tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post1406424549113006294..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: The Sealed Room: A Literal Stronghold TomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-78724537091205145602014-12-17T07:12:15.409+01:002014-12-17T07:12:15.409+01:00Rather than reading the Archer stories solely as m...Rather than reading the Archer stories solely as mysteries, thrillers, entertainments, and detective stories (though of course they can exist solely on that level for readers who are interested in them as such), we’d do ourselves a favor to consider them in a few other ways as well. In the massive reference work World Authors 1950-1970, published by the H.H. Wilson Company, Macdonald wrote that The Galton Case and Black Money “are probably my most complete renderings of the themes of smothered allegiance and uncertain identity which my work inherited from my early years.” Of course, in Black Money the smothered allegiance occurs between the lovers Ginny Fablon and Tappinger. <br />http://postmoderndeconstructionmadhouse.blogspot.com/2014/12/ross-macdonald-black-money.html#.VJES5NKUeRZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-57025237682105840032014-11-02T21:45:23.797+01:002014-11-02T21:45:23.797+01:00Oh, yes. I agree the overall appeal and longevity ...Oh, yes. I agree the overall appeal and longevity of the detective story is the wide variety of styles, especially during the golden years, but Yates’ specifically concerned himself with the criticism leveled against the traditional detective story and locked room devices. It spoke to my soul! :)TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-45890038057971416712014-11-02T21:12:35.981+01:002014-11-02T21:12:35.981+01:00Some great quotes there TC - and I don;t lurk on t...Some great quotes there TC - and I don;t lurk on the GAD boards, really enjoyed hearing about the discussion. As a fan of hard- and soft-boiled mysteries, of complex puzzles and the more loosely-constructed character pieces, I find the great variety of the genre its real draw and the proper reason for its longevity - but I hope you are right about Poe, though i do keep thinking of the end of Monsieur Valdemar too ... Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com