tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post8257917100854236693..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Bob Adey R.I.P.Martin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-33023258961789618462021-11-26T11:32:19.807+00:002021-11-26T11:32:19.807+00:00Well, Al, you've done a fantastic job over the...Well, Al, you've done a fantastic job over the years and many of us have benefited from your labours. So a very well-earned retirement!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-22296874155489047102021-11-25T13:44:39.211+00:002021-11-25T13:44:39.211+00:00Interesting that this exchange of comments should ...Interesting that this exchange of comments should take place at the same time as I disposed of my complete run of "The Armchair Detective" and all my print copies of the bibligraophy (and many hundreds of books) to a local book dealer. It was time (I'm 85 years old) to retire from all this (and from the long series of post "Crime Fiction IV" addenda that have appeared on the internet).<br /><br />Al HubinAl Hubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13469476931659243341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-9053405635143778532021-11-24T13:38:16.207+00:002021-11-24T13:38:16.207+00:00Good to hear from you, Al. Your bibliography is a ...Good to hear from you, Al. Your bibliography is a brilliant and invaluable resource to which I refer often (including yesterday!) and it's good to have the chance to thank you for all your hard work.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-62037414090315722412021-11-23T20:39:37.089+00:002021-11-23T20:39:37.089+00:00When I decided, some years ago, that I should add ...When I decided, some years ago, that I should add the titles of short stories in collections to my crime fiction bibliography, the problem was where would I get them? I had quite a few short story collections in my then library, but after that? I knew Bob had many more in his accumulations, and he (and Sue) generously opened his home to me for a night or two. And someone nearby made available a photocopier, so back and forth in someone's car from Bob's with loads of books to the photocopier, where I laid the contents pages out for copying. I was much blessed with Bob's generosity and helpfulness. It was a great pleasure to know him.<br /><br />Allen J. Hubin ("Al)Al Hubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13469476931659243341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-24136685951390777652015-01-07T17:56:56.603+00:002015-01-07T17:56:56.603+00:00Thanks, John. Agreed - it really is a brilliantly ...Thanks, John. Agreed - it really is a brilliantly interesting and entertaining resource. Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-23200118579809970652015-01-07T17:30:37.948+00:002015-01-07T17:30:37.948+00:00I will confess that most of what I learned about o...I will confess that most of what I learned about obscure mystery writers was from reading the books listed in LOCKED ROOM MURDERS. It's one of my detective fiction Bibles. Always referring to it. ALWAYS! I wished that one day I'd get to meet the man who created that indispensable book. Ah well... R.I.P. to a great fan of the genre.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-44022384931020402122015-01-07T16:42:25.140+00:002015-01-07T16:42:25.140+00:00Absolutely, Doug. I vividly recall squeezing down ...Absolutely, Doug. I vividly recall squeezing down that very aisle!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-29793772085424077652015-01-07T16:40:21.844+00:002015-01-07T16:40:21.844+00:00John, well said. The omnibus is a fine piece of wo...John, well said. The omnibus is a fine piece of work.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-11444039400783341372015-01-07T16:39:31.225+00:002015-01-07T16:39:31.225+00:00Robert, good to hear from you. You mention Don Ire...Robert, good to hear from you. You mention Don Ireland, another good man who died too soon. I always remember visiting Don at Sherborne, and finding that he too had a book-packed garage...Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-12932058426177777362015-01-07T16:05:04.754+00:002015-01-07T16:05:04.754+00:00I remember that the shelves in his garage were so ...I remember that the shelves in his garage were so closely packed together that you had to go in sideways to view one bookcase, then go out, turn around, and go in sideways again to view the other. I agree with everything you said. A dear friend, whom I shall miss terribly.Doug Greenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-89723529353855744822015-01-07T11:58:28.060+00:002015-01-07T11:58:28.060+00:00I echo all your comments about Bob's kindness ...I echo all your comments about Bob's kindness and generosity. He also had a great sense of humour. He was initially reluctant to write the introduction to The Derek Smith Omnibus because he wasn't feeling up to it. When he relented, he did his usual excellent research. What I didn't realise at the time was how ill he really was and how hard it must have been for him, but he never showed it. He was a dear man and will be sorely missed.<br />John PugmireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-7858282028685746772015-01-07T11:26:31.367+00:002015-01-07T11:26:31.367+00:00I probably first met Bob at a Bournemouth Book Fai...I probably first met Bob at a Bournemouth Book Fair in the early 1990s. It must have been quite a while ago as I recall the late Don Ireland having a stall. Over the years he'd come down to visit my shop (Adelphi Books, Southsea) with his good friend Jamie Sturgeon and would invariably leave with a well-filled bag or box.<br /><br />He was always very free with advice, and would often supply me with books of use to my stock or personally. His enthusiasm was ever-present and he was always happy to share his considerable knowledge. It was a great shock to hear of his illness and death and he will be sorely missed. Robert Smithrobertsmith@southseanoreply@blogger.com