tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post3656872218533291118..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Tuesday Night Club: Ellery Queen & the art of the short storyClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-24565004909236147582015-11-22T17:50:42.350+00:002015-11-22T17:50:42.350+00:00I tried to get hold of a Drury Lane, but there wer...I tried to get hold of a Drury Lane, but there were only very expensive copies! Will make a note of the ones you suggest, and will look at website, but always like personal recommendations.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-14142181104447658562015-11-22T14:12:33.739+00:002015-11-22T14:12:33.739+00:00Actually if you want a good early book try Dutch S...Actually if you want a good early book try Dutch Shoe Mystery. It is clever and very fair play. You can figure it if you carefully follow clues. It was the third Ellery Queen book right before Greek Coffin. Still have quite a few of the first period Ellery to read. They all have national titles. Some include Halfway House as part of that. Inlcuding that it is 3 down 7 to go. Have you tried the Queen website?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26151452916957363122015-11-22T13:41:34.265+00:002015-11-22T13:41:34.265+00:00A lot of people think Greek Coffin is one of the b...A lot of people think Greek Coffin is one of the best. Ellery goes through four solutions until the right one. This is supposed to be his first case. Personally some of it is too far fetched. Would you move a body at night to put it in a coffin? <br /><br />Calamity Town was the only book picked in 100 best mysteries of H Keating. It is the first Wrightsville story considered the begining of the third period of the Queen series. More interest in character. It is pretty good. Have you read any of the Duary Lane books? The second series form the early mid 30s?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41153331600051088142015-11-22T09:33:39.833+00:002015-11-22T09:33:39.833+00:00No, science fiction is just about a closed book to...No, science fiction is just about a closed book to me, though I read almost anything else. <br />Which is your favourite EQ book, the one you would most recommend? I want to read some more.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19090395200618465782015-11-21T15:34:35.673+00:002015-11-21T15:34:35.673+00:00Thanks. You can see all the Queen books I have rea...Thanks. You can see all the Queen books I have read. It is about 17 or 18. Do you read science fiction too? Or just detective fiction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75947445717899830602015-11-21T09:13:53.275+00:002015-11-21T09:13:53.275+00:00Thank you for the kind words! I loved the images t...Thank you for the kind words! I loved the images too, and was glad to look at the Crispin, which has been in my memory for years. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30061895219592040832015-11-21T09:13:21.212+00:002015-11-21T09:13:21.212+00:00I've got an idea for him Tracy...I've got an idea for him Tracy...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-23008792162160480502015-11-21T06:49:39.127+00:002015-11-21T06:49:39.127+00:00I love, love, loved the images you picked for this...I love, love, loved the images you picked for this one. <br /><br />And I loved the Crispin quote about short stories. So two wins here.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-79842886085613351742015-11-21T06:47:38.062+00:002015-11-21T06:47:38.062+00:00Col should try Ellery Queen, but I don't know ...Col should try Ellery Queen, but I don't know enough about his books to make any suggestions. I read a lot when I was younger, but can't remember them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-32850851830024374792015-11-20T09:47:03.423+00:002015-11-20T09:47:03.423+00:00The one I did called Cop Out actually would be yo...The one I did called Cop Out actually would be your kind of thing Col, honest.... heist gone wrong, bad boys, sexy women....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47513754259329005032015-11-20T04:51:30.464+00:002015-11-20T04:51:30.464+00:00I suppose I ought to try Queen at some point, but ...I suppose I ought to try Queen at some point, but he's probably not going to be someone I happen upon by chance these days. I'm going to have to be a bit more pro-active I think. I'm not totally sold on him yet......mabye a few more weeks and you'll have twisted my arm sufficiently...col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-80212484203562817792015-11-18T14:50:53.296+00:002015-11-18T14:50:53.296+00:00OK, I just accepted!OK, I just accepted!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29666319645874522092015-11-18T14:00:41.865+00:002015-11-18T14:00:41.865+00:00Yes,I think that was me. Did you do a post about t...Yes,I think that was me. Did you do a post about this blog entry. It would have been sent to you yesterday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-16980400919729858282015-11-18T11:41:04.258+00:002015-11-18T11:41:04.258+00:00Prashant, I would expect to feel like that, but ac...Prashant, I would expect to feel like that, but actually - as I explain to the commenter above you - really enjoyed these. But the rules and running of a baseball game are still quite beyond me.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-10905396767968023352015-11-18T11:12:43.429+00:002015-11-18T11:12:43.429+00:00Moira, I'm not a fan of stories set in and aro...Moira, I'm not a fan of stories set in and around sports or sports events unless they are mentioned in passing. I guess, I'd skip a story where the crime and the subsequent investigation revolves around football or cricket. I liked the illustrations you chose for this post.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-2440568812067398442015-11-18T10:55:03.875+00:002015-11-18T10:55:03.875+00:00Thanks for both these comments - most helpful and ...Thanks for both these comments - most helpful and informative, you are such an expert! I looked through again and tried to convince myself that I sort of solved some of them, but I think really I just got partway or got it late on just before EQ announced. So didn't get the coat completely and so on. The more I think about them the more I liked the sports ones, they were relaxed and fun and very atmospheric.<br />Did you send a FB request, do you have the same initials I have? Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-570749078393852852015-11-18T04:48:40.486+00:002015-11-18T04:48:40.486+00:00As for the stories here I did not do a great job o...As for the stories here I did not do a great job of solving them. Lamp of God you know about. For Mind over Matter the boxing story I guessed that the identity depended upon whomever was taller than Ellery because of the coat. The Football story was not hard to solve. If you know where the gem was hidden then you can deduce the culprit. For the horse racing I figured the boyfriend did not do it so the Jockey himself was involved but was not sure how or with who. The rest I did not figure out. Two fully solved and two partially solved. How did you do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47371137173961632372015-11-18T04:35:05.884+00:002015-11-18T04:35:05.884+00:00Hi,it is your Lamp of God commentator here again. ...Hi,it is your Lamp of God commentator here again. This collection is really part of two periods. The first are the last days of the early puzzle oriented period while the sports mysteries are during the late 30s brief middle period. Ellery is much more of a normal fellow and less snobbish in these stories. It is hard to imagine the early Ellen as a baseball or football. Also note the glasses and walking stick are gone. So are the obscure quotations in Latin and other languages. Paula Paris disappeared after these stories. One thing that is really sexist about the story says Paula is cured of her phobia because Ellery slept with her. Words fail me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-57840536056364617352015-11-17T15:54:46.270+00:002015-11-17T15:54:46.270+00:00Thanks Sergio for the info. But wasn't Djuna B...Thanks Sergio for the info. But wasn't Djuna Barnes a woman? Isn't Ellery's Djuna male or have I got that wrong?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7661103375521942522015-11-17T14:02:49.323+00:002015-11-17T14:02:49.323+00:00Djuna was named for 'Djuna Barnes' but pre...Djuna was named for 'Djuna Barnes' but pretty much disappeared from the series in the later books from the 1930s as the influence of SS Van Dine faded. Great pictures as ever Moira!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-34047075706327253202015-11-17T12:54:30.186+00:002015-11-17T12:54:30.186+00:00Thanks so much Dale - that's a great story, I ...Thanks so much Dale - that's a great story, I really enjoyed reading it, and I hope other readers will go over and take a look. A most surprising story....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63567104834308033632015-11-17T12:53:50.727+00:002015-11-17T12:53:50.727+00:00Thank you for the info Margot - why am I not surp...Thank you for the info Margot - why am I not surprised you know the facts? I feel like a dabbler in Queen, but I am enjoying getting to know him and his friends and household. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-18717853335395969902015-11-17T12:52:58.205+00:002015-11-17T12:52:58.205+00:00I know! So redolent of its time in so many ways. W...I know! So redolent of its time in so many ways. What IS she wearing on her head - is it one of those reflectors to focus the sun's rays? How very different from our times...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-31859333867204827392015-11-17T12:40:14.348+00:002015-11-17T12:40:14.348+00:00I did a SleuthSayers blog a whiile back that focus...I did a SleuthSayers blog a whiile back that focused on one of the lesser known Ellery Queen short stories and a joke that was played on me regarding it. Here is the entry for anyone interested in a discussion and a chuckle: <br />http://www.sleuthsayers.org/2013/10/a-back-story.htmlDale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3879407891885407742015-11-17T12:37:34.900+00:002015-11-17T12:37:34.900+00:00I'm so glad you enjoyed this collection, Moira...I'm so glad you enjoyed this collection, Moira. I love that description of 'fair play,' too. And I think that one of the skills the 'Queen team' had was to engage the reader in a mystery that would interesting even if you aren't one for a given sport or other context. As to Djuna, he is Ellery and his father's houseman/servant. You can read about him a mit more in <i>The Roman Hat Mystery</i>. Paula Paris was Ellery's love interest, beginning in <i>The Four of Hearts</i>. She's rather interesting, actually. She's a well known gossip columnist who is also agoraphobic. But she doesn't need to go out; people come to her with their news. It's fascinating! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com