tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post8120748309239618974..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: Till Death Do Us Part (1944) by John Dickson CarrTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-26166793943961633062019-08-11T09:39:15.294+02:002019-08-11T09:39:15.294+02:00"I thought “Till Death Do Us Part” isn’t nece..."<i>I thought “Till Death Do Us Part” isn’t necessarily the best puzzle I’ve read from Carr, but I certainly found it to be the best story.</i>"<br /><br />This is what I meant by <i>Till Death Do Us Part</i> winning its five-stars on points rather than a knockout. <br /><br />"<i>I’d be curious to hear if you think it’s a contender for the top 3, even top, mystery novel by Carr? Or do you think there are enough novels you would put above this title?</i>"<br /><br />I don't think I would put it in my personal top 3 mysteries by Carr, but it will secure a spot in my top 10. Somewhere in the middle of the list (slot 5 or 6) with <i>The Hollow Man</i>, <i>The Crooked Hinge</i>, <i>He Who Whispers</i>, <i>The Plague Court Murders</i> and <i>She Died a Lady</i> ahead of it. I have to reread <i>The Problem of the Green Capsule</i> and <i>Nine-and Death Makes Ten</i> to see where they stand on the list. But I would definitely place <i>The Judas Window</i> a place behind <i>Till Death Do Us Part</i>. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-69466909629686094572019-08-10T16:08:39.506+02:002019-08-10T16:08:39.506+02:00Thanks for the review, TomCat, which was interesti...Thanks for the review, TomCat, which was interesting as it came off the back of a second read. I confess I like this best of all of the Carr novels I’ve read - but my tendency to leave the best for the last means I still have some<br />very promising titles left unread. <br /><br />I thought “Till Death Do Us Part” isn’t necessarily the best puzzle I’ve read from Carr, but I certainly found it to be the best story. I’d be curious to hear if you think it’s a contender for the top 3, even top, mystery novel by Carr? Or do you think there are enough novels you would put above this title? I usually hear that “He Who Whispers” is a strong contender for the top spot, but recent re-assessments by JJ and Puzzle Doctor have cast votes in favour of “Till Death Do Us Part”. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-52288286157182757162019-08-10T12:05:54.445+02:002019-08-10T12:05:54.445+02:00Sort of. "The House of Goblin Wood" is c...Sort of. "The House of Goblin Wood" is collected in Carr's <i>The Third Bullet and Other Stories</i> and the anthology <i>Murder Impossible</i>, but both are out-of-print. It was also collected in <i>The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories</i> and that one is still in print. However, a second-hand copy of that one is the cheaper option. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-91112971896105315722019-08-10T07:19:31.410+02:002019-08-10T07:19:31.410+02:00I can't find The House in Goblin Wood anywhere...I can't find The House in Goblin Wood anywhere. Is it out of print?JamesSByrnsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436891505091962907noreply@blogger.com