tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post807302027919726047..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: Castle of the DamnedTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-57081623201901749502017-01-04T14:31:54.993+01:002017-01-04T14:31:54.993+01:00I read this towards the end of last year, as I tho...I read this towards the end of last year, as I thought it would be a safer starting point than 'The House that Kills'. I enjoyed it too and glad it got a good review! Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-86480601889958699042017-01-04T14:16:45.610+01:002017-01-04T14:16:45.610+01:00Jot it down on your wishlist and keep an eye out f...Jot it down on your wishlist and keep an eye out for a cheaper, secondhand copy. One will turn up eventually. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-82031207933070482122017-01-04T12:31:07.892+01:002017-01-04T12:31:07.892+01:00The Howling Beast does sound tempting, although it...<em>The Howling Beast</em> does sound tempting, although it's depressingly expensive and out of my price range at the moment.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-80265567807226377772017-01-03T22:45:04.051+01:002017-01-03T22:45:04.051+01:00I forgot the story was also included in the Black ...I forgot the story was also included in the Black Lizard anthology, but yes, readers might have an easier time getting their hands on that volume than the one I cited. Thanks for pointing that out. <br /><br />I'm sure Simenon looked back on that particular short story as a "youthful indiscration" of his writing career. But it can't escape being compared to Carr and Vindry. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-26283381476191018552017-01-03T22:32:58.569+01:002017-01-03T22:32:58.569+01:00If you were let down by The House That Kills, this...If you were let down by <i>The House That Kills</i>, this one will more than make up for that. And we can only hope <i>Six crimes sans assassin</i> is one of the many translations that will pass through LRI in the coming years. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-31139790819429013952017-01-03T22:01:04.431+01:002017-01-03T22:01:04.431+01:00I'm a THTK apologist as you know, but I did al...I'm a THTK apologist as you know, but I did also love this one and agree that it's a superior book - those impossibilities coming so late in the day work superbly well, but at the time of reading I was beginning to worry that my copy was faulty or missing pages or something.<br /><br />Incidentally, the Simenon story is also in the Black Lizard Book of Locked Room Mysteries, which the average reader will probably having an easier time getting hold of - it's a nice little story, actually, and surprising how well (and how genuinely) Simenon applies himself to something he claims to have great disdain for...JJ @ The Invisible Eventhttps://theinvisibleevent.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-78714948300480322742017-01-03T20:56:48.423+01:002017-01-03T20:56:48.423+01:00This looks like a really interesting read and glad...This looks like a really interesting read and glad to hear it was better than The House That Kills. (And how much I have dreamed of a translation of Six Crimes Sans Assassin! Maybe one day.) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09743820978199661423noreply@blogger.com