A Literary Tour Of The Delmar Loop In St. Louis
- BOOKS & GEOGRAPHY, BOOKS & MYSTERY
- October 13, 2017
The following passages describing the Delmar Loop in St. Louis, Missouri are taken from The Doubly Dead Angel-Thief by Marc Whelchel, the first book in a mystery series set in the Delmar Loop. The book is available from Amazon and Open Books Direct. “On the main drag below, the Delmar Loop was coming alive, mocking
READ MOREGet to know these 5 unforgettable minor characters in fiction. 1. Sandy Galanos, the pickpocketing soothsayer, in The Doubly Dead Angel-Thief by Marc Whelchel “Meet V.C. Almond, Mastermind Sleuth, Jack of Some Trades, and the Delmar Loop’s Private Investigator Ordinaire. His friend, merry prankster Jake Kennedy, has just committed suicide. The night of Jake’s funeral,
READ MOREInfuriating, yes. Lovable, yes. You will want to meet all 5 of fiction’s most lovably infuriating sidekicks. 1. Aldous Lewie from The Doubly Dead Angel-Thief by Marc Whelchel “Meet V.C. Almond, Mastermind Sleuth, Jack of Some Trades, and the Delmar Loop’s Private Investigator Ordinaire. His friend, merry prankster Jake Kennedy, has just committed suicide. The
READ MOREMarc Whelchel talks with Book Glow about the writing of The Doubly Dead Angel-Thief. The murder mystery is available from Open Books Direct. Describe The Doubly Dead Angel-Thief in one sentence. A big, sad, funny, weird misunderstanding. Which is actually a fragment, and one with far too many adjectives, but whatever. What led you to
READ MOREThese zany murder mysteries will keep you guessing and make you laugh until the very end. 1. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde “Acheron Hades has been kidnapping certain characters from works of fiction and holding them to ransom. Jane Eyre is gone. Missing. Thursday sets out to find a way into the book to
READ MOREDiscover your next favorite funny detective. These hilarious male sleuths in crime mystery fiction always find a way to make you laugh while solving the case. 1. & 2.: Detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs from The Rabbit Factory by Marshall Karp “When the actor playing Rambunctious Rabbit – the mascot of Lamaar Studio’s Familyland
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