tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post2431615957991527101..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: The Case of the Seven of Calvary (1937) by Anthony BoucherTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-15866633015512885422020-10-08T14:49:58.700+02:002020-10-08T14:49:58.700+02:00If I can spot the hidden, Sherlockian-themed Easte...If I can spot the hidden, Sherlockian-themed Easter egg in Brian Flynn's <i>The Case of the Black Twenty-Two</i>, I'll probably manage with <i>The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars</i>. Thanks for the recommendation! TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-22520599511755759462020-10-07T20:46:36.456+02:002020-10-07T20:46:36.456+02:00've not read The Case of the Baker Street Irre...<em>'ve not read The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars,</em><br /><br />It's great fun but you have to have read your Sherlock Holmes. If not you'll be left a bit bewildered.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-16371114692512272822020-10-06T11:49:16.216+02:002020-10-06T11:49:16.216+02:00Don't worry. Nobody proofreads on this blog. ;...Don't worry. Nobody proofreads on this blog. ;)<br /><br />"<i>Boucher's love of mysteries always shines through through in his stories</i>"<br /><br />I've not read <i>The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars</i>, but the only “bad” novel Boucher ever wrote is <i>Rocket to the Morgue</i>. Boucher should have known, as a mystery reader's mystery writer and razorsharp critic, that that locked room-trick/solution was disappointing at best. There are, however, a ton of people who still love it because it takes place among science-fiction fans and the book has a crossover connection with the Gregory Hood radio series. That being said, I'm sure you'll enjoy <i>Seven Sneezes</i> and <i>Solid Key</i>. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-58038040799699563332020-10-06T09:38:44.848+02:002020-10-06T09:38:44.848+02:00A mystery reader's mystery writer is a perfect...A mystery reader's mystery writer is a perfect discription of Anthony Boucher. From the locked room lecture in "Nine Times Nine" to pretty much everything about "The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars," Boucher's love of mysteries always shines through through in his stories.<br /><br />The opening discussion about Watsons in detective fiction reminds me of the begining of "The Decagon House Murders" where the characters talk about what they think makes a good mystery novel. It sounds like Boucher went all out in this one, what with the dramatis personae, the challenge to the reader, and the footnotes pointing to the clues. I'd say I'll have to read this soon, but it'll have to get in line behind "Seven Sneezes" and "Solid Key," they've been waiting longer!<br /><br />(This comment deleted and reposted due to my apparent inability to properly proofread things.)Kacey Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492997736737601983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-72235137842029057692020-10-06T08:42:17.708+02:002020-10-06T08:42:17.708+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kacey Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492997736737601983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-15519754987397012532020-10-05T12:31:20.719+02:002020-10-05T12:31:20.719+02:00I liked The Case of the Seven Sneezes and has one ...I liked <i>The Case of the Seven Sneezes</i> and has one of those unforgettable scenes (singing in the hallway to a locked door), but agree that it's not Boucher's best detective novel. <i>The Case of the Crumpled Knave</i> and <i>Nine Times Nine</i> are good, solid detective novels, but my personal favorite is <i>The Case of the Solid Key</i>. This surprised some people who expected <i>Nine Times Nine</i> to top that list. <i>Solid Key</i> doesn't have the same stature, as locked room mystery, as <i>Nine Times Nine</i>, but, on a whole, it's arguably Boucher's best written and plotted novel. <br /><br />So, yeah, you have some good stuff ahead of you! TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-77083257465615564752020-10-04T07:17:19.736+02:002020-10-04T07:17:19.736+02:00It's good to hear this is a good one. On top o...It's good to hear this is a good one. On top of this one, I've 'Solid Key', '9x9' and 'Crumpled Knave' on my TBR. - so it sounds like I've a slew of good reads ahead of me! I've only read '7 Sneezes', which I thought was patchy at parts and therefore uneven in quality, but still good on the whole. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.com