tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791096.post685140063495443260..comments2024-03-02T22:28:45.521-05:00Comments on Inveresk Street Ingrate: Bloomsbury 100 Must-Read Crime NovelsImposs1904http://www.blogger.com/profile/04043116442576404667noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791096.post-29712120366079921082011-02-08T08:39:47.551-05:002011-02-08T08:39:47.551-05:00Now it's 9/100.Now it's <a href="http://invereskstreet.blogspot.com/2011/01/three-pipe-problem-by-julian-symons.html" rel="nofollow">9/100</a>.Imposs1904https://www.blogger.com/profile/04043116442576404667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791096.post-28626831140671131012010-09-21T05:22:44.393-04:002010-09-21T05:22:44.393-04:00I'm not, but only because there's only so ...I'm not, but only because there's only so many hours in the day! I loved Chandler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791096.post-41200482467451287722010-09-20T15:38:17.853-04:002010-09-20T15:38:17.853-04:00Stuart,
but are you a crime fiction type? I'm...Stuart,<br /><br />but are you a crime fiction type? I'm guessing if I posted up a Top 100 Twentieth Century Classics list, you'd be well ahead of the rest of us.Imposs1904https://www.blogger.com/profile/04043116442576404667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791096.post-20855269387753871782010-09-20T07:39:14.492-04:002010-09-20T07:39:14.492-04:00Oh dear, only four: Two Sherlock Holmes, Raymond C...Oh dear, only four: Two Sherlock Holmes, Raymond Chandler, Poe. So many books, so little time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791096.post-92159936181245532112010-09-17T08:38:00.845-04:002010-09-17T08:38:00.845-04:00@Robert
Yep, there are nine writers on the list wh...@Robert<br />Yep, there are nine writers on the list who I've read but who don't happen to have that particular novel - or in Hill and Lehane's case, novels - listed.<br /><br />@Mikeovswinton<br />Never really looked out for any Dexter novels. I think it's because I was never much taken by the Morse tv series. I'll definitely look out for Dialogues of the Dead. You can't go wrong with Reg Hill. (I could swear I first heard of Reg Hill via a profile/interview in Tribune. I only used to buy it for the Phil Evans cartoons.)<br /><br />Kevin Smith has been threatening for years to remake Fletch. I wonder if he's a fan of the movies or the books?<br /><br />Cheers for the tip about Staincliffe. I'll look out for her books next time I'm in Barnes and Noble.<br /><br />@Highlander<br />But you've read all the poetry. That's probably why you're scoring in the zeroes in the book lists. <br /><br />Don't worry about next time; I'll have a search for a Top 100 Anarcho-Communist Goth Books list and cut and paste it on the blog.<br /><br />@JoLynn<br />48 books? <br /><br />If I had a hat handy I would doff it to you.<br /><br />Thanks for the recommendations. I like the look of The Moving Toyshop. I'll definitely look out for it.<br /><br />I have read a couple of Ellroy novels, Brown's Requiem and LA Confidential. Of the two, I preferred Brown's Requiem.Imposs1904https://www.blogger.com/profile/04043116442576404667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791096.post-44449388296775477132010-09-16T17:30:02.232-04:002010-09-16T17:30:02.232-04:00You are missing out on a lot of great books. I'...You are missing out on a lot of great books. I've read 48. The Nine Tailors and The Moving Toyshop would be my first recommendations. My preference is older classic mysteries, so I like this list. I have read many of the newer ones, though. The Black Dahlia would be my choice for people who prefer something more contemporary.JoLynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791096.post-5160905640828393092010-09-16T16:50:55.946-04:002010-09-16T16:50:55.946-04:00It's 8 more than me Big Fella! I only need to ...It's 8 more than me Big Fella! I only need to score zero on one more of your book lists and I've got the hat-trick!Highlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071300726235352555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791096.post-36226074837452486552010-09-16T14:44:43.302-04:002010-09-16T14:44:43.302-04:00Its Souvenirs of a Blown World. And the best Stai...Its Souvenirs of a Blown World. And the best Staincliffe to start with is Bitter Blue as its the best thing I've read by her.<br />I can't believe its two years since Gregory Macdonald died. What a writer.mikeovswintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921482679293649667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791096.post-41560594535997483552010-09-16T10:28:55.101-04:002010-09-16T10:28:55.101-04:00Dead of Jericho and Dialogues of the Dead both wel...Dead of Jericho and Dialogues of the Dead both well worth a read. The fact that Dialogues is on the list impresses me, as most teccy fans I knew hated it. (For all the wrong reasons.)<br /><br />However, the lack of anything at all by the recently deceased Gregory Macdonald is a major lacuna. Fletch or, perhaps even better, Confess Fletch should be on, and don't give me any drivel about the films with Chevy Chase which were an abomination. (His reportage published as The Education of Gregory Macdonald, and recently reissued as Scenes from a Blown World is pretty impressive too.)mikeovswintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921482679293649667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791096.post-5741635303831129492010-09-16T10:10:02.619-04:002010-09-16T10:10:02.619-04:00Hey, I've read nine! Yippee. Phew, almost 10%....Hey, I've read nine! Yippee. Phew, almost 10%.<br />But it's a crap list. Only one Rankin, one JLB, shocking ;>) <br />I guess - like me - you've read other books by the authors listed; e.g. Lehane, you've mentioned, (I read his earlier ones).roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11328019881171699661noreply@blogger.com