tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.comments2023-09-24T16:58:53.232+01:00Alpha-60 BooksJure P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15438337654554370168noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-19742996224710837402021-12-06T04:12:01.163+00:002021-12-06T04:12:01.163+00:00Got these all, over a few months, in the late '...Got these all, over a few months, in the late '70's, from a second hand book store. Read them all and yes, found them to be cheekily enjoyable. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083600800823874457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-28761455943613642020-07-09T19:23:29.165+01:002020-07-09T19:23:29.165+01:00I am also an armchair expert on the history of Cen...I am also an armchair expert on the history of Central America. The unidentified 'banana republic' country here was most likely Nicaragua. Very much in the newspapers in 1956 when greedy-ass dictator / tyrant SOMOZA was assassinated, then his son, Luis Somoza took over, 1956-63.<br />Timely novel, because in Oct 1960 there was a military coup in El Salvador.<br />You may delete / edit Trevor Trillionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364386328424011366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-20378549201773741072020-07-09T19:10:35.332+01:002020-07-09T19:10:35.332+01:00I own all 70 SHAYNE titles, plus books that have o...I own all 70 SHAYNE titles, plus books that have one Shayne story among a collection of detective mysteries.<br />YOUR descriptions and comments here are very good, thank you. If you chose this book for its cover, then I recommend, "Marked For Murder", DELL D291, June 1959; it has almost the same woman in another red dress! Another blonde kills 3 guys and shoots Tim Rourke as well.<brTrevor Trillionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364386328424011366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-12521463569811791292019-10-08T14:27:42.169+01:002019-10-08T14:27:42.169+01:00It's good and interesting but the picture that...It's good and interesting but the picture that you have put on this is inappropriate Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468673637575009230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-577771243207881872019-05-29T21:09:22.373+01:002019-05-29T21:09:22.373+01:00Need a memory Jog please. In the 70's I read t...Need a memory Jog please. In the 70's I read the usual Kung Fu books such as Mace, Mondo etc but I read one with a hero who was a cop (I think) and he was called CAPITAN and ran somehow up and down corner walls for exercise?? Please tell me the book guys and galsCarl Brayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998493066337338090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-48621499340638508662019-05-29T21:04:27.113+01:002019-05-29T21:04:27.113+01:00Used to read all these types of revenge/war agains...Used to read all these types of revenge/war against crime etc when I was a teen/young man. I still love to read the odd one when I can find them in old charity shops. Still read Bolan and the destroyer(older) novels. Liked Mace and the Inquisitor but hold a soft spot for The Marksman Philip Magellan. never grow up!Carl Brayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998493066337338090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-21111514928400595732019-05-29T04:54:01.826+01:002019-05-29T04:54:01.826+01:00Hi there is this the story where the girl was a &q...Hi there is this the story where the girl was a "lady of the night" and commited suicide?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432324885826811907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-2421111263469961332019-01-16T17:48:14.436+00:002019-01-16T17:48:14.436+00:00You were able to find this book with cover posted ...You were able to find this book with cover posted in your post? I have been searching online for months with no success. You found it on ebay? Wow!So Tiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144667825375116765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-78579711603700283352017-12-08T08:48:04.411+00:002017-12-08T08:48:04.411+00:00In case you're interested, Burnett adapted thi...In case you're interested, Burnett adapted this novel as an episode of "77 Sunset Strip" entitled "Thanks for Tomorrow", with Adam West as Lonnie, and Mary Tyler Moore as his wife MarieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194647457690442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-44817841600463127182017-04-06T21:37:23.896+01:002017-04-06T21:37:23.896+01:00Holy shit, writing class of aspiring authors!? Sur...Holy shit, writing class of aspiring authors!? Surely a joint or two would bring out all the muses needed to come up with stuff like this!<br /><br />I'm not stoned at all right now and after half a pint of Guinness can think of a great white shark genetically mutated (by some ex-Nazi doctor, obviously) with extremely venomous jellyfish practicing Buddhism that only retaliates when provoked Jure P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15438337654554370168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-71256489152263281192017-04-05T21:09:00.803+01:002017-04-05T21:09:00.803+01:00I've only read two of these so far and really ...I've only read two of these so far and really enjoyed the second one. The first one, as you say, kind of veered everywhere. I think what most draws me to this series is how it captures that sleazy, decadent '70s feel -- even more than the Baroness does, I think. But yeah, Lawrence was a bit like Manning Lee Stokes in how he could go on a bit too long at the expense of the forward Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-81719058298120849672017-04-05T21:07:22.671+01:002017-04-05T21:07:22.671+01:00As always, great review -- I love how you review t...As always, great review -- I love how you review these books. I liked this one more than the first volume, but I suspect if I were to read the first one again, I'd probably like it more. I read something by Haldeman once where he said he tried writing a third volume, but couldn't do it, and then even drafted a writing class he was teaching to help out, but none of them could do it Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-75540939033790351582017-02-25T20:04:33.304+00:002017-02-25T20:04:33.304+00:00S'funny really, but Moriarty appeared for the ...S'funny really, but Moriarty appeared for the first time in "The Final Problem", was referenced (of necessity) in "The Empty House" and then turns up in this later novel which is set, chronologically, earlier than the other stories.<br /> The character was invented to kill Homes, acknowledged when Holmes was resurrected and retconned once.<br /> Blame the movies and the thingmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011048675050396438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-51436413877238890742016-07-24T18:04:27.786+01:002016-07-24T18:04:27.786+01:00sure, looking forward to reading it.
and thanks ...sure, looking forward to reading it. <br /><br />and thanks for the nice words. means a lot coming from the master ;)Jure P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15438337654554370168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-23312380322369501702016-07-23T22:28:13.631+01:002016-07-23T22:28:13.631+01:00Great review! Ironically enough I've recently...Great review! Ironically enough I've recently decided to read this series again...I have a new review of volume 1 coming up on my blog the week after next, if you're interested. Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-35892711462893097122016-06-19T23:25:45.201+01:002016-06-19T23:25:45.201+01:00Hi Jeffrey,
and thanks for stopping by and leavin...Hi Jeffrey,<br /><br />and thanks for stopping by and leaving your comment.<br /><br />Cannot give you no formal definition I'm afraid :) as this category is of course joke. As you know in most crime/mystery novels hero usually gets knocked out at least once so these "unconscious moments" are somehow formulaic and therefore I decided to include them into my facts section.<br /><br /Jure P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15438337654554370168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-57762000164773654532016-06-19T19:19:41.135+01:002016-06-19T19:19:41.135+01:00I fancy I've read (and written) a lot of books...I fancy I've read (and written) a lot of books, but I confess I'm not familiar with the phrase "unconscious moment." Can you provide a definition?<br /><br />Thanks.Jeffrey Perrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841019772535869442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-15792862936721948382016-04-08T13:39:40.118+01:002016-04-08T13:39:40.118+01:00Hey Glorious Trasher!
Glad you liked it and thank...Hey Glorious Trasher!<br /><br />Glad you liked it and thanks for the message!Jure P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15438337654554370168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-44163004415644875122016-04-05T21:14:39.646+01:002016-04-05T21:14:39.646+01:00Thanks for the link to my blog, Jure. As ever I e...Thanks for the link to my blog, Jure. As ever I enjoyed your review!! I need to get back to the Marksman series; seems like forever since I read a volume.Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-71410996285734807092015-09-05T12:09:03.031+01:002015-09-05T12:09:03.031+01:00Thanks for your comment. To be honest, it's no...Thanks for your comment. To be honest, it's not that bad and I probably wouldn't bitch about it so much if it weren't a Marlowe novel. Just having a bit of a problem with writers adopting other authors' characters and doing such a sloppy job.Jure P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15438337654554370168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-59221232765606780852015-08-31T00:27:16.204+01:002015-08-31T00:27:16.204+01:00I've wondered about this one. I have a copy so...I've wondered about this one. I have a copy somewhere, but I have hesitated to read it since everything Parker wrote after about 1986 was disappointing. Thanks for the review. Ben Bouldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024782701164448300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-25508260649187964612015-05-09T04:08:25.402+01:002015-05-09T04:08:25.402+01:00In studying the Lew Archer novels of Ross Macdonal...In studying the Lew Archer novels of Ross Macdonald I’ve tried to identify certain characteristics, themes, motifs, images – call them what you like – that crop up frequently throughout the various books. I don’t claim that the following are particularly important or have any special significance or meaning; nor do I say this is a comprehensive list. <br />http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-4977370034980898032015-02-07T20:16:43.925+00:002015-02-07T20:16:43.925+00:00Thanks for the link Elizabeth. Interesting reading...Thanks for the link Elizabeth. Interesting reading, although maybe a bit too academic for my taste :) But did put A Deadly Shade of Gold on my to-do list.Jure P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15438337654554370168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-8291772834704512542015-01-15T06:18:26.956+00:002015-01-15T06:18:26.956+00:00 Here’s a situation that arises continually in t... Here’s a situation that arises continually in the Lew Archer novels: someone Archer is investigating is surprised to learn how much he knows about them. In Black Money Kitty Hendricks voices this surprise in virtually those very words –“How do you know so much about me?” Usually, though, the knowledge Archer has obtained when this question comes up turns out to be peripheral – that is, it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395223397791854676.post-11027473562112705432014-11-09T16:57:34.061+00:002014-11-09T16:57:34.061+00:00Garnier is on my reading list for a long time sinc...Garnier is on my reading list for a long time since i've seen his name on a John Banville interview, in which the author has mentioned his book "How's the Pain?" and underlined Simenon's effect on his works. Simenon is one of my favourite authors, maybe the most, so i have to check it, but i've could not have the chance or simply forgot, so thanks for reminding his name herzoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04655008836233235301noreply@blogger.com