tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post2631793413635162464..comments2024-03-27T11:26:20.466-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: Death Can Be Dynamite: Trio for Blunt Instruments (1964), by Rex StoutThe Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-36839547104912302232017-09-04T23:57:18.461-07:002017-09-04T23:57:18.461-07:00I remember I liked Gun with Wings! I read all the...I remember I liked Gun with Wings! I read all the novellas in a rush in the 90s.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-32475080728333302992017-09-04T06:39:02.104-07:002017-09-04T06:39:02.104-07:00"Murder is Corny" is the weakest of the ..."Murder is Corny" is the weakest of the three...but that doesn't mean it's not well worth reading.<br /><br />As good as "Prisoner's Base" is, I think "The Gun with Wings" is a better story...but really, with VERY. FEW. exceptions, I love all of Stout's Nero Wolfe stories....Bill Abendrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813955112374596460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-23920528866876122722017-08-29T16:31:46.481-07:002017-08-29T16:31:46.481-07:00I concur -- the female interest in "Murder is...I concur -- the female interest in "Murder is Corny" is teeth-grittingly irritating. Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-25030401408856173902017-08-18T18:52:26.474-07:002017-08-18T18:52:26.474-07:00Yes, that was good, and such a timely book. I wis...Yes, that was good, and such a timely book. I wish so much they had been able to film all the novellas, Kill Now Pay Later would have made a great episode.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-30633736326493914732017-08-18T18:50:49.418-07:002017-08-18T18:50:49.418-07:00''Tis the sason! My mother was one of tho...''Tis the sason! My mother was one of those American women who boiled ears of corn, but she microwaves it now, as do I. I roasted corn once and it was very good indeed!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-15185076602721322152017-08-18T14:58:03.200-07:002017-08-18T14:58:03.200-07:00I've got to research this roasting corn in the...I've got to research this roasting corn in the oven before the season is over!drizzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03032435453362480868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-31655285232695167382017-08-18T01:07:57.458-07:002017-08-18T01:07:57.458-07:00I love the novellas - and of course they were rea...I love the novellas - and of course they were really just the right length for filming in the Hutton / Chaykin series, which I thought was superb (especially the first season, and most especially their version of THE DOORBELL RANG)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com