tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post930723071187295350..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: The Misadventures of the IronmongersTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-88715491657203422582011-08-16T19:16:21.117+02:002011-08-16T19:16:21.117+02:00Thanks for the shout. Your site is one of the ones...Thanks for the shout. Your site is one of the ones on my must-read list.William I. Lengeman IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851637611407729555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-15927579799899441972011-08-11T09:47:09.680+02:002011-08-11T09:47:09.680+02:00@John
I know you weren't taking it literal, ...@John <br /><br />I know you weren't taking it literal, but your comment made me realize that not everyone might get it that I was addressing an imaginary jury.<br /><br />Anyway, Patrick reviewed <i>Fire at Greycombe Farm</i> in his pre-blogging days over at the JDCarr forum, but it ended on a rather negative note – comparing it to Van Dine at his worst. It somewhat dampened my interest in that particular title, but I will keep that other one in mind. I think that was one of the Rhode's you discussed on your blog, right?TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-88280603144953157142011-08-11T05:20:05.673+02:002011-08-11T05:20:05.673+02:00Great review (see my comments on GAD).Great review (see my comments on GAD).The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-60384115660021146672011-08-11T03:41:00.652+02:002011-08-11T03:41:00.652+02:00I was being as tongue in cheek as you were, my fri...I was being as tongue in cheek as you were, my friend. Why does everyone think I've suddenly become incredibly literal-minded? [...sigh...]<br /><br />I'll add that in addition to THE CLAVERTON MYSTERY I liked FIRE AT GREYCOMBE FARM and TRAGEDY ON THE LINE, the latter is most notable for Priestley's tender side on display which I believe never showed itself ever again.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-8447929907932375332011-08-11T00:33:07.330+02:002011-08-11T00:33:07.330+02:00@John
I made an annotation noting that the jury m...@John<br /><br />I made an annotation noting that the jury members I addressed only exist in my beautiful mind just in case someone might take it serious. That's the problem with being insane; you expect everyone else to see and hear what you're perceiving as reality. ;) I will put the book you mentioned on my wish list. <br /><br />By the way, this book has a murder that makes you think twice before opening a can of beans! <br /><br />@Monte Herridge<br /><br />I can also recommend the two other Rhode's I've read, <i>The House on Tollard Rigde</i> and <i>Men Die at Cyprus Lodge</i>. It's interesting to see someone handle the haunted house setting in a sober and rational manner.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-15510522422166054322011-08-11T00:23:18.105+02:002011-08-11T00:23:18.105+02:00Thanks for reviewing a John Rhode book. I have rea...Thanks for reviewing a John Rhode book. I have read quite a few of the Miles Burton books, but have yet to read a John Rhode novel. I must make an effort to read one soon. Maybe I can get an interlibrary loan of this very book.Monte Herridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-37286641246864548032011-08-11T00:13:51.159+02:002011-08-11T00:13:51.159+02:00Clever angle on this post. I've read a handful...Clever angle on this post. I've read a handful of Rhode's Dr. Priestley books and - probably because I wisely chose to start with the most lauded titles listed in Barzun's <i>Catalog of Crime</i> - I've yet to be disappointed. So you can't count me among the numskulls of the jury. Nearsighted, yes; a numskull, no. I agree with you: writing as John Rhode Street was a master of the murder method. THE CALVERTON MYSTERY has a killer who is postively dastardly in how he commits the murders. It's one of the most nightmarishly devised murders in all of GA detective fiction.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com