tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post3212332676584113282..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: The Best of 2011: A Year in ReviewTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-69799506113835068702011-12-30T16:11:01.986+01:002011-12-30T16:11:01.986+01:00Yes, yes, I haven't forgotten about your trans...Yes, yes, I haven't forgotten about your translation and will read that story ASAP! Just give me a little bit more time... it's a busy period.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-78311018228092111812011-12-29T12:00:33.725+01:002011-12-29T12:00:33.725+01:00You could always try my (I-should-totally-go-proof...You could always try my (I-should-totally-go-proofread-it-one-of-these-days) translation Norizuki's <i>The Green Door is Dangerous</i> and see where it ends up ;PHo-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-22555373873723359092011-12-28T19:40:32.572+01:002011-12-28T19:40:32.572+01:00@Ho-Ling
Nah. You deserve the plug and a much lar...@Ho-Ling<br /><br />Nah. You deserve the plug and a much larger readership for your blog on top of that! <br /><br />Yes, there's an inexcusable lack of Japanese titles on this years list, but then again, there's not much left to sink your teeth in – as I have already read all of the major works that were translated. But I will read <i>The Devotion of Suspect X</i> as soon as possible (depending on how long it will take for my batch of impossible crime stories to arrive). <br /><br />@Patti<br /><br />Nearly every book mentioned on this blog constitutes as a FFB. ;)TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-6388686662890776092011-12-27T23:47:33.511+01:002011-12-27T23:47:33.511+01:00Lots of candidates here for forgotten books. Great...Lots of candidates here for forgotten books. Great!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-2520874209269640972011-12-27T16:51:27.763+01:002011-12-27T16:51:27.763+01:00Thanks for the plug! Which seems kinda undeserved,...Thanks for the plug! Which seems kinda undeserved, as all I said was <i>really</i> just the four letters of <i>doen</i>, IIRC. And maybe an exclamation mark. <br /><br />Anyway, let's hope that next year's list will feature more Japanese titles ;PHo-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-2118639482320594832011-12-27T16:34:11.079+01:002011-12-27T16:34:11.079+01:00@Patrick
I have checked my stats and the most po...@Patrick <br /><br />I have checked my stats and the most popular post on here is my review of Bill Pronzini's <i>Nightcrawler</i>, which isn't exactly a model of the classic GAD puzzle novel. The second and third most popular posts are my review EQ's <i>The Tragedy of Errors</i> and my piece on Why Nero Wolfe doesn't age. <br /><br />@John <br /><br />Thanks, and I have just dispatched that email. You can also expect more reviews of impossible crimes in the upcoming year!TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-28569785587175242352011-12-27T15:18:53.208+01:002011-12-27T15:18:53.208+01:00Yours and Patrick's are the two best blogs aro...Yours and Patrick's are the two best blogs around. Keep it up!<br /><br />I need to contact you on a matter of mutual interest. Please e-mail me at pugmire1@yahoo.comJohn Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-48104099423252137132011-12-27T12:20:41.095+01:002011-12-27T12:20:41.095+01:00And my most popular post is ironically on SCREAM 4...And my most popular post is ironically on SCREAM 4...Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-68638981002372355032011-12-27T10:46:30.636+01:002011-12-27T10:46:30.636+01:00Congratulations on an excellent year TomCat. Looki...Congratulations on an excellent year TomCat. Looking forward to 2012.<br /><br />In terms of most popular reviews, mine (by about a factor of 3) is The Death Maze by Ariana Franklin. Certain authors just have a massive following. My recent review of Hercule Poirot's Christmas is rapidly shooting to the top of the list though...Puzzle Doctorhttp://classicmystery.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-84465784615317501532011-12-27T09:54:57.481+01:002011-12-27T09:54:57.481+01:00@Patrick
I think 2012 will turn out to be great ...@Patrick <br /><br />I think 2012 will turn out to be great year for consuming vintage mysteries, especially the ones that appear to be completely sealed. ;)<br /><br />It's also safe to assume that we will see a rise in reviews of foreign-language (i.e. non-English) detective stories. Hopefully, this will, one day, clue up big-time publishers that there's still a hungry audience out there waiting for an opportunity to gobble up these books. <br /><br />@Bill<br /><br />You're welcome and thanks! <br /><br />@Curt<br /><br />Like I said to Patrick, I hope this ever-expending web of blogs, dedicated to the traditional detective story, will eventually ensnarl a publisher or two. There's still a market for orthodox mysteries and there are a ton of untranslated detective stories from countries like France and Japan waiting to be introduced to an English-reading audience. <br /><br />Yes, established and better-known writers will generate more activity than the obscurer ones. Some of my most popular posts are on Carr and Stout. They simply familiar names to a lot more readers than writers like Herbert Resnicow and Jefferson Farjeon.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-41807879968239479632011-12-27T05:47:33.551+01:002011-12-27T05:47:33.551+01:00Well, I've read about half the books on that l...Well, I've read about half the books on that list! Glad to see a Rhode there (I wouldn't have included The 4th bomb either).<br /><br />I'm so glad a blogging environment is being strengthened for classical, ratiocinative mystery. If you folks hadn't shown the way, I'm not sure I ever would have started.<br /><br />I will try for my part to keep posting about those obscure books and forgotten authors. However, I must admit I got my most views by a good stretch when I posted on Raymond Chandler!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-85310703371555511702011-12-27T01:16:38.559+01:002011-12-27T01:16:38.559+01:00Great post and thanks for the plug. You're one...Great post and thanks for the plug. You're one of a handful on my must read list.Billhttp://traditionalmysteries.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-73084813419954017702011-12-26T15:27:43.107+01:002011-12-26T15:27:43.107+01:00An interesting list. I'm working on a very sim...An interesting list. I'm working on a very similar post of my own at the moment, but you beat me to it!<br /><br />Thanks for the shout-out-- it's been an interesting year for us all and I for one can't wait to see what 2012 will bring us! (One thing I *do* know about the upcoming year: Paul Halter has two books due to be published in French in 2012, one of which is the short story collection I cried out for on my blog when reviewing THE NIGHT OF THE WOLF!)Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.com