tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post4928057209843090906..comments2024-03-11T01:39:11.362-04:00Comments on At the Scene of the Crime: [insert name-related pun here]Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-32065265983381755172011-09-09T12:35:50.308-04:002011-09-09T12:35:50.308-04:00The way Pronzini straddles both the hardboiled and...The way Pronzini straddles both the hardboiled and GAD spectrum so effortlessly is a true wonder to behold. Good luck with the wonderful Raymond ChandlerSergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-66741481586670524082011-09-08T14:34:40.724-04:002011-09-08T14:34:40.724-04:00Actually, I hadn't looked at the box announcin...Actually, I hadn't looked at the box announcing your next review, making this a genuine coincidence. <br /><br />And no, my next read won't be a novel by Raymond Chandler. ;) Although, Pronzini's affection for these pulpy, hardboiled writers makes me want to give him another shot.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-53756788770490878452011-09-08T10:44:53.492-04:002011-09-08T10:44:53.492-04:00Thanks for the kind words, TomCat. Somehow, though...Thanks for the kind words, TomCat. Somehow, though, coincidences don't pack the same punch when I announce my next book review a day or two in advance at the side. ;)<br /><br />I think Carr would have loved the "impossible" Nameless novels, and I hope he'd have been happy to discover his novels, short stories, radio plays, essays, etc. have survived him and are still being actively read and discussed. :)Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-56852696659775318552011-09-07T08:20:39.289-04:002011-09-07T08:20:39.289-04:00Coincidently, I'm halfway through a Nameless s...Coincidently, I'm halfway through a Nameless short story collection, <i>Casefile</i>, and the after word of one of the stories, "Private Eye Blues," mentions this novel as a new beginning in the series – after Pronzini's premature decision to kill-off his creation to concentrate on "big commercial novels." <br /><br />The books and short stories after "Private Eye Blues" and <i>Blowback</i> also gradually become more complex, which is demonstrated in this collection by shifting the focus from though, hardboiled street crimes to a locked room murder case with a cryptic dying message. :)<br /><br />It's a pity that Carr didn't live to see the day when Nameless explained his first miracle.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.com