tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post2549277416021204507..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Forgotten Book - The Hog's Back MysteryMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-76003654442751513102011-04-17T19:27:28.804+01:002011-04-17T19:27:28.804+01:00Curt, I totally agree about the great cover artwor...Curt, I totally agree about the great cover artwork on the Stratus edition.<br />Fiona, many thanks, as ever.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-61710804602239699422011-04-16T20:37:57.503+01:002011-04-16T20:37:57.503+01:00The Hogs back in Surrey is a ridge of the North Do...The Hogs back in Surrey is a ridge of the North Downs which lies 500' above sea level. It carries the A31 road between Farnham and Guildford and links with the A3 to London. Guildford Cathedral stands above the town on Stag Hill: it's always a surprise to drive along the Hogs Back and look <b>down</b> on the cathedral! Crofts lived in Blackheath, just outside Guildford, for some years and also wrote 'Crime at Guildford'Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136142030481900981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-41780055006408937912011-04-16T15:51:17.666+01:002011-04-16T15:51:17.666+01:00Sounds like a great book, thnaks for sharing:)Sounds like a great book, thnaks for sharing:)Toyin O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08429675861306256504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-53583617295133505682011-04-16T00:10:48.449+01:002011-04-16T00:10:48.449+01:00John, there are not railway timetables as I recall...John, there are not railway timetables as I recall, but there is the highway system around the hog's back and plenty about possible movements and times. Along with his railway story Sir John Magill's Last Journey, Hog's Back probably Crofts' densest calculations-of-time-and-space mystery.<br /><br />Ten years ago it was reprinted by House of Stratus with a lovely cover illustration.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-80298201628681334702011-04-16T00:01:05.852+01:002011-04-16T00:01:05.852+01:00I like The Five Red Herrings now. I think even ra...I like The Five Red Herrings now. I think even railway timetables have a certain romance these days.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-50911962228405309392011-04-15T21:52:23.927+01:002011-04-15T21:52:23.927+01:00Margot, I agree, but this is a cut above the rest ...Margot, I agree, but this is a cut above the rest I've read.<br />Curt, I too like 5 RH less than the rest of Sayers.<br />Ann, greetings!<br />John, my copy was a cheap Stratus reprint. You will enjoy it, I think<br />Fiona, please tell me more about Hog's Back!<br />Yvette, you'll like this one, I betMartin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-62814002673789246872011-04-15T20:03:12.250+01:002011-04-15T20:03:12.250+01:00This sounds good, Martin. I used to read Freeman W...This sounds good, Martin. I used to read Freeman Wills Croft many years ago. I kind of liked his railroad mysteries. I liked Inspector French. Don't remember much about the books, but I know I read a bunch of 'em. This one doesn't sound familiar though. I think I'll hunt it down. Thanks.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-52620656942391203522011-04-15T19:36:16.873+01:002011-04-15T19:36:16.873+01:00I read about this for the first time when you wrot...I read about this for the first time when you wrote an earlier post about Crofts - since the Hogs Back is one of our local roads(Farnham to Guildford, just over the county border in Surrey) I should love to find the book.<br /><br />I also have to say I love 'Five Red Herrings, partly because I know the locale.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136142030481900981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-58475578972601507682011-04-15T16:30:34.536+01:002011-04-15T16:30:34.536+01:00No train tables? Sign me up. The one thing that ag...No train tables? Sign me up. The one thing that aggravates me about Crofts are the trains. I may have a hard time finding this one, though. Any reprint editions? A Penguin paperback, maybe? I'll have to investigate. Thanks for bringing this one out of the dusty closet and into the light, Martin.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-45280352389533568352011-04-15T12:36:35.318+01:002011-04-15T12:36:35.318+01:00I haven't heard of this - thanks for the info....I haven't heard of this - thanks for the info. Good setting for a mystery.<br />AnnAnn Summervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300190648788509096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-324026001861120772011-04-15T06:35:30.376+01:002011-04-15T06:35:30.376+01:00This was one of his more highly regarded books--ev...This was one of his more highly regarded books--even E.C. Bentley liked it! And, knowing that Bentley had "the whole tradition of European letters behind him," who are we to argue?<br /><br />I hated this tale the first time I read it, but enjoyed it much more returning to it years later, after I had become used to Crofts' style of mystery writing.<br /><br />There's a reason Sayers wanted to try her hand at this sort of thing in The Five Red Herrings (most people's least favorite Sayers novel today)--Crofts once was quite popular.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-38382920948615809012011-04-15T00:20:10.303+01:002011-04-15T00:20:10.303+01:00Martin - As ever, an interesting choice for this f...Martin - As ever, an interesting choice for this feature. Thanks. I've never been much of a one for Crofts, to be quite candid with you. Still, I may have overlooked a good 'un...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com