Archives by Tag 'Mark Gatiss'

Review: ‘Black Butterfly’ by Mark Gatiss

By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Wednesday, December 7, 2011

I don’t often stray into the world of mystery stories.  In our (reasonably extensive) library, there is only one shelf of mystery novels tucked away in a corner.  It’s not that I don’t like them per se, it’s just that there are other genres that I prefer.  However, I can occasionally be tempted by a [...]

Review: ‘The Devil in Amber’ by Mark Gatiss

By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Friday, August 20, 2010

Lucifer Box – portraitist, dandy and terribly good secret agent – is feeling his age. He’s also more than a little anxious about an ambitious younger agent, Percy Flarge, who’s snapping at his heels. Assigned to observe the activities of fascist leader Olympus Mons and his fanatical followers, or “Amber Shirts,” in F.A.U.S.T. – The [...]

Review: ‘The Vesuvius Club’ by Mark Gatiss

By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Friday, August 20, 2010

Meet Lucifer Box: Equal parts James Bond and Sherlock Holmes, with a twist of Monty Python and a dash of Austin Powers, Lucifer has a charming countenance and rapier wit that make him the guest all hostesses must have. And most do.  But few of his conquests know that Lucifer is also His Majesty’s most [...]