tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post8000796804123180684..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: Gasping for BreathTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-34192501278546908992015-04-18T05:13:41.388+02:002015-04-18T05:13:41.388+02:00I have read all 85 of the Perry Mason mysteries, a...I have read all 85 of the Perry Mason mysteries, and must say that I like the ones from the 1940s the best, although they were all good.Monte Herridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-66034639033195557722015-04-17T20:03:27.310+02:002015-04-17T20:03:27.310+02:00I think the best Perry Mason books are from the 19...I think the best Perry Mason books are from the 1950s. But there are plenty of enjoyable Perry Mason mysteries from the Forties. Love the cover on this one!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-4422345549247106692015-04-17T18:40:40.459+02:002015-04-17T18:40:40.459+02:00Which one is the best from those earlier, hardboil...Which one is the best from those earlier, hardboiled Perry Mason novels? I know I have <i>The Case of the Velvet Claws</i>, but that was apparently a rip-off of Hammett (or so I have read). TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-44546040979593921252015-04-17T18:37:25.501+02:002015-04-17T18:37:25.501+02:00I keep picking the 1940s books, but did read The C...I keep picking the 1940s books, but did read <i>The Case from the Counterfeit Eye</i>, in the pre-blogging days, and it was indeed great fun. Mason was even less hesitant with manupilating the evidence than in the ones from the 40s. Great fun, indeed!TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-89887559518610433602015-04-17T09:23:24.393+02:002015-04-17T09:23:24.393+02:00Thanks for that TC. I read a lot of these as a kin...Thanks for that TC. I read a lot of these as a kind but more recently I have really enjoyed the earlier, hardboiled entries, where Perry seems to never actually reach the courtroom - perverse perhaps for a series about a lawyer (my old profession too), but I seem to like those earlier ones better!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-20032900845588689042015-04-17T08:55:40.307+02:002015-04-17T08:55:40.307+02:00I haven't got to his 1940s books yet but his 1...I haven't got to his 1940s books yet but his 1930s stuff is great fun. Especially the way Mason sails so incredibly close to the wind but always gets away with it. Which was apparently Gardner's own style as a trial lawyer.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.com