tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post242474476668447247..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Montenegro - and Nero WolfeMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-12234578496266745982012-11-04T16:45:54.391+00:002012-11-04T16:45:54.391+00:00Great comments, thank you!
Lesley, of those you me...Great comments, thank you!<br />Lesley, of those you mention, I think Carr is my favourite - truly excellent mysteries.<br />Christos - I must search out that Greek inlet one day!<br />Kathy D - I will look out The Doorbell Rang on your recommendation; thanks.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-62636034399565374812012-11-04T03:55:15.684+00:002012-11-04T03:55:15.684+00:00I confess to being a fan of the Wolfe/Goodwin fan....I confess to being a fan of the Wolfe/Goodwin fan. Who can resist lines such as Wolfe saying to Archie, "Archie, I am a genius, not a god."<br /><br />Or also to Archie, "With your investigation, and my 'feel for phenomena,' we'll solve this case."<br /><br />Wolfe was from Montenegro. This is not brought up often by Rex Stout, but plays a big role in Over My Dead Body, when a young woman claims to be his daughter.<br /><br />The Doorbell Rang is a classic. It's terrific.<br /><br />I also began reading these books decades ago, as a teenager, encouraged by my mystery-loving father.<br /><br />I picked them up again a few years ago, inspired by a blogger. I do find the writing to vary. Some books I love; some are just hilarious. Others, no so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-47172570035273083862012-10-31T12:49:33.293+00:002012-10-31T12:49:33.293+00:00Very interesting post, Martin. A couple of years a...Very interesting post, Martin. A couple of years ago my wife was writting a book on a 12th-century chronicle, and Kotor was one of the many places mentioned therein. I helped her by researching the various place-names and I feel that I am quite acquainted with (though at times also sick and tired of!) the coastal towns of the region. If only we could visit them like you did! By the way, there is a fjord-like inlet at the small coastal town of Galaxidi in southern Greece, so don't believe everything those Montenegrins have been telling you!<br />PS: Climbing 1350 steps to visit a castle! You are a braver man than I will ever be!Christos G. Makrypouliasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-3333260691557104412012-10-31T11:46:41.666+00:002012-10-31T11:46:41.666+00:00Isn't it beautiful? I've always wanted to ...Isn't it beautiful? I've always wanted to go there, and yes, Nero Wolfe came from Montenegro, and in The Black Mountain he and Archie go back to avenge a death. He may have come from Cetinje, but I've just flicked through and can't see if he really does. Yes - I'm a Nero Nerd. Rex Stout, Ngaio Marsh and JD Carr/Carter Dickson started me on the path when I was nine and given the run of my parents bookshelves. Carry on.Lesley Cookmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699182779296799170noreply@blogger.com