tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post1982466013241058364..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: Kill Like a GodTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-78079007250515038772011-09-04T19:57:21.991+02:002011-09-04T19:57:21.991+02:00Doc, I already harbor dark suspicions regarding on...Doc, I already harbor dark suspicions regarding one of the regular characters, whom plays a prominent role in the later books, but we'll see – and my review of the book will probably have a different format than usual. But I have to consult a fellow blogger on this proposition first. <br /><br />If you're still questing for good historical mysteries, you have to give my compatriot, Robert van Gulik, a shot, as he was arguably one of the best writers this sub-genre had to offer. John Dickson Carr also wrote a few very good ones. <br /><br />Unfortunately, the often poetic, borderline impossible mysteries by Bertus Aafjes, featuring Judge Ooka, are unavailable in English, but they're great reads for anyone who enjoys these types of stories. I did an entire blog post on him, which you can read <a href="http://moonlight-detective.blogspot.com/2011/06/solomon-in-kimono.html%22" rel="nofollow">here</a>. <br /><br />Even if Sergio is the instigator, that doesn't unburden your conscience. All these reviews are still your doing. ;)TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-59062269899382117872011-09-04T17:58:11.058+02:002011-09-04T17:58:11.058+02:00Oh, and technically, Sergio at Tipping My Fedora s...Oh, and technically, Sergio at Tipping My Fedora started this by recommending Doherty when I was questing in vain for a decent historical mystery. So it's all his fault.Puzzle Doctorhttp://classicmystery.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-17531917765159902752011-09-04T17:56:09.389+02:002011-09-04T17:56:09.389+02:00Mask of Ra is coming v soon on my blog - I've ...Mask of Ra is coming v soon on my blog - I've a bit of a backlog of reviews that built up over the summer, so I'm drip-feeding them at the moment... I'm going to be very interested to see how having read books 2 & 3 affect your opinion of Ra.Puzzle Doctorhttp://classicmystery.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-87577107068306695322011-09-04T04:54:52.054+02:002011-09-04T04:54:52.054+02:00Thanks for another review. I read this book sever...Thanks for another review. I read this book several years ago and don't remember a lot of it, but I do know it was one of the best in the series.Monte Herridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-64375499754319928192011-09-03T18:47:56.529+02:002011-09-03T18:47:56.529+02:00I know that The Spies of Sobeck contains a locked ...I know that <i>The Spies of Sobeck</i> contains a locked room mystery, but a reviewer spoiled the solution without a warning. So you can have a first shot at that novel. <br /><br />By the way, I expect a package next week with copies of <i>The Mask of Ra</i> and <i>The Assassins of Isis</i>. If everything goes according to plan, I will have reviewed the entire Judge Amerotke series before the end of the year.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-91940440298543898982011-09-03T16:58:02.392+02:002011-09-03T16:58:02.392+02:00Yeah, "The Devil's Domain", while st...Yeah, "The Devil's Domain", while strictly fair-play in its clueing, did have clues borderlining the "green tie" domain. Still, the solution and method in general were excellent and, I found, more than made up for the weaknesses.<br /><br />This sounds like an excellent read. I call dibs on "The Spies of Sobeck"! (What? I already have the book...)Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-20754686390937097092011-09-03T16:31:16.688+02:002011-09-03T16:31:16.688+02:00Doc, of course I'm OK with that. And since you...Doc, of course I'm OK with that. And since you are the instigator of this spur of reviews, it's fitting that these links are tied to your blog.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-15421615615275231012011-09-03T14:53:37.321+02:002011-09-03T14:53:37.321+02:00I completely agree with your point about the spars...I completely agree with your point about the sparse clueing which is probably the weakest part of Doherty's writing - having just finished Half-Way House by Ellery Queen, he reels of a list of nine clues that point towards the murderer, none of which were one-line comments...<br /><br />By the way, I've put links to your Doherty reviews on my summary page on my blog. Hope that's OK.Puzzle Doctorhttp://classicmystery.wordpress.com/paul-doherty/noreply@blogger.com