tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post6161607507868408301..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: The Forest Lake Mystery (1903) by Palle RosenkrantzTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-35608067912602767962018-05-08T14:35:23.543+02:002018-05-08T14:35:23.543+02:00Okay, having screwed my courage to the sticking pl...Okay, having screwed my courage to the sticking place I have completed it...and it shall be the topic of a post of its very own in a week or two. It <i>was</i> going to be next Thursday's review, but more time is needed to examine it in depth...JJ @ The Invisible Eventhttps://theinvisibleevent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-61161016803833220202018-05-07T19:03:19.582+02:002018-05-07T19:03:19.582+02:00It is also, currently 43% in, suffering from quali...It is also, currently 43% in, suffering from quality problems...JJ @ The Invisible Eventhttps://theinvisibleevent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-80895037404705394922018-05-07T11:26:09.038+02:002018-05-07T11:26:09.038+02:00I'm stumped. I just hope it's not Sjowall ...I'm stumped. I just hope it's not Sjowall and Wahloo's <i>The Locked Room</i>. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-25163418872301735972018-05-06T18:33:25.881+02:002018-05-06T18:33:25.881+02:00It's Scandinavian.It's Scandinavian.JJ @ The Invisible Eventhttps://theinvisibleevent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-41426227503263399542018-05-06T12:53:25.592+02:002018-05-06T12:53:25.592+02:00Give me a clue. Give me a clue. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-25440953820437653802018-05-06T11:42:39.662+02:002018-05-06T11:42:39.662+02:00No, that's not out until June. Something else...No, that's not out until June. Something <i>else</i>. I'd give you a hint, but you always figure them out no matter how obscure they are!JJ @ The Invisible Eventhttps://theinvisibleevent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-87674537864411109612018-05-06T09:06:47.365+02:002018-05-06T09:06:47.365+02:00The 8 Mansion Murders?<i>The 8 Mansion Murders</i>?TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-12567449615469225042018-05-05T13:07:20.196+02:002018-05-05T13:07:20.196+02:00I have something else lined up first...I have something else lined up first...JJ @ The Invisible Eventhttps://theinvisibleevent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-34357685764597873442018-05-02T21:59:40.707+02:002018-05-02T21:59:40.707+02:00So now that I deflated your expectations of Rosenk...So now that I deflated your expectations of Rosenkrantz, can I still recommend Shichiri Nakayama's <i>Nocturne of Remembrance</i> for your monthly translation kick? :) TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-10941327022623003612018-05-02T16:16:49.448+02:002018-05-02T16:16:49.448+02:00I enjoyed the Rosenkrantz story in the British Lib...I enjoyed the Rosenkrantz story in the British Library's Foreign Bodies collection -- not amazing, but a lovely narrative voice and turn of phrase -- so was hoping this might be a good one. Alas, the roots of the genre do tend to be a little tangled, and its interesting to reflect on how quickly these first vanguards developed into the detective fiction we know and love of only two decades later. Thanks for the review, I shall get my translated kick elsewhere this month...JJ @ The Invisible Eventhttps://theinvisibleevent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-37759775650808071082018-05-01T22:30:43.149+02:002018-05-01T22:30:43.149+02:00I'll be looking forward to your review. I migh...I'll be looking forward to your review. I might give Rosenkrantz a second shot, if it is up to scratch. <br /><br />You should get a copy of <i>The Iron Chariot</i>. I quite liked it. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-23926447262724778942018-05-01T20:19:45.473+02:002018-05-01T20:19:45.473+02:00Shame this book didn't work so well. Not read ...Shame this book didn't work so well. Not read The Iron Chariot yet, though I have been meaning to get a copy. I do have another title by Rosenkrantz, The Man in the Cellar, which I'll be starting after my current read. Hopefully this one will be a stronger story. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.com