tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post1959906359987989058..comments2024-03-18T23:16:11.140+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Forgotten Book - Plain MurderMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-21592179362529512011-11-19T23:40:12.690+00:002011-11-19T23:40:12.690+00:00Deb, hope you find a copy soon - I think Penguin a...Deb, hope you find a copy soon - I think Penguin are reprinting it.<br />Interesting point about offices; I do know that Dr Crippen certainly ran several at the start of the 20th century.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-76953911030352450322011-11-19T23:38:49.861+00:002011-11-19T23:38:49.861+00:00George, I think you would like all of Forester'...George, I think you would like all of Forester's crime stories. They were high calibre.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-57726450397751327212011-11-19T23:38:20.098+00:002011-11-19T23:38:20.098+00:00Dean, you're right, she did work for Benson...Dean, you're right, she did work for Benson's, and very successfully. I'm not quite sure whether Forester also worked in an agency - perhaps so.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-19728746094975943442011-11-19T23:37:31.457+00:002011-11-19T23:37:31.457+00:00Elizabeth, you're dead right!Elizabeth, you're dead right!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-961258982015024422011-11-19T14:46:42.170+00:002011-11-19T14:46:42.170+00:00I've looked everywhere for PLAIN MURDER and ca...I've looked everywhere for PLAIN MURDER and can never find it. It's been on my wish-list for years. As for office-based mysteries, I could be wrong, but I think "the office" as we know it (a mixed-gender group of administrators and clerical workers supporting a business or industry that often takes place elsewhere) only evolved during the 1920s because of advances in technology (telephone, telegraph, typewriter, even carbon paper), reliable sources of electricity, and expanded roles for women. I'm guessing that's why there were few office-centered mysteries prior to 1930. Certainly MURDER MUST ADVERTISE is the gold standard (I especially love the woman who has to cover up her arms and neck when a very religious client comes into the office).Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-14686117709262705832011-11-18T14:41:14.045+00:002011-11-18T14:41:14.045+00:00PLAIN MURDER sounds great! Another book I have to...PLAIN MURDER sounds great! Another book I have to find and read. I'm a big fan of the Hornblower series.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-2684426292271616352011-11-18T13:34:38.464+00:002011-11-18T13:34:38.464+00:00Martin: I believe Sayers's office novel, Murde...Martin: I believe Sayers's office novel, <i>Murder Must Advertise</i> was inspired by her own work in an advertising agency. She might have read the Forrester novel, but it is her own experience, I believe, that makes her novel so entertaining.Dean Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-61194930763479248622011-11-18T10:47:59.108+00:002011-11-18T10:47:59.108+00:00Sounds like an interesting premise. Murdering the ...Sounds like an interesting premise. Murdering the boss would be a popular concept today, too, I think. :)Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com