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Hector DeJean

Hector DeJean reads, writes about, and promotes crime fiction. He's also written about tv, comics, and film serials, to help keep the Internet supplied with absorbing content. He is also a fictional character on the series Berlin Station.

I Was a Teenage Pop Culture Detective

Hector DeJean on the delights of discovering cultural offerings in the days before the internet.

Enola Holmes 2 Delivers

With a standout sequel, Sherlock's little sister now has one of the more entertaining franchises in mystery.

November 9, 2022 By Hector DeJean

Scenes from a Marriage: Watching the "Thin Man" Movies as a Set

'The Thin Man' is universally regarded as a masterpiece, but what about the sequels?

September 23, 2022 By Hector DeJean

The Deadpan Insanity of "The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window"

The new show has viewers asking: "What the hell am I watching?"

February 4, 2022 By Hector DeJean

An Interview With the Translators of Keigo Higashino's Crime Novels

Giles Murray and Alexander O. Smith talk Tokyo side streets and traditional mysteries, interviewed by Hector DeJean.

December 13, 2021 By Hector DeJean

The Shadow Was Pulp Fiction's Original Pop Culture Phenomenon. Now, He's Mostly Forgotten. What Happened?

Before Perry Mason, Nero Wolfe, and Philip Marlowe, there was the crime-fighter who knew what evil lurked in the hearts of men.

June 9, 2021 By Hector DeJean