tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post6035596488373638934..comments2024-03-11T01:39:11.362-04:00Comments on At the Scene of the Crime: Come and be killedPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-27114964855284376842012-02-17T19:55:37.788-05:002012-02-17T19:55:37.788-05:00I am coming to the view that When the Wind Blows (...I am coming to the view that <i>When the Wind Blows</i> (I think it's <i>The Wind Blows Death</i> in the States) may be the best. But I don't agree that the legal points are that obscure except, perhaps, in <i>Tragedy at Law</i> where we know as much as Inspector Mallett who realizes that Pettigrew is making some sort of a point about the date. (Sorry to be obscure but I can't do that hiding the spoilers malarkey.) The historic parallel in <i>An English Murder</i> is not only irrelevant but pointless. In fact, much as I enjoyed that books it really is a hokum.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-30241125135215773482012-02-16T06:07:44.239-05:002012-02-16T06:07:44.239-05:00A few years ago, I read three of Hare's most w...A few years ago, I read three of Hare's most well-known and often praised detective stories (<i>An English Murder</i>, <i>Tragedy at Law</i> and <i>Suicide Excepted</i>) and while they were enjoyable they weren't exactly masterpieces as well as having solutions that hinged on an obscure piece of law or history. I guess this is probably why I never returned to him. <br /><br />However, I really did enjoy the book that left Bill under whelmed. It's the best of the lot, IMHO.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-28225495669861443172012-02-15T21:29:38.077-05:002012-02-15T21:29:38.077-05:00I discovered Hare back in the early 90s. It's...I discovered Hare back in the early 90s. It's been a while since I've read any of them, but I do have a distinct fondness for Hare. I remember them as better than what you describe here, though.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-21890888864474790702012-02-15T20:31:05.116-05:002012-02-15T20:31:05.116-05:00It's not the best Cyril Hare novel by a long c...It's not the best Cyril Hare novel by a long chalk but it is not quite as bad as that, in my opinion. All his novels hinge on legal matters so if that does not appeal, you will not like them. The precognition issue is not really of any significance in this novel and is swiftly abandoned as the crime is completely unrelated to that childhood nightmare (which may not based on anything real).Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-69926453748496917802012-02-14T23:16:00.054-05:002012-02-14T23:16:00.054-05:00Small world. I just finished Hare's Suicide Ex...Small world. I just finished Hare's Suicide Excepted and wasn't overwhelmed with it either. Not bad but I think "workmanlike" would be a good term to describe it.Billhttp://traditionalmysteries.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com