In a message dated 1/1/2010 9:24:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Christianna Brand,'s best known book is "Green For Danger" which was made into an excellent...
In a message dated 1/1/2010 9:24:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Right ! Remember Doyle allowed Sherlock to marry in the Gillette American play. Doyle would...
OK, I will bear that in mind. I am terrible about having to read books in order, it's a personal failing! I can never read a series out of order. Does...
... Please try this one, there you have many of the classic detective authors listed: http://web.comhem.se/~u23902599/index.htm /Håkan [Non-text portions of...
I wish a happy new year to all members of this group, with all of the good things possible and impossible! Xavier [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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I love thrillingdetective.com, especially the "Private Eyes and Other Tough Guys" page, where you can search by character name. It lists books, as well as...
Thanks, that looks great. Has anybody else read PD Jame's new book on Detective Fiction? It was a good read, but I didn't think she said much that was new....
Hi (is this Susan?), I agree with the PD James comments. As an essayist, she is always enjoyable, but anyone who is familiar with the critical views of Julian...
Much less known is that Brand's first book, "Death in High Heels" was also made into a film in 1947, as a quickie followup to the success of the film "Green...
A good introduction to Brand's work is THE SPOTTED CAT AND OTHER CASES FOR INSPECTOR COCKRILL, edited by our own Tony Medawar, and published (blatant bit of...
I can't recall when I last used this forum to promote Crippen & Landru's Lost Classics series, but I did want to mention that the following is now available: ...
I agree completely about the pleasures of re-reading mystery authors, and I suspect many of the other subscribers here agree with me. A second reading can...
Nick, This is a terrific list of mystery writers! I plan on raiding this list of recommended books for future reading - there is a lot here I've never read. ...
I'm glad other readers feel the same about re-reading mysteries. I feel some authors are almost ashamed of writing mysteries and are keen to say something...
Nick, Impressive reading list. I, too, am happy to see Queen and Stout rise a bit in your rankings. I am a tad surprised that you gave Stout's The League of...
In general, you're correct----films usually don't live up to readers' expectations vs. the book. Of course, exceptions prove the rule and there must be many...
... <http://web.comhem.se/~u23902599/index.htm> A good site I've used before, but I have a specific Brand question inspired by this info on a web site: "Her...
I think someone asked about who appeared in which book? Death in High Heels (Charlesworth)(Mr. Cecil) 1941 Heads You Lose (Cockrill) 1942 Green for Danger...
plus The Three Cornered Halo(Cockrill)1957 A Ring of Roses(Chucky)1976 Very Good[recommendation]: 1)Green For Danger(must have and must read) 2)Fog of Doubt ...
Death of Jezebel is an impossible story, and arguably ranks with the best of Carr. The plot is simply dazzling, and is one of the last great flowerings of GA...
I know I read it, a book borrowed from a library over ten years ago, but all I can recall is the situation with a tower and knights or something like that (is...
Catherine Aird - "A Most Contagious Game" and "Henrietta Who?" Nina Bawden - "Who Calls the Tune?" Anthony Berkeley - "The Layton Court Mystery" Thomas H. Cook...
Another non-mystery film made from Brand's work is Nanny Mcphee with Emma Thompson. I was surprised when I originally saw it, knowing it to be so different...
There goes my bank account! Doug, I'll be happy to recommend these titles to the Cincinnati library. I know that they have Danger Zone by ESG but not Sidney...
