tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post3981419210855589249..comments2024-03-11T01:39:11.362-04:00Comments on At the Scene of the Crime: Der Fuehrer's FacePatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01844617192737950378noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-71868957366744733382013-08-20T08:43:27.595-04:002013-08-20T08:43:27.595-04:00Never even heard of the Teilhets (for shame) until...Never even heard of the Teilhets (for shame) until now (thanks Patrick) - not every source credits Hildegarde as co-author on this one - is there any uncertainty?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-35090429301784332332013-08-18T11:33:13.461-04:002013-08-18T11:33:13.461-04:00I also agree that this is a phenomenal book histor...I also agree that this is a phenomenal book historically with Teilhet condemning the Nazis well before most. Holden mentions the International Polygonics edition--the intro by Greene is excellent and very informative. I wasn't all that taken with the mystery itself--perhaps that's because I am such a fan of what's generally perceived as more normative Golden Age mysteries. Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-63103466071615062072013-08-17T12:11:52.620-04:002013-08-17T12:11:52.620-04:00International Polygonics published a "Crime C...International Polygonics published a "Crime Classic" edition in 1985 which included an excellent introduction by Douglas G. Greene, providing valuable background information about the author and his books. When she reviewed this mystery, Dorothy L. Sayers said the opening episode, described above by Patrick, suggested the work of John Dickson Carr. I say it's well worth seeking out.Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100980024238963573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-25787350578485087032013-08-17T05:54:48.006-04:002013-08-17T05:54:48.006-04:00Hear, hear! (to both Bob and Patrick)
The Talking...Hear, hear! (to both Bob and Patrick)<br /><br /><i>The Talking Sparrow Murders</i> has its flaws, but, as said here before, they hardly distracted from the book as a whole – which, retrospectively and historically, may be one of the most important novels from the Golden Age. It's an outright condemnation of Nazism and their crimes, before they began blitzkrieging their way through Europe. <br />TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-499247432649483938.post-76736027725074134752013-08-17T01:28:48.179-04:002013-08-17T01:28:48.179-04:00I read this about a year ago and was tremendously ...I read this about a year ago and was tremendously impressed. I was a bit disappointed in the solution, but that by no means detracted from the book as a whole.Bob Houkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982822149146722008noreply@blogger.com