Hello again! Another month has flown by and here is the Peschel Press newsletter for May 2023. We’ve been busy with events and have two more coming up if you want to see us in person. First, important news: Amazon is raising the price to print books in its Kindle Direct Publishing program. That means […]
Teresa reviews 4.50 from Paddington (2008), a.k.a. the French Le Crime Est Notre Affaire (Crime Is Our Business) featuring Tommy and Tuppence, and loves its attention to the devastating effect of murder. Fidelity to text: 3 1/2 stranglers It’s remarkably true to the text considering that a French Tommy and Tuppence fill in for Miss […]
Teresa reviews Curtain (2015), a.k.a. The Disappearance of the Lover with Two Faces, the last episode arc from Checkmate, and felt like something was lost in translation (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Ebay listing Fidelity to text: 2 deaths by freezing You’ll recognize the harmless dweeb who’s really the evil mastermind and the turning table […]
Teresa reviews Winter Nights Serial Murders, the story from the Chinese Checkmate series based on Three Act Tragedy (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Ebay listing Fidelity to text: 3 poisoned cocktails I think. It was like a highlights reel of the novel with plot twists added and important details missing so you couldn’t put them […]
Teresa reviews The Kidnapped Japanese Consul,” the Chinese “Checkmate” TV series version of “The Kidnapped Prime Minister” and found it difficult to follow the stripped-down version of the short story. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Ebay listing Fidelity to text: 3 kidnappers The story was stripped to its essence while adding extra pressure on Situ […]
Teresa Reviews Five Little Pigs (2022), the Checkmate episode titled “Infidelity and Murder in the Wealthy Family” (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3½ poisoned cocktails All five pigs have a counterpart to varying degrees but there’s more than one would-be murderer. Quality of film: 3½ poisoned cocktails This episode showcased the conflicting emotions […]
The Peschel Press Newsletter for April 2023 Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! We pressed [PUBLISH] on Agatha Christie, She Watched! Two and half years of work are done. We’ve watched 201 movies, I reviewed them, Bill edited them, we developed the organization and concept art, and Bill made it happen, all 427 pages. It’s a gorgeous 8½ by 11 […]
Teresa Reviews One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (2022), an episode from the Chinese Checkmate miniseries titled The Case of the Poisoned Zha Zhiang Noodles. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Ebay listing Fidelity to text: 2 guns You’ll recognize the plot mechanism from One, Two, Buckle My Shoe. You’ll also spot the stolen heart of The […]
Episodes 7-9 of “Checkmate” or, “Min Guo Da Zhen Tan,” “Great Detective of the Republic of China” The episode title in Chinese means “The Case of the Haunted Girls School” Source: Ebay listing (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 guns The basic plot remains but with added soap, a wildly different culture, major […]
Teresa reviews The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (2022) from Min Guo Da Zhen Tan (Checkmate) and enjoyed visiting an unfamiliar place and era in China’s history. (Episodes 4-6 of Checkmate Min Guo Da Zhen Tan (Great Detective of the Republic of China, 首富庄园谋杀案, Murder in the Manor of the Richest Man)) Source: Ebay listing (c)2023 […]