tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post8918881015052271266..comments2024-02-23T20:58:05.039-05:00Comments on the crime segments: *His Name was Death, by Fredric BrownNancyOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-18517511482155840612012-10-28T08:39:18.683-04:002012-10-28T08:39:18.683-04:00Thanks! I am really gaining a fondness for these o...Thanks! I am really gaining a fondness for these old books -- the more I read the more I realize a) how well the writers tell a story and b) how overwritten much of today's crime novels are. NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-13761614807568255662012-10-27T20:01:23.637-04:002012-10-27T20:01:23.637-04:00I wish someone would kindleize these books. I ass...I wish someone would kindleize these books. I assume they are all in the public domain. Nice review.Welch's Rarebitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183345901778644627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-73314146047761882762012-10-27T13:36:42.977-04:002012-10-27T13:36:42.977-04:00Hi Margot! I've been doing a super cleanout of...Hi Margot! I've been doing a super cleanout of my crime shelves for the last month and I'm finding all kinds of stuff I never even knew I had! His Name was Death and Homicide Sanitarium were two of the books I found buried in a box under a ton of old Agatha Christie mass market paperbacks along with some other old Vintage Black Lizard crime novels. I really like Brown's work; I'NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-37972175530720613612012-10-27T13:26:48.154-04:002012-10-27T13:26:48.154-04:00Nancy - Oh I like Brown's work a lot. I couldn...Nancy - Oh I like Brown's work a lot. I couldn't agree more that his writing is excellent, and I'm very glad that you profiled one of his books. He has real skill with <i>noir</i>, too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com