tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post4184181311481010600..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Death at Half-Term by Josephine BellClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-87744653055276561292014-10-30T19:00:37.130+00:002014-10-30T19:00:37.130+00:00You're right of course. And it hasn't put ...You're right of course. And it hasn't put me off reading more by her, I'm making notes of ones others recommend.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-18381917328007433302014-10-30T14:07:03.321+00:002014-10-30T14:07:03.321+00:00It's quite good to read books that aren't ...It's quite good to read books that aren't up to much sometimes. Reminds us that all authors can have off days!Sarahhttp://crimepieces.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44910178280670902932014-10-29T07:20:28.207+00:002014-10-29T07:20:28.207+00:00Yes, I will read more by her, this one hasn't...Yes, I will read more by her, this one hasn't put me off altogether, and I have heard Port of London is good. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-16705937303227089552014-10-29T02:42:57.550+00:002014-10-29T02:42:57.550+00:00Good information to have. Several suggestions for ...Good information to have. Several suggestions for good ones. Glen had asked me a while ago if I wanted to try Port of London by this author. He had seen a review of it and it looked good.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-1658676806559629872014-10-28T00:04:41.059+00:002014-10-28T00:04:41.059+00:00Thanks for that info Curt - and I'll definitel...Thanks for that info Curt - and I'll definitely take a look at the one you mention. This hasn't put me off her, because I too have read others which were much better. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-78187850366212423782014-10-28T00:03:30.590+00:002014-10-28T00:03:30.590+00:00I think it's something authors should be caref...I think it's something authors should be careful about. It annoys me when there are too many pointless characters in a book, I agree with you about removing the joy.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-21176766078100586372014-10-27T18:33:25.362+00:002014-10-27T18:33:25.362+00:00There are better Bells, like this one:
http://the...There are better Bells, like this one:<br /><br />http://thepassingtramp.blogspot.com/2013/02/doctored-death-murder-in-hospital-1937.html<br /><br />Anthony Boucher liked Half-Term, which was reprinted in the US as Curtain call for a Corpse. It does seem quite bland though.<br /><br />One notable thing about Bell, she was one of the British writers to give her amateur detective not only a spouse but a family, that ages over the course of the series. Like Christie she also wrote straight novels and I think she may have been something of a straight novelist in disguise in her crime genre fiction.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-76602119967759810672014-10-27T18:09:12.504+00:002014-10-27T18:09:12.504+00:00Moira, 42 characters by name is way too much consi...Moira, 42 characters by name is way too much considering I have problems keeping track of even half a dozen characters. Too many characters can spoil the joy of reading a book.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-80589384939464330392014-10-27T14:42:35.552+00:002014-10-27T14:42:35.552+00:00We live to serve, we're like the tasters check...We live to serve, we're like the tasters checking the emperor's food for poison. Or something! Well, it's not like you are going to run out of books any time soon, is it?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12037772882065124662014-10-27T13:15:29.327+00:002014-10-27T13:15:29.327+00:00Moira - OK, first Sergio and then you. That's ...Moira - OK, first Sergio and then you. That's a Sign definitely that I ought to give this one a miss. Pity too, because I like the premise and context. Well, I think I'll be glad this time round for your kind cherry-picking. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-53726469031925837502014-10-27T12:59:31.958+00:002014-10-27T12:59:31.958+00:00Yes, I promise - it's extraordinary isn't ...Yes, I promise - it's extraordinary isn't it? But it's never time completely wasted, I'm glad I've read it, even if not recommending to anyone else.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39242777330492204142014-10-27T12:58:19.911+00:002014-10-27T12:58:19.911+00:00Quite right. If even I couldn't get on with th...Quite right. If even I couldn't get on with this one - which should have ticked all my boxes - then no-one else will!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29595418622464713442014-10-27T10:57:23.613+00:002014-10-27T10:57:23.613+00:00It felt like a lot but 42, seriously? The mind bog...It felt like a lot but 42, seriously? The mind boggleth! Oh well, a dud id a dud is a dud! And yes, feel free to keep it ... :)Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-24167042112542971432014-10-27T10:52:42.320+00:002014-10-27T10:52:42.320+00:00Thanks for taking one for the team. She won't ...Thanks for taking one for the team. She won't be appearing on my list anytime soon.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com