tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post8973847277619983167..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Blood at the BookiesMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-29745986788118062052008-12-09T23:56:00.000+00:002008-12-09T23:56:00.000+00:00Please, will someone tell me the answer to the las...Please, will someone tell me the answer to the last puzzle in Simon Brett's Christmas at Puzzel Manor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-38587575057860802772008-03-29T21:09:00.000+00:002008-03-29T21:09:00.000+00:00And he does the narration for the audio versions o...And he does the narration for the audio versions of his books!<BR/><BR/>His performances are a highlight of the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival (along with Mark Billingham's).Karen (Euro Crime)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03678348280806062648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-80845853836979125212008-03-25T20:10:00.000+00:002008-03-25T20:10:00.000+00:00I have read all the Mrs Pargeter stories and all t...I have read all the Mrs Pargeter stories and all the Fethering mysteries - including Blood at the Bookies. In my opinion this latest one is probably the best in the series. I have yet to read the Charles Paris series but will look out for them now.Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104126307586066155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-39355518407587279782008-03-25T08:42:00.000+00:002008-03-25T08:42:00.000+00:00Elizabeth, I've never heard of 'A Note of Note'. S...Elizabeth, I've never heard of 'A Note of Note'. Sounds fascinating and I shall have to try to find a copy. Thanks for reminding me about his mystery in verse - very clever.<BR/><BR/>Ed, I agree. Brett is rightly thought of as an 'entertainer', but his range of literary skills is impressive.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-7549598325994465502008-03-25T02:23:00.000+00:002008-03-25T02:23:00.000+00:00I've learned a great deal about writing from study...I've learned a great deal about writing from studying the Charles Paris novels over the past quarter century or more. The early Paris novels in particular manage to sustain a sardonic melancholy that is moving without ever being mawkish.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-12794589408138365542008-03-25T01:19:00.000+00:002008-03-25T01:19:00.000+00:00Simon Brett's "A Note of Note"(Malice Domestic 10)...Simon Brett's "A Note of Note"(Malice Domestic 10) tells a story from the point of view of a 10-pound note. His mystery entirely in verse, "Lines of Enquiry," is amazing and hilarious.Elizabeth Foxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151714538393844565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-35338703231493158052008-03-24T20:26:00.000+00:002008-03-24T20:26:00.000+00:00and he is one of my favourite authors!and he is one of my favourite authors!Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-45106580463404498282008-03-24T20:07:00.000+00:002008-03-24T20:07:00.000+00:00I'm an evangelist for the unjustly neglected (at l...I'm an evangelist for the unjustly neglected (at least by publishers) short story, so I'd urge you to give them a try!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-74473313742256344832008-03-24T11:43:00.000+00:002008-03-24T11:43:00.000+00:00I've really enjoyed the radio adaptations of the C...I've really enjoyed the radio adaptations of the Charles Paris stories, and loved 'After Henry' but have never read any of Brett's books. Do you think Dead Romantic would be a good one to start with or would you point the newcomer at the short stories first?Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055924620237477722noreply@blogger.com