在看过很多的书以后，为了保持阅读的快感，我更多地是从作者而不是读者的角度看书。在读书的过程中我会想：这个线索让我来写，会不会这样处理？作者的这个诡计是从哪里得来的灵感？布局参考了哪部前人的小说？一旦想明白了这些问题，我就会很高兴。所以我的阅读快感主要不是来自“猜凶手”或是“猜诡计”，而是来自“猜作者的思路”。有了这个着眼点，就算让我再看一千部侦探小说，我还是能够保持新鲜感。打个比方，我看侦探小说就像是收集昆虫。收集昆虫的主要乐趣并不是欣赏每个昆虫长得有多漂亮、有多特别（虽然这也是乐趣之一），而更多的是研究昆虫的分类、演化。我看侦探小说也一样，每看完一部书，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/759008066579796344/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=759008066579796344' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/759008066579796344'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/759008066579796344'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_25.html' title='再谈诡计抄袭以及阅读侦探小说的乐趣'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-6682270438558773775</id><published>2009-03-25T14:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-25T16:46:55.217-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Gwen Bristow &amp; Bruce Manning, The Invisible Host (1930)</title><summary type='text'>前两天提到诡计抄袭的时候提到这本书，多说几句。时下大家提起“暴风雪山庄连续杀人”这种模式，总难免提起Agatha Christie的And Then There Were None (1939)。我还记得上初中的时候从一本书里读到该书大纲，立时热血上涌，到处想找来看。可惜我们中学的图书馆本来目录里有这本书，却不知道什么时候弄丢了，害得我足足等了一年，才从一个同学那里借到。我花了一个下午看完，久久不能自已。后来上大学的时候跟同屋好友（不是侦探小说迷）讲起此书，最后解答的部分故意略过不提，害得那哥们一夜无眠，早上六点钟就爬起来去图书馆看最后一章，回来暴锤了我一顿，口称：“你不告诉我难道我不会自己去看？”一时传为笑谈。但是And Then There Were None并不是这个模式的开山之作。早在9年前Bristow &amp; Manning这对夫妻档就写出了这本The Invisible </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-1860011916048659653</id><published>2009-03-25T10:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T15:32:54.028-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Leo Bruce, Case for Three Detectives (1936)</title><summary type='text'>Leo Bruce的出道作。书名当中的three detectives意思是说一个案子由三个侦探来破，其实最后是一案四破，因为三位“著名侦探”的推理都不正确。案子经过非常简单。在一个房子里，大家听到女主人的房间里传来一声枪响，赶过去发现房间大门自内锁住，遂破门而入。女主人中刀死在床上，电话线被切断。房间的窗子倒是可以出入，但是窗子下面的花圃地上没有脚印。书里附了一张有趣的图，和常见的插图不同，不是房子的平面图，而是房子外部的纵视图，标出了每扇窗户。接下来到了本书最出彩的地方：三位“名侦探”出场了！他们是Lord Simon Plimsoll (Lord Peter Whimsey)Monsieur Amer Picon (Hercule Poirot)Monsignor Smith (Father Brown)这几人的言谈举止都和原型有几分神似。他们在鱼缸里找到两根绳子，可能是凶手使用的</summary><link rel='replies' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-2473730644185744933</id><published>2009-03-23T22:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-25T14:08:51.932-07:00</updated><title type='text'>关于诡计抄袭</title><summary type='text'>说到诡计抄袭，忍不住多讲几句。其实我并不完全讨厌诡计抄袭。诡计这个东西有的时候很难讲，确实容易撞车。同样的诡计，在不同的布局下用出来，可以有完全不同的效果，对于这种“抄袭”，我不仅不反对，甚至可以欣赏。另外一点，所谓“抄袭”有的时候很难界定，甚至一些经典，也存在“抄袭”的嫌疑，这个我觉得不存在绝对的准则，只能具体情况具体分析。比如Agatha Christie, And The There Were None (1939)够经典吧，其实早在9年前Gwen Bristow &amp; Bruce Manning, The Invisible Host (1930)就给出了类似的布局，但是这毫不抹杀And The There Were None的地位。又比如岛田庄司的《异邦骑士》，和Gelett Burgess, Two O'Clock Courage (1934)惊人地相似，就有点说不清楚。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/2473730644185744933/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=2473730644185744933' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2473730644185744933'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2473730644185744933'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post_23.html' title='关于诡计抄袭'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-834805440647726070</id><published>2009-03-23T22:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-25T10:29:11.564-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>连城三纪彦《求生无门》(1990)</title><summary type='text'>在迷诡讨论组上看到GFinger和天蝎小猪两位日系专家讨论这本书和我孙子武丸《杀戮之病》的相似处，很好奇所以搞来看了看。本书第一章是一篇奇怪的文章，讲述“我”被人杀害七次的事情。从第二章开始主人公学校的老师A接到奇怪的电话，一个学生说他快要被人杀死，接着又有人在黑板上写出类似的话，还有人交上奇怪的作文。老师和几个热心的学生开始调查，慢慢锁定班上的学生B。老师发现日记（第一章的内容），里面记录的七次案件都是真实的命案，报纸上都有报道，难道凶手是学生B？难道他写的自己七次被害，其实是自己七次犯案？[SPOILER +/-] 真相日记的作者是B的父亲，他是连环杀人案的凶手。就我个人的阅读体验，我并没有觉得《杀戮之病》抄袭本作。的确，混淆身份的叙述性诡计如出一辙，但是使用方法完全不同，本作并没有《杀戮之病》的那种冲击感，而且我相信这并不是因为我的阅读顺序。《杀戮之病》里面的布局更恢宏，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/834805440647726070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=834805440647726070' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/834805440647726070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/834805440647726070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post.html' title='连城三纪彦《求生无门》(1990)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-5210215961882409708</id><published>2009-03-22T22:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-22T23:14:15.853-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>David Louis Marsh, Dead Box: The Brown from the Sun Adventures (2004)</title><summary type='text'>很难得欧美如今还有人在写真正的不可能犯罪小说。这部书从写作风格上看是不可能犯罪和硬汉的结合，作者可能受到了Bill Pronzini的影响。故事开头极其抓人。警方收到死亡威胁，说某天下午一点会在某个地址发生凶杀案。警长带人到了地点，在房子四周装满监视器，派三个警察和自己各守房子的一边，每个人可以看到临边的两个人，同时也被临边的人监视。快到一点的时候一辆车被另一辆警车追缉，在房子跟前停了下来，车里出来一个女孩，冲进房子里的一个大保险箱里（里面可以走人的那种），把保险箱从里面锁住。警察叫来锁匠打开保险箱，发现女孩被人用刀刺死了！绝对不是自杀！Sun侦探社的人开始调查这个案子，却在半截被人指控隐瞒案情，勒令中止调查。以上是故事的第一部，基本上是解谜推理的布局。故事的第二部笔锋一转，讲一个叫Bill的硬汉，工作不顺，在书店碰到一个叫Holly的美女，然后莫名其妙地卷入一系列绑架、杀人的罪案中。</summary><link 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-711543324234573221</id><published>2009-03-19T15:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-20T07:35:31.995-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Norman Berrow, The Footprints of Satan (1950)</title><summary type='text'>可能是Norman Berrow最好的不可能犯罪小说，主要是这部小说里面提出来的问题很新颖。主人公Gregory来到乡村找他的Uncle Jake，这是一个宁静的小村庄，居民不多，说话都有点乡土气息。某天晚上天降大雪，直到快早上才停。Gregory早起在自家门口不远处发现奇怪的足迹，看上去像是动物的蹄子。Uncle Jake倒是有一头驴子，但足迹肯定不是四足动物留下的，因为脚印不是两行，只有一行。几个居民顺着足迹追踪，发现足迹踩过树丛，穿过小房子A和亭子B，还出现在六尺的高墙之上！大家一直追到足迹的尽头Mr. Mason的房子，发现Mason用根绳吊死在房后的树上，树枝上面靠近主干的地方掉了一点积雪。房子的房顶周围有一圈怪物的足迹，可是房顶既高且陡，怪物怎么能踩在上面不滑下来？Mason死时穿着一双11号的靴子，屋里也有11号靴子的足迹，但是他的脚只有7号，脚上的靴子可能是佣人留下的。</summary><link rel='replies' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-2654048199836363666</id><published>2009-03-19T10:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-19T17:12:49.993-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Agatha Christie, Evil under the Sun (1940)</title><summary type='text'>前两天为了写书评重翻了一下Christianna Brand的Tour de Force，当时有一个感觉就是这书特别像Agatha Christie的某部小说，具体是哪部一时又想不起来。因为最近记忆力很差，所以还以为是deja vu。昨天早起突然想到是Evil under the Sun，赶紧查了一下，果然这两本书有巨多相似之处。分析如下（没读过这两本书的人慎入）：[SPOILER +/-] 两本书的6点雷同之处两件案子都发生在海滩度假区。都有一个丈夫有外遇，妻子很嫉妒。两个凶手都有变装假扮死者以混淆死亡时间。凶手作案之后都有用洗澡间。都有敲诈勒索，而且都是红鲱鱼，真正的动机与勒索无关。都有人有恐高症。这个太夸张了，侦探小说里面用到恐高症的并不多。不同的是在制造不在场证明这一点上，Evil under the Sun的诡计是假扮尸体将死亡时间提前，而Tour de Force</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/2654048199836363666/comments/default' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-7500023682095193972</id><published>2009-03-17T08:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-18T14:31:20.213-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Christianna Brand, Jape de Chine (The Chinese Puzzle) (1963)</title><summary type='text'>在Tour de Force之后Christianna Brand其实还写过一部Cockrill的长篇，名为Jape de Chine，又称The Chinese Puzzle。这部书不知何故一直没能出版。本书是一部不可能犯罪，六个人在一间密室里举行通灵会，有人在大家眼皮底下被杀！每当我读到“xxx写了一部不可能犯罪小说，但是很遗憾没有找到出版社出版”这样的话，就忍不住要以头撞墙。补：Tony Medawar告诉我说这本书近期有可能会出版。耶！</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/7500023682095193972/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=7500023682095193972' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7500023682095193972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7500023682095193972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/03/christianna-brand-jape-de-chine-chinese.html' title='Christianna Brand, &lt;i&gt;Jape de Chine (The Chinese Puzzle)&lt;/i&gt; (1963)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-5080882155333173466</id><published>2009-03-16T15:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-16T23:01:45.817-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Derek Smith, Come to Paddington Fair (1997)</title><summary type='text'>Whistle up the Devil作者的未出版作品。说是未出版也不尽然，只是在欧美未出版，在日本民间出版过很少量的几本。我入手的是一套电子版，很遗憾的因为和提供者签了卖身契，因此不能和任何人共享，希望大家理解。Dedicated to the memory of John Dickson CarrLord of the Sorcerers相当精彩的不可能犯罪，个人认为比Whistle up the Devil更好，主要是没有Whistle up the Devil那么乱。故事开头就很抓人。金库管理人A被警方抓住，以监守自盗罪名被关押，其实他被女人B出卖。A出狱以后展开复仇行动。警察收到一封奇怪的信，里面有两张话剧票，还有一张卡片，上买写着COME TO PADDINGTON FAIR……警察接受邀请去看戏，在话剧进行到一半的时候，按照剧的内容，演员C对B开枪，枪声响起，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/5080882155333173466/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=5080882155333173466' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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type='text'>终于整理完了Brand的长篇（之后虽然还有几部长篇，但都不是真正意义上的侦探小说，因此略过）。下面是我的个人打分：Death of Jezebel (5.5/5)London Particular (5/5)Green for Danger (4.5/5)Cat and Mouse (4.5/5)Tour de Force (4/5)Death in High Heels (3/5)Suddenly at His Residence (3/5)Heads You Lose (2/5)其中Death of Jezebel有诡计附加分，所以打分超过满分。接下来我还会抽空整理Brand的四部短篇集，但是应James的邀请，会先谈谈Leo Bruce的Case for Three Detectives和Norman Berrow的The Footprints of Satan。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/6368625415453992540/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=6368625415453992540' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6368625415453992540'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6368625415453992540'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/03/christianna-brand.html' title='Christianna Brand的长篇小说一览'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-6494549002824548229</id><published>2009-03-16T11:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-19T10:36:04.488-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Christianna Brand, Tour de Force (1955)</title><summary type='text'>经过多部小说的积累，Brand的写作技巧在各方面均已纯熟。这部小说是Brand真正意义上的收尾作。之后Brand虽然还写过一些小说，但都不再是真正纯粹的侦探小说，而更偏向于儿童文学、言情小说。长久以来人们一直在猜测为什么Brand在作家声望达到顶峰的时候突然选择激流勇退，我个人以为这是因为她无法超越自己的固有模式，不得已就此封笔。在这部书里Brand组合运用了之前的一系列惯用技巧，包括：广义密室、怪奇布置、大量的红鲱鱼、假指控、假招供，等等。故事发生在意大利小岛上。Cockrill去那里度假，没想到碰到命案，结果成了busman's holiday（英语谚语，巴士司机度假还要开车，指放假还是不能好好休息。Dorothy Sayers有一部小说叫Busman's Honeymoon，也是取这个意思。中文直接翻成“大巴司机的蜜月”，意味全消）。本书里出现的Mr. Cecil就是Death </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/6494549002824548229/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=6494549002824548229' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6494549002824548229'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6494549002824548229'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/03/christianna-brand-tour-de-force-1955.html' title='Christianna Brand, &lt;i&gt;Tour de Force&lt;/i&gt; (1955)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-8261796729531896299</id><published>2009-03-16T11:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-16T17:17:24.676-07:00</updated><title type='text'>No Chinaman must figure in the story</title><summary type='text'>V. No Chinaman must figure in the story. To understand why, one should refer to the following section of the Detection Club's Oath: "Do you promise to observe a seemly moderation in the use of Gangs, Conspiracies, Death-Rays, Ghosts, Hypnotism, Trap-Doors, Chinamen, Super-Criminals and Lunatics; and utterly and for ever to forswear Mysterious Poisons unknown to Science?" -- Father Knox's Ten </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/8261796729531896299/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=8261796729531896299' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8261796729531896299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8261796729531896299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/03/no-chinaman-must-figure-in-story.html' title='No Chinaman must figure in the story'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-3031729798262078527</id><published>2009-03-10T14:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-10T17:00:14.943-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Christianna Brand, London Particular (1952)</title><summary type='text'>先来介绍一下本书的技术背景。本书的美国版名字叫Fog of Doubt。这两个名字可以说各有千秋：London Particular突出了案发地点在伦敦，只有在伦敦特定的天气条件下才有可能成立，而Fog of Doubt则强调大雾。伦敦又称“雾都”，时常浓雾弥漫。本书成书的1952年，正是伦敦空气污染最严重的时期。1952年12月5日至10日间发生了著名的“大雾事件”，当时全城被大雾笼罩，剧院里的人看不见舞台，电影院里的人看不见屏幕，最厉害的几天人们走在街上甚至看不见自己的脚！等到10日浓雾散去，几天来的死亡人数比平时多出4000多人。经此悲剧，政府终于痛下决心改善空气条件，时至今日，伦敦的天气情况已经大有改观。因为伦敦有这样特异的自然条件，长久以来侦探小说家经常用大雾来渲染神秘气氛。比如Arthur Conan Doyle在The Adventure of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/3031729798262078527/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=3031729798262078527' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3031729798262078527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3031729798262078527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/03/christianna-brand-london-particular.html' title='Christianna Brand, &lt;i&gt;London Particular&lt;/i&gt; (1952)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-4811403884008038632</id><published>2009-03-04T08:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-04T11:07:44.317-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Christianna Brand, Cat and Mouse (1950)</title><summary type='text'>Julian Symons百大侦探小说之一。Julian Symons的品位一向极差，他本身写的更多的是犯罪小说而不是侦探小说，选的这部书也不是真正意义上的侦探小说，归为心理悬疑更合适。事实上这本书作为心理悬疑还是相当不错的，虽然没有太多侦探的成分，但是充分展示了Brand转折情节（twist）的能力。本作恐怕是Brand所有长篇中出场人物最少的一本。和之前的几部不同，主要人物不是在一开始集体出场，而是逐一出场。这也是心理悬疑的特点。女性杂志编辑Katinka长期和一个叫Amista的女读者通信，并给了一些恋爱方面的建议。一天Katinka决定到Amista住的地方去看她。Katinka在当地碰到了侦探Chucky和女邮差Miss Evans。Miss Evans带她到了Amista的住址，遇到了房主Carlyon和他的两个仆人Dai和Mrs Love。Carlyon却声称自己没有结婚，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/4811403884008038632/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=4811403884008038632' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/4811403884008038632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/4811403884008038632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/03/christianna-brand-cat-and-mouse-1950.html' title='Christianna Brand, &lt;i&gt;Cat and Mouse&lt;/i&gt; (1950)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-6903592097713379583</id><published>2009-03-03T07:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-13T16:53:24.857-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='locked room'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Christianna Brand, Death of Jezebel (1949)</title><summary type='text'>在经历四本长篇的铺垫之后，作者的最高作终于出场了！绝对的五颗星不可能犯罪！从诡计到布局，从气氛渲染到人物塑造，无一输给Carr。事实上这本书的题献给Clairborn McD. Carr，不知道和John Dickson Carr是什么关系？（Carr的太太应该是叫Clarice Carr。）介绍本书之前必须要先介绍一下题目中的Jezebel，不然无法很好地理解书中的诡计和气氛渲染。Jezebel是圣经旧约中古以色列的一个女王，当时以色列分为南北两个部分，她是北方王国的女王。在她的统治下北方王国的臣民过着放荡荒淫的生活。她作威作福了一阵，最后的下场却相当悲惨，儿子被杀，自己也被阉臣扔出窗外，尸体被狗吃掉，只剩头颅和手脚。今天Jezebel已成了淫荡坏女人的代名词。本书开头照例有演员表。其中Johny Wise在序章里面就死掉了，3个责任人（Isabel Drew、Earl </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/6903592097713379583/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=6903592097713379583' title='22 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6903592097713379583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6903592097713379583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/03/christianna-brand-death-of-jezebel-1949.html' title='Christianna Brand, &lt;i&gt;Death of Jezebel&lt;/i&gt; (1949)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>22</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-5140538243958386967</id><published>2009-03-02T13:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-02T21:31:13.362-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='missing footprint'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Christianna Brand, Suddenly at His Residence (1947)</title><summary type='text'>作者第一部真正意义上的不可能犯罪，而且一来就是两个。不幸的是两个诡计都比较一般，而除了这两个诡计全书几乎再无亮点。出场人物共10人，其中2位死者，1位凶手。第一个死者中毒死在小房子里，门外的路上铺满沙子。早上一人给死者送饭，从窗户里发现尸体，没有进屋便放下托盘折回。沙子上只有送饭人的来去两行脚印。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计凶手就是送饭人。她的脚很小，前一天晚上毒死死者的时候让来去两行脚印挨在一起，第二天送饭的时候用大一点的脚印把原先的脚印盖住。这个诡计是John Dickson Carr, The White Priory Murders当中提出的一个诡计（不是最终诡计）的变形。第二个死者死在房间里，地上布满灰尘，只有死者自己的脚印。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计把吸尘器里的灰尘倒出来，再用吸尘器的吹管吹平。穿着死者的鞋倒退而出，再把鞋扔回到死者身边。照例有假指控。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/5140538243958386967/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=5140538243958386967' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/5140538243958386967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/5140538243958386967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/03/christianna-brand-suddenly-at-his.html' title='Christianna Brand, &lt;i&gt;Suddenly at His Residence&lt;/i&gt; (1947)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-3207022269004611973</id><published>2009-02-27T11:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-01T20:04:34.946-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Christianna Brand, Green for Danger (1944)</title><summary type='text'>如果要把Christianna Brand的作品按照时间顺序做一个划分，我想可以分成如下的三个时期：早期（不成熟）：1941 Death in High Heels1942 Heads You Lose中期（成熟）：1944 Green for Danger1947 Suddenly at His Residence (The Crooked Wreath)1948 Death of Jezebel1950 Cat and Mouse1952 London Particular (Fog of Doubt)1955 Tour de Force1957 The Three-Cornered Halo晚期（快要淡出了）：1977 A Ring of Roses1978 The Honey Harlot1979 The Rose in Darkness（短篇集和非侦探小说不计入）</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/3207022269004611973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=3207022269004611973' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3207022269004611973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3207022269004611973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/02/christianna-brand-green-for-danger-1944.html' title='Christianna Brand, &lt;i&gt;Green for Danger&lt;/i&gt; (1944)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-7489249393579053392</id><published>2009-02-26T10:52:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-04-25T22:29:45.416-07:00</updated><title type='text'>假指控(false accusation)</title><summary type='text'>在 Heads You Lose 里Cockrill最后采用了“假指控”的手法揭露真凶。所谓“假指控”（false accusation）是我编的一个术语，是指侦探在已知凶手身份的情况下，因为证据不足无法用正常方法指控，从而故意指控不是凶手的人为凶手，诱骗真正的凶手采取某种行动露出马脚（比如Ellery Queen, The Greek Coffin Mystery），或者使其于心不忍而自承其罪（比如John Dickson Carr, The Crooked Hinge）。从技术上看，假指控有以下好处：多重解答。假指控本身是一个解答，真正的指控又是一个解答。如果都有推理的话就更好了，谜题会显得更加丰富。更加戏剧性的结尾。假指控使结尾额外多出一个转折（twist），加重了凶手的意外性。强化侦探和凶手的超人形象。如果找不到证据指控，就说明凶手的作案手法相当成功，是对凶手能力的肯定。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/7489249393579053392/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=7489249393579053392' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7489249393579053392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/7489249393579053392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/02/false-charge.html' title='假指控(false accusation)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-5021334737537762301</id><published>2009-02-26T09:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-27T11:19:49.235-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Christianna Brand, Heads You Lose (1942)</title><summary type='text'>如果说Christianna Brand的第一部书尚有些平淡，那么第二部书开始展现她的想象力。本书获得$1000的Red Badge Prize。平心而论这本书从技术上来讲是Brand所有书里较差的一本，但因为是她开始尝试不可能犯罪的起点，并且是Inspector Cockrill的出场作，所以意义重大。本书照例正文前附人物表，共计10人，其中2名死者，1名凶手。故事情节非常简单。在一个英国房子里发生凶杀案，死者女性A，头被砍掉。接着警察收到一个女人打来的电话，说Fran（房子里最漂亮的女孩）将是下一个受害者。警方对Fran进行保护，第二天却发现另一个女孩B的尸体，头也被砍下，用围巾系在身上。尸体周围的雪地上没有脚印，通向雪地的门在雪停之前由内部锁住，没有钥匙无法打开。无头尸+雪地无足迹杀人，读者看到这里的时候恐怕会不由自主地心跳加快，这将是一部多么激动人心的不可能犯罪啊？很遗憾，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-7512987394928375007</id><published>2009-02-25T10:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-25T11:34:40.168-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Christianna Brand, Death in High Heels (1941)</title><summary type='text'>Christianna Brand的出道作Death in High Heels发表于1941年，黄金时代的尾声。本书的设定是标准得不能再标准的英式谜题（British mystery）。英式谜题没有明确的定义，通常是指出场人物数目有限，一开始便排队出场（而不是像Raymond Chandler那样每一章蹦出来一个新人），死者、凶犯、嫌犯都在其中，故事地点基本不变，以及大量的红鲱鱼（假线索）。这本书的舞台是一个时装店，出场人物都是店里的员工，有老板A、时装设计师B、老板的副手CD、秘书E、站台FGH、模特IJ、清洁工K，共计11人。小说正文之前有人物列表，大家一开始便都出场，很快死亡1人，凶手在剩下的10人中找。故事开始是讲时装店的几人买来打扫卫生的清洁剂，不慎掉了一点在地毯上。中午吃饭的时候老板的一名副手D中毒死掉了，查明就是清洁剂的毒。是谁溜进厨房下的毒？警察按部就班地调查案情，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-3634356847178696767</id><published>2009-02-25T09:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-25T10:04:55.670-08:00</updated><title type='text'>系统整理：Christianna Brand</title><summary type='text'>最近看自己的blog感觉东一榔头、西一棒子，缺乏系统性。系统整理对于研究的重要性不言而喻，是必不可少的基本功。只有做过整理，才能在这基础上做更加深入的分析。系统整理可以横向，也可以竖向。横向是指对某一个专题进行整理，比如密室；竖向则是对一个或多个作者按照时间顺序进行整理，探寻作品演变的规律。相比之下竖向整理更容易一些。我现在试着练习竖向整理，需要选一个作家入手。古典侦探小说发展史中最重要的作家无疑是三巨头John Dickson Carr、Agatha Christie、Ellery Queen。他们的作品比较多，我虽然看过大部分，但是没有很多的整理经验，用来上手显然不太合适。最好是挑选一位作品比较少，但又比较有分量，写作风格变化较大的作者。这样既不会太困难，又不会太无趣。经过考虑，我选定了Christianna Brand。Christianna Brand是后黄金时代的重要作家。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/3634356847178696767/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-3697653484101669885</id><published>2009-02-25T00:31:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-25T02:19:06.339-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anthology'/><title type='text'>鮎川哲也《碑文谷事件》(1999) Part 2</title><summary type='text'>5. 白昼的恶魔凶案现场有飞机撒下的传单，上面压过轮胎印，警方由此断定案发时间在撒传单的时间之前。头号嫌疑犯有不在场证明。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计凶手自己包的飞机撒下传单。6. 蓝色的练习曲这是一篇inverted mystery。男人和情妇合谋谋杀妻子。男人掐死妻子之后把她伪装成上吊自杀的样子，并伪造遗书。情妇则装扮成妻子模样坐车，制造妻子还活着的假象。[SPOILER +/-] 凶手的破绽男人为了点烟打开电热器，不小心烧断了保险丝，他于是把电热器丢掉了。鬼贯在现场找不到任何可以引发短路的东东，并且妻子没有理由扔掉电热器，由此判断妻子进家门的时候已经停电了。她怎么可能在黑暗之中写遗书、自杀？7. 谁的尸体本书的最佳作。画家A的三个朋友在3月3日分别收到以A为名寄来的包裹，里面分别装着塑料绳、硫酸空瓶、手枪。A否认自己寄出过包裹。数日后警方发现疑似B的无头尸，尸体穿着B的衣服，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/3697653484101669885/comments/default' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-8733288270261258512</id><published>2009-02-10T11:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-25T02:21:32.419-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>山口雅也《活尸之死》(1989)</title><summary type='text'>本书为“设定推理”的典范之作（我不愿意说是开山之作，因为在这之前已有类似的科幻设定推理出现）。序章讲的是一具早已鉴定死亡的尸体复活，从而道出本书的特殊设定——死人可以复活为活尸。接下来的故事分为两部。第一部“虽生犹死”介绍故事发生的大舞台——殡仪馆“微笑墓园”；第二部“虽死犹生”讲述在微笑墓园发生的系列离奇杀人案。【第一部“虽生犹死”】先来介绍微笑墓园的家族族谱。这一点对案情发展很重要。　　　　　　　　　罗拉＝＝＝史迈利＝＝＝莫妮卡　　　　　　　　　｜　　　　　　　　　　　｜　　－－－－－－－－－－－－－－　　　　－－－－　　｜　　　　｜　　　　｜　　｜　　　　｜　　｜　　史　　海＝威　　欧＝洁　　约＝伊　　詹　　杰　　蒂　　伦　廉　　布　西　　翰　莎　　姆　　森　　芬　　　　　　　莱　卡　　　　贝　　士　　｜　　　　　　　恩　　　　　　拉*　　｜　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｜　　葛</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-2289853430707209063</id><published>2009-02-09T14:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-09T14:44:21.592-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anthology'/><title type='text'>Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries (2006) Part 6</title><summary type='text'>26. Forrest Rosaire, The Poisoned Bowl一人收到死亡威胁信的同时中毒身亡，没有吃任何东西，之后尸体的舌头被人切掉。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计毒下在假牙里。参照John Dickson Carr的The Red Widow Murders。27. Bill Pronzini, Proof of Guilt消失的手枪。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计吃到肚子里。为什么大家总是反复使用同一个诡计？Nicholas Olde的The Windmill，Ellery Queen的The American Gun Mystery，Clayton Rawson的No Coffin for a Corpse，金田一《上海人鱼杀人事件》……28. Barry Longyear, Slaughterhouse很不错的机械密室。老太太中弹死在自己床上，一人有重大嫌疑。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/2289853430707209063/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=2289853430707209063' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2289853430707209063'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2289853430707209063'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/02/mike-ashley-mammoth-book-of-perfect_09.html' title='Mike Ashley, &lt;i&gt;The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries&lt;/i&gt; (2006) Part 6'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-722400202553553893</id><published>2009-02-08T21:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-25T00:39:09.929-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anthology'/><title type='text'>鮎川哲也《碑文谷事件》(1999) Part 1</title><summary type='text'>鬼贯警部的短篇集，收录八个故事，最后一个其实没有鬼贯。1.榆木庄血案女子A打电话报警在榆木庄看到一具尸体，脸上涂了白色的油漆。警方赶到现场，认出死者是一个声名狼藉的勒索犯B。榆木庄是A父的地产，A声称和B约好在榆木庄谈事情，可是来的时候却发现B的尸体。接下来A父在自己宅邸自杀了。A和A父都有不在榆木庄的证明。凶手是谁？为什么要在尸体脸上涂白油漆？[SPOILER +/-] 诡计A得知自己父亲要杀死B报仇，便一路跟踪到凶案的第一现场（并非榆木庄），在他父亲行凶之前报警，谎称在榆木庄看到尸体，此时她和她父亲都有不在榆木庄的证明。之后A将尸体运到榆木庄。脸上涂上白油漆是为了让虚构的现场更加逼真（真是精彩的诡计）。2.恶魔的微笑碰！——男子的笑声、女子的哀号——碰！。两记枪声间隔约两到三秒，随即发现了尸体。最大的嫌疑人A有不在场证明。[SPOILER +/-] 真相A在别处开枪，B</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/722400202553553893/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=722400202553553893' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/722400202553553893'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/722400202553553893'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/02/1999.html' title='鮎川哲也《碑文谷事件》(1999) Part 1'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-2372045600832268920</id><published>2009-02-08T14:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-08T15:24:49.299-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Miles Burton, Who Killed the Doctor? (1943)</title><summary type='text'>医生A头部受伤死在树林里，因为他经常在树林里看鸟，所以疑似失足摔落而死。警察却发现两个疑点：第一、如果看鸟的话通常会在比较隐蔽的地方，而不是尸体所在的开阔处；第二、尸体脖子衣领处有一根松针，如果松针是从天上掉下来的，一般人都会把它掸走，说明是有人打死A之后在地上拖拽，沾上了地上的松针。没过多久医生B也头中钝器而亡。究竟是谁出于什么动机杀死了两位医生？[SPOILER +/-] 诡计凶手是一位下肢残废坐轮椅的人。他的腿有一天恢复了，但是他因为不想回去工作仍然假装无法行走。有一天A出诊的时候看到了他已经恢复，他便找机会杀死A灭口（汗……）。B的死因和A完全一样。警察从A、B的出诊记录看到了疑点。第二起凶杀案的时候凶手的狗在现场，但是因为主人在场所以没有叫（怎么好像在哪里见过，再汗……）。最后警察用假装起火的方法骗凶手从轮椅上站了起来。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/2372045600832268920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=2372045600832268920' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2372045600832268920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/2372045600832268920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/02/miles-burton-who-killed-doctor-1943.html' title='Miles Burton, &lt;i&gt;Who Killed the Doctor?&lt;/i&gt; (1943)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-3218261489256048548</id><published>2009-02-07T08:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-07T09:39:51.975-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac, The Tube (1959)</title><summary type='text'>【第一起密室消失】科学家A和B聊天时听到实验室里传来一声枪响，奔过去发现科学家C中枪身亡，盛有原子能装置的管子失窃。凶手不见踪影，凶器也不见。出口有门卫监视，确定无人逃出。管子如果落到不法之徒的手里，可以毁掉大半个巴黎。警察立即出面调查此事。警察P了解到C早上收到过一封挂号信，在信封上查到一枚指纹，属于一个有前科的小偷D。【第二起密室消失】警方查到D的行踪。P和A跟踪D到一幢住宅，听到里面传来一声枪响，两人马上冲进去，发现D倒在血泊中。A守住唯一的出口，P把整个房间搜了一遍，却找到不到凶手的踪影！D身受重伤却没有死。P在医院问他是谁向他开的枪，D说是一个穿着雨衣的人，他不认识，其他的不肯多说。D中的子弹和C一样。【第三起密室消失】D伤愈出院。P悄悄地跟踪他来到C家，C的遗孀E在家。D进入C家，过会儿从房子里传来撞门的声音。P和A怕D对E不利，马上冲进去，所幸E有所察觉，把自己的房门紧锁，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/3218261489256048548/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=3218261489256048548' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3218261489256048548'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3218261489256048548'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/02/pierre-boileau-and-thomas-narcejac-tube.html' title='Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac, &lt;i&gt;The Tube&lt;/i&gt; (1959)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-3892196166993109640</id><published>2009-02-05T09:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-05T09:18:04.789-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Milward Kennedy, The Man Who Rang the Bell (1929)</title><summary type='text'>公寓住家A在给朋友打电话，突然听到门铃狂响，出门一看，倒下一具尸体。A马上叫楼下的门丁B看住现场。警察赶到，发现死者背后插了一把刀子。初步调查表明门铃响后现场没有办法出入，呈现密闭状态。二楼的逃生通道虽然可以通向外面，但是只有三把钥匙，两把在玻璃窗里，要打碎玻璃才能取出，另外一把在公寓主人C手里。C声称自己没有使用钥匙，而且逃生通道的门被油漆糊住了，说明没有使用过。警方发现住家D曾经在案发时从自己的窗户出去过。仔细调查发现他与一起珠宝失窃案有关，但是不该是杀人凶手。这条线断了。警方从证人口中得知门丁B在案发时曾经开小差出去了，B因为怕被C知道了解雇，所以一直没敢说。这样一来B就有了不在场证明。可是住家E夫妇说他们进楼的时候看到了B，究竟是谁穿起了B的制服冒充？[SPOILER +/-] 警察指控C的推理C冒充为B把死者引上楼，完成杀人，按下门铃，从逃生通道逃到外面，再从外面回来。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/3892196166993109640/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=3892196166993109640' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3892196166993109640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3892196166993109640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/02/milward-kennedy-man-who-rang-bell-1929.html' title='Milward Kennedy, &lt;i&gt;The Man Who Rang the Bell&lt;/i&gt; (1929)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-6482948191140991487</id><published>2009-02-04T20:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-04T21:17:22.193-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Dorothy Bowers, Postscript to Poison (1938)</title><summary type='text'>富婆A的家庭医生B收到匿名信指控他给老太太下毒，B把匿名信交给警方。不久A在自家死了，B到现场查看，认为老太太死得蹊跷，拒绝开死亡证。A当晚吃过一次药，警方在药瓶里查出大剂量吗啡，看来有人把吗啡下在药瓶里。药瓶上只检测出医生B的指纹（B最后拿过药瓶），没有老太太自己的指纹，看来凶手擦过药瓶。B几个月前汽车里的手提箱曾经失窃，丢了十几片吗啡，可能凶手就是这样得到的毒药。警方不明白为什么凶手不把毒药下在玻璃杯里，而要下在瓶子里。老太太一直和瓶子在一起，要瞒着她打开瓶子丢进十几片药片可不是容易的事情。老太太有两个孙女C和D，都有财产继承权。老太太本来预计第二天修改遗嘱，却没来得及就死了，是不是有人图谋她的财产？老太太死后B再次收到匿名信。B将完整的信封交给警方处理。老太太的女佣E被人杀死。警方在女佣尸体上发现一小片破布，上面有血迹，像是用来止血的。警方找到E的男朋友F，他的手指刚切过一个口子，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/6482948191140991487/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=6482948191140991487' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6482948191140991487'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6482948191140991487'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/02/dorothy-bowers-postscript-to-poison.html' title='Dorothy Bowers, &lt;i&gt;Postscript to Poison&lt;/i&gt; (1938)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-5311696703647569519</id><published>2009-02-03T23:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-04T00:06:39.481-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Christopher Bush, The Case of the Leaning Man (1938)</title><summary type='text'>并不是Christopher Bush的上乘之作。讲的是一个印度王子在旅馆里遇害，死前有一个英国人和一个印度人拜访过他。最后的杀人凶手有一定意外性，关键在于攻破他的不在场证明。[SPOILER +/-] 凶手的不在场证明凶手是一个演员，他让他的朋友A替他出演，趁机杀死了印度王子。之后他毒死A灭口，并把从印度王子那里偷的钱包栽赃给A。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/5311696703647569519/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=5311696703647569519' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/5311696703647569519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/5311696703647569519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/02/christopher-bush-case-of-leaning-man.html' title='Christopher Bush, &lt;i&gt;The Case of the Leaning Man&lt;/i&gt; (1938)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-3733767787049547525</id><published>2009-02-02T14:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-07T10:11:46.394-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anthology'/><title type='text'>Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries (2006) Part 5</title><summary type='text'>21. Richard A. Lupoff, Benning's School for Boys一人死在里外上锁的密闭房间里，头上有钝器伤痕，室内有一杯咖啡。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计死者与凶手联合上演被袭假戏，死者从里面锁上门，凶手从外面锁上门。死者喝了凶手准备的咖啡而死。22. C. Daly King, The Episode of the Nail and the Requiem这个短篇我接下来会在The Curious Mr. Tarrant中介绍。23. William Krohn, The Impossible Murder of Dr. Satanus非常精彩的不可能犯罪。A早上7:02从11层进入电梯，45秒后电梯未经停留降到1层，打开的时候A已经死了！电梯里没有别人，顶上的逃生口从里锁住！[SPOILER +/-] 诡计A事先调快了自己的手表10分钟，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/3733767787049547525/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=3733767787049547525' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3733767787049547525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3733767787049547525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/02/mike-ashley-mammoth-book-of-perfect.html' title='Mike Ashley, &lt;i&gt;The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries&lt;/i&gt; (2006) Part 5'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-9058453568645371857</id><published>2009-01-23T08:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-26T09:18:01.790-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>David Duncan, The Shade of Time (1946)</title><summary type='text'>迷诡上的bobo前两天问起这本书，顺手写个书评。这本书在几大密室书单里都有出现，评价颇高。我觉得这本书评价高的原因主要不是它的诡计或者布局有多么的惊人，而在于它与众不同的的变格风。如果西方也像日本似的搞个什么“四大奇书”的评选，我想这本书肯定可以入围，另外Umberto Eco的The Name of The Rose和Daly King的Obelists at Sea我想也会上榜。还是先从故事梗概讲起。n年前物理学家A在房子里被箭射死，嫌疑最大的B被判入狱。最近B从监狱里放出来了，当年所有的证人碰巧又都集结在命案发生地。B声称自己是被冤枉的。当年的推理是这样的：现场门窗呈现密闭状态，因此箭不可能是从远处射入，只能是凶手进入实验室射死A。命案发生前后只有B有一段时间无人监视，所以凶手只能是B。B声称自己找到了远距离杀人的方法，并在大家的注视下射出一箭，那支箭竟然穿过门上的玻璃，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/9058453568645371857/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=9058453568645371857' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/9058453568645371857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/9058453568645371857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/01/david-duncan-shade-of-time-1946.html' title='David Duncan, &lt;i&gt;The Shade of Time&lt;/i&gt; (1946)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-5465057133431528712</id><published>2009-01-16T11:14:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-16T11:47:00.808-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anthology'/><title type='text'>Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries (2006) Part 4</title><summary type='text'>16. Will Murray, Observable Justice一女在睡眠中死去，像是得了睡眠性麻痹（sleep paralysis），她的老公是一个遥视（remote viewing，一种特异功能）专家。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计警方得到一盘磁带，有死者临死前的录音。睡眠性麻痹患者发病时不会说话，因此死者一定是被谋杀的。她老公是凶手，拿枕头把她闷死的。17. J. A. Konrath, On the Rocks密室杀人。门上了安全链，还被沙发从里面堵住。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计安全链解下来，只上了一个螺丝，很松的挂在墙上。用绳子绕住沙发腿，从门外下面拉绳子，把沙发拉到门后。使门打不开的是沙发而不是安全链。18. H. Edward Hunsburger, Eternally Yours不断收到死人寄来的信。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计邮差搞鬼。19. Lois</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/5465057133431528712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=5465057133431528712' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/5465057133431528712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/5465057133431528712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/01/mike-ashley-mammoth-book-of-perfect_16.html' title='Mike Ashley, &lt;i&gt;The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries&lt;/i&gt; (2006) Part 4'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-6644434776463256604</id><published>2009-01-15T13:03:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-15T13:37:12.049-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anthology'/><title type='text'>Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries (2006) Part 3</title><summary type='text'>11. Edward D. Hoch, The Problem of the Black Cloister二十多年前修道院着了一场大火，烧死一人。当年修道院的大门如今在一个战争债券的募集会上拿来拍卖，组织者请了A和B做即兴表演。B装扮成纳粹军官，站在门边向A开了一枪，主持人说：“如果大家不买战争债券的话，类似的事情就会发生！”结果A真的死了，身上没有任何伤口。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计当年修道院大火死的那个人其实是A开枪打死的。B看到门上的弹孔，了解到事情的真相，决定替死者报仇。B装扮成死者的模样，站在修道院的大门边对A开空枪，把A吓死了。12. Edward D. Hoch, A Shower of DaggersA在冲淋浴，B在外面等着，A大叫一声，B掀开帘子发现A倒在澡盆上，背上插了一把刀子，到处是血，澡盆里另外还有一把匕首。现场有一扇窗子但是关着的。[SPOILER +/-</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/6644434776463256604/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=6644434776463256604' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6644434776463256604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6644434776463256604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/01/mike-ashley-mammoth-book-of-perfect_15.html' title='Mike Ashley, &lt;i&gt;The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries&lt;/i&gt; (2006) Part 3'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-6224154352061314631</id><published>2009-01-12T23:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-13T00:30:18.465-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Stuart Palmer, The Puzzle of the Pepper Tree (1933)</title><summary type='text'>这本书里出现了两桩不可能犯罪，Robert Adey的密室圣经居然没有收录。A先生在飞机上大叫“我不想死”，结果飞机降落的时候真的死了！他上飞机以后没有人接近他，他是怎么死的？飞机降落在小岛上。老处女侦探Hildegarde Withers认为A不是自然死亡，通过自己的警察渠道了解到有一个人C出价$15,000买凶杀A。她又在下水道发现一条口香糖，由此猜测有人在口香糖里下毒。A的保镖B先生坐轮船也到了小岛上，警方怀疑B为了钱出卖了雇主。警察要进一步验尸的时候，发现尸体从停尸房里消失了！警察在小岛上四处搜寻尸体却找不到。Hildegarde Withers逐一调查飞机上的乘客，发现很多线索（其中有不少red herring）。一对蜜月夫妇仿佛很久以前就已经结婚，停尸房外面有一个脚印，好像是另外一个乘客的……Hildegarde Withers找到买凶的C，发现他给自己的邮局信箱寄了一个信封</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/6224154352061314631/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=6224154352061314631' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6224154352061314631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/6224154352061314631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/01/stuart-palmer-clue-of-pepper-tree-1933.html' title='Stuart Palmer, &lt;i&gt;The Puzzle of the Pepper Tree&lt;/i&gt; (1933)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-842020982129957423</id><published>2009-01-08T11:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-08T14:35:42.402-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anthology'/><title type='text'>Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries (2006) Part 2</title><summary type='text'>6. Peter Crowther, The 45 Steps一人在密闭的厕所隔间里中毒身亡。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计毒下在大便纸上，汗……7. Douglas Newton, Contrary to the EvidenceA在B的门口，B在屋里和A相距一定距离，这时B从椅子上起身倒地死掉了。整个过程中有人在远处监视A，B身上找不到伤口，现场也找不到凶器，难道是自然死亡？[SPOILER +/-] 诡计A用空气枪射出带毒的橡皮子弹，之后在现场丢下一根铅笔，让人以为橡皮是铅笔头上的。行凶以后他把空气枪从窗户丢出去了。8. William Brittain, The Impossible Footprint一人只剩左腿死在雪地里，不远处他的右腿卡在捕熊夹里，看样子他被捕熊夹夹断了右腿，拖着身子爬了一段距离，终因失血过多而死。但是奇怪的是在尸体旁边有一个清晰的右腿脚印，这是怎么回事？</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/842020982129957423/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=842020982129957423' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/842020982129957423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/842020982129957423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/01/mike-ashley-mammoth-book-of-perfect_08.html' title='Mike Ashley, &lt;i&gt;The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries&lt;/i&gt; (2006) Part 2'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-9019724957359385758</id><published>2009-01-07T15:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-13T00:31:15.769-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anthology'/><title type='text'>Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries (2006) Part 1</title><summary type='text'>继The Mammoth Book of Locked-Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes之后，又一部大块头的不可能犯罪短篇集。废话少说，内容介绍。1. William F. Smith, An Almost Perfect Crime一人走进加油站的电话亭，在众目睽睽之下身中冰锥而亡。[SPOILER +/-] 诡计凶手在电话亭的电话本架子下面伸进一根管子，用加油站的气泵通入压缩空气，射出冰锥。冰锥一开始的时候被电话本挡住了，所以死者进入电话亭的时候没有发觉。2. Joseph Commings, The X Street Murders老板的秘书收到一封信，上面写着“11:30准时交给老板”。秘书于11:30进入老板办公室，这时三声枪响，老板身亡。事后打开密封的信封，赫然发现行凶的手枪！[SPOILER +/-] 诡计老板之前就被打死了，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/9019724957359385758/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=9019724957359385758' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/9019724957359385758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/9019724957359385758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/01/mike-ashley-mammoth-book-of-perfect.html' title='Mike Ashley, &lt;i&gt;The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries&lt;/i&gt; (2006) Part 1'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-3815825836929917866</id><published>2009-01-01T06:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-01T07:23:06.236-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Edgar Wallace, The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1916)</title><summary type='text'>侦探小说作家A接到一封催债信，债主B威胁他必须马上还钱，不然就要杀死他。A的朋友大富翁C建议他赴会时带上手枪自卫，与此同时，C告诉B和A会面时要采取什么行动。A和B面谈时，B掏出手枪恐吓A，于是A也掏出手枪，结果枪膛里连续射出四发子弹，将B打死。A向Scotland Yard的警官T. X.自首。T. X.提出看催债信，却发现信纸已经自燃。A被投入监狱。警方发现B还有另一处寓所，上门搜查后发现B胁迫A的证据。法院改判A无罪，要将他释放的时候，C却已抢先买通狱卒，将A救出。两年后的某晚，大富翁C接见了一位神秘的访客。访客下楼时，一位仆人听到门闩咔嗒撞上，按照C一贯的习惯，他晚上将不再见任何人。不久警方接到C的电话，拾起听筒却无人说话。警方赶到现场，破门而入，发现C死在自己的房间里。C的房间安全措施严密，如同保险箱一般，门口有一条厚重的金属门闩，从外面无法锁上。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/3815825836929917866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=3815825836929917866' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3815825836929917866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/3815825836929917866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2009/01/edgar-wallace-clue-of-twisted-candle.html' title='Edgar Wallace, &lt;i&gt;The Clue of the Twisted Candle&lt;/i&gt; (1916)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16119879.post-8192339034731553394</id><published>2008-12-30T20:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-30T21:10:37.453-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='impossible crime'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='novel'/><title type='text'>Mark Cross, Murder in the Air (1943)</title><summary type='text'>Mark Cross的Daphne Wrayne and her four adjusters系列小说都以这个超有钱超聪明的美女为主人公。本作的主要问题是：死者中氢氰酸而死，这是一种烈性毒药，一旦中毒立即毙命，可是在尸体很远的地方发现毒药瓶，尸体周边有细小的玻璃碎片。死者绝无可能中毒以后扔出毒药瓶，或者走离毒药瓶。这到底是怎么回事呢？[SPOILER +/-] 诡计凶手把氢氰酸装在特制的试管里，用空气枪发出。试管击中死者嘴唇破裂，释放出氢氰酸。我很怀疑这个诡计的可行性。如作者所说，试管必须在发射过程中保持不破，一受到外力撞击马上破裂。难道发射初始的空气压力还没有后来的撞击压力大？据说Carr的每个诡计都要亲手试验一下，我相信作者肯定没有试过自己的这个诡计。凶手的动机是为兄弟报仇。小说开始的时候隐藏了凶手的真实身份，到最后才揭露。这一点读者基本上是不可能自己想出来的。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/feeds/8192339034731553394/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=16119879&amp;postID=8192339034731553394' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8192339034731553394'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16119879/posts/default/8192339034731553394'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fangwu.blogspot.com/2008/12/mark-cross-murder-in-air-1943.html' title='Mark Cross, &lt;i&gt;Murder in the Air&lt;/i&gt; (1943)'/><author><name>Fang Wu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08602870043227657004</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U2pyM4xWCg4/SYdyr6NNhoI/AAAAAAAAE1w/s6rjDTVzePs/s1600-R/fang-big.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
