tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post3579467096275460887..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: Scared a Lot in Camelot TomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-78285551582792418662016-11-27T12:59:50.750+01:002016-11-27T12:59:50.750+01:00Honestly, the animal rights angle was only a very ...Honestly, the animal rights angle was only a very minor part of the overall plot. As I said in my review, Hunt obviously did not fancy himself a great novelist and primarily concerned himself with the policework of his detective characters. <br /><br />Where he failed was the ending of the book, which was far from clever, somewhat convoluted in parts and not entirely fair. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-74726539240757139272016-11-27T07:46:20.208+01:002016-11-27T07:46:20.208+01:00Your evaluation does not surprise me, though. Look...Your evaluation does not surprise me, though. Look at the date of the publication of the book. It would not surprise me if the author was more concerned with working off some of his animal rights anger than working on his plot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-35485411519315718412016-11-26T23:01:55.113+01:002016-11-26T23:01:55.113+01:00I won't make any definite promises, but I'...I won't make any definite promises, but I'll see what I can do for that date. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-66030026266780919212016-11-26T20:09:25.497+01:002016-11-26T20:09:25.497+01:00Well, with everything Carr-themed this week coming...Well, with everything Carr-themed this week coming, how about the following week? I'll plan to make it my Thursday review on 8th December...how does that grab you?JJ @ The Invisible Eventhttps://theinvisibleevent.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-56646501282340656882016-11-26T16:44:19.207+01:002016-11-26T16:44:19.207+01:00I hope the plot is as good as its premise. Let me ...I hope the plot is as good as its premise. Let me know when you're planning to tackle it and perhaps I can simultaneously post a review of <i>Death Through the Looking Glass</i>. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-35081846025277061692016-11-26T16:33:37.146+01:002016-11-26T16:33:37.146+01:00Frankly, you had me at "vanishing houseboat&q...Frankly, you had me at "vanishing houseboat". Death on the Mississippi it is!JJ @ The Invisible Eventhttps://theinvisibleevent.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-82845006127243963582016-11-26T16:03:49.696+01:002016-11-26T16:03:49.696+01:00This one appears to be Hunt's only full-fledge...This one appears to be Hunt's only full-fledged locked room mystery, but a <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/richard-hunt/dead-mans-shoes/" rel="nofollow">review</a> of the last book in the series, <i>Dead Man's Shoe</i>, suggests an inverted-type of plot and the killer has an apparent cast-iron alibi. So you can make an argument that qualifies as an impossible crime.<br /><br />As far as Richard Forres is concerned, <i>Death on the Mississippi</i> (about the vanishing houseboat) seems to be the most promising one. Otherwise, I would recommend starting with <i>A Child's Garden of Death</i>. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-41194324637955641952016-11-26T14:51:52.588+01:002016-11-26T14:51:52.588+01:00Dammit! There's nothing quite so frustrating ...Dammit! There's nothing quite so frustrating as a brilliant idea, well-explored, that then has a crappy solution. Shouldn't be allowed, I tell you! Do you know if Hunt wrote any more locked rooms?<br /><br />Also, you've reminded me to check out Richard Forrest, so thanks for that. I'll pick something you've not attempted and hopefully fare better than you did...JJ @ The Invisible Eventhttps://theinvisibleevent.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com