tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post7282721273829408624..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: A Shelter from a Rainy PastTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-26192651880540783792011-11-07T12:56:07.623+01:002011-11-07T12:56:07.623+01:00I actually will be writing a sort of essay in the ...I actually will be writing a sort of essay in the near future against the term "coazy" and its abuse. It's actually quite a problem, especially when John Dickson Carr is labelled as a cozy author because his locked rooms narrow down the suspects. Because, you know, not even a locked door and barred windows keeping you safe from an unknown, possibly supernatural, killer is very cozy indeed.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-5782843154245122762011-11-07T09:09:04.314+01:002011-11-07T09:09:04.314+01:00That's a good, spot-on description of the impr...That's a good, spot-on description of the impression that Anthony Gilbert left on me with the books I have reviewed thus far and I will probably quote you in the next one. <br /><br />There are also "Had-I-But-Known" elements lingering through out the stories as foreshadowing comments warn the reader that something horrible is going to happen to one of the characters. <br /><br />Imagine how baffled I was last week, when I read a description of an Arthur Crook novel labeling the author as an example of the "cozy" genre – which is not a charge that can be held against Anthony Gilbert. <br /><br />Gilbert was not a mystery writer who penned novels that make you feel warm and fuzzy inside. At times, the author can be downright nasty and cruel. I actually felt pity for the character of Mary Manners when she came trotting into the visitors room clutching a crumpled telegram. Not cozy at all! <br /><br />I forgot to mention in my review that Arthur Crook quotes and mentions Scott Egerton by name. Now I can't help but wonder if the two ever met during one of their recorded cases.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-48659180914406803032011-11-07T00:32:11.931+01:002011-11-07T00:32:11.931+01:00Anthony Gilbert dedicated this book to John Street...Anthony Gilbert dedicated this book to John Street's wife, by the way.<br /><br />My impression is that Gilbert was most rigorous about fair play detection in the earlier Scott Egerton novels. Gilbert strikes me as a natural suspense writer who never fully shook off the detection form but was not completely comfortable with it.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.com