tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post4925334770503798186..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: Die Like ThunderTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-45836702795387999362016-01-02T23:24:48.559+01:002016-01-02T23:24:48.559+01:00I can forgive a lack of fair play in pre-1920s det...I can forgive a lack of fair play in pre-1920s detective stories, but everything after that becomes disappointing without it. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-20085546515554694262016-01-02T23:23:13.364+01:002016-01-02T23:23:13.364+01:00You're welcome. I hope you'll enjoy the re...You're welcome. I hope you'll enjoy the read. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-19428489552763084712016-01-02T10:46:36.087+01:002016-01-02T10:46:36.087+01:00The absence of fair play in a detective novel alwa...The absence of fair play in a detective novel always feels like a letdown. I complained of that in Spectrum of English Murder when it cropped up in the Coles' detective novels.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-91086175174956088492016-01-02T10:46:22.659+01:002016-01-02T10:46:22.659+01:00The absence of fair play in a detective novel alwa...The absence of fair play in a detective novel always feels like a letdown. I complained of that in Spectrum of English Murder when it cropped up in the Coles' detective novels.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-35875115477059465772016-01-02T01:57:59.057+01:002016-01-02T01:57:59.057+01:00I have been wondering whether or not to try one of...I have been wondering whether or not to try one of Bude's books. I think I shall order one of the new reprints that I have seen. Thanks for an enlightening review.Monte Herridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-89729292345642827132016-01-01T18:41:55.502+01:002016-01-01T18:41:55.502+01:00Indeed. I was really surprised about the lack of f...Indeed. I was really surprised about the lack of fair play, where the identity and motive of the murder is concerned, because the story itself made it very clear Bude was familiar with the genre. Oh well, the next one is apparently a lot better. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-24265239778738147142016-01-01T18:39:15.709+01:002016-01-01T18:39:15.709+01:00I'll keep that one in mind when I take a secon...I'll keep that one in mind when I take a second look at John Bude. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-70358386838174334382016-01-01T18:01:20.862+01:002016-01-01T18:01:20.862+01:00I had the same reaction as TomCat. Well-written bu...I had the same reaction as TomCat. Well-written but ultimately unsatisfying. Joe Allegrettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13032453985256342838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-66620741558478398092016-01-01T15:40:43.726+01:002016-01-01T15:40:43.726+01:00I thoroughly enjoyed Bude's The Lake District ...I thoroughly enjoyed Bude's <em>The Lake District Murder</em>.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.com