tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post4573291626277660141..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: A Can Full of Criminal IntentTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-53916075313240614292012-04-07T22:01:17.289+02:002012-04-07T22:01:17.289+02:00I've always thought this sounded like an inter...I've always thought this sounded like an interesting one. I need to read another Gardner soon.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-22990346456618531562012-04-07T14:44:52.555+02:002012-04-07T14:44:52.555+02:00Monte:
My reading of Perry Mason has been sparse...Monte: <br /><br />My reading of Perry Mason has been sparse and limited, but this was definitely one of the better entries, especially if you appreciate intricate plotting and fair-play clueing, and more than worth it to dig through a few boxes to get it. <br /><br />Jeffrey: <br /><br />I also found the opening to be unusual; (almost) reminiscent in tone to some of the mid-period Christie's such as <i>Mrs. McGinty’s Dead</i>. Not at all what I expected from Gardner. <br /><br />Your blog is a welcome addition to an already impressive line-up of knowledgeable bloggers promoting GAD(-styled) stories and hopefully this will, one day, fire off a signal to the publishing world.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-84243601887714513622012-04-07T13:08:19.215+02:002012-04-07T13:08:19.215+02:00And of course, thanks for the nice words about the...And of course, thanks for the nice words about the biography and the blog!Jeffrey Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422459407138331707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-10470560774454097652012-04-07T13:07:55.295+02:002012-04-07T13:07:55.295+02:00Monte, it's a good one. I would definitely mak...Monte, it's a good one. I would definitely make the effort to find it. <br /><br />It is hard to review a Gardner book, because they are all so plot-driven, and it's hard to discuss the plot in detail without giving things away. I have to say I was a bit thrown off by the beginning of this book; most of the novels start in Perry's office.Jeffrey Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422459407138331707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-87009817404876769152012-04-07T03:57:32.454+02:002012-04-07T03:57:32.454+02:00Thanks for the review. It has been a long time sin...Thanks for the review. It has been a long time since I read this Perry Mason book, and I don't remember too much of it. Maybe it is time to reread it, it I can figure out where I stored it.Monte Herridgenoreply@blogger.com