tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post3418702806564813959..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: The Devil's Saint TomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-73345163433608375392016-10-18T23:11:07.854+02:002016-10-18T23:11:07.854+02:00This one takes place a few years after the First W...This one takes place a few years after the First World War and shows glimpses of the aftermath of that war. Most notably in the character of Dick Marlin, who decided that saving souls, one at a time, was the best he could do for the post-war world. <br /><br />I once suggested to Douglas Greene, on the GAD group, to just publish <i>The Complete Short Stories by Edward D. Hoch</i>, but even members of the group thought that was a bit much. But good to know a new Hoch collection is looming on the horizon. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-73053950999331544422016-10-18T19:38:08.673+02:002016-10-18T19:38:08.673+02:00Thanks for the heads up on this one. It sounds int...Thanks for the heads up on this one. It sounds interesting. I have a particular interest in mysteries which were published in the immediate post-World War II period. They seem to have a flavor all their own. They feel like the writings of someone who has awakened from a nightmare and found himself lying in ruins; there is something off-kilter about them that feels interesting. The Golden Age has exhausted itself, and a completely different type of mystery, as in Spillane, is about to make its debut, a type more consistent with the tenor of the times.<br />On a side note, it seems as though Crippen & Landru are finally, after many years, getting ready to publish their Simon Ark volume, because they have finally announced a date of Spring 2017 for publication. This means we will probably see it in about three years' time. I hope they reprint the early stories that have never been reprinted because I always liked those the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com