The English detective Fix makes sure that things catch up with our intrepid pair in Calcutta, and they must make amends for...

After an eventful time in Bombay (Passepartout unintentionally causes offence in a temple), the pair manage to escape from Bombay on the...

Arriving on schedule in the Port of Suez on the steamer Mongolia, Phileas and Passepartout find themselves under close scrutiny by the...

As Phileas and Passepartout continue their journey from Paris to catch the steamer Mongolia to Suez, they arrive in Brindisi, a coastal...

A couple of quick questions. As Phileas and Passepartout head off in their first-class train carriage travelling from London to Paris,...

Are you ready to join us on this perilous adventure? As Phileas and Passepartout set off in haste from London, we can hear the...

A gasp rippled through the opulent Reform Club. Phileas Fogg, a man of unwavering punctuality and stoicism, had just shattered the serene...

Jules Verne: By Étienne Carjat/ Adam Cuerden - This file comes from Gallica Digital Library and is available under the digital ID...

Fancy some more sleuthing while we look forward to the 2023 Mitcham Band Festival? The title character of the Inspector Gadget franchise...

Detective fiction has left an indelible mark on our literary and cultural landscape, thanks to the unforgettable characters it has given...

Today’s great detective first came to life on the silver screen, but his character pays homage to some of his famous literary...

The theme music from the Agatha Christie’s Poirot TV series is instantly recognisable and won its composer Christopher Gunning his second...

We head across the Atlantic from the UK/Europe for the location of today’s Great Detective series, but both the award-nominated actor and...

What does it take to make a truly authentic on-screen Great Detective? In a previous post, we looked at the brilliant Aussie trio behind...

Sherlock Holmes is known for his sharp wit and keen eye for detail. But he also had a passion for music, and particularly violin music....

There is real life mystery in the life of Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, creator of two very individual literary Great Detectives,...

Like most credible writing, Nicolas Freeling’s idea for Commissariat Piet Van der Valk came out of real life events. Having dropped out...

The TV series “Midsomer Murders”, based on UK writer Caroline Graham's Inspector Barnaby mystery novels , originally had a working title...

Sherlock Holmes’ now familiar deerstalker cap and curved calabash tobacco pipe were not really part of the original character in the...

Here’s one for the musical super-sleuths! How is Franz Liszt linked to The Pink Panther in the world of the movies? “Song without End”...