tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post5461948974236445012..comments2024-03-28T10:31:55.774-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: The Return of Harriet Rutland: Knock, Murderer, Knock! (1938), Bleeding Hooks (1940) and Blue Murder (1942) reissued by Dean Street PressThe Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-61243261407381071302015-10-27T14:40:34.754-07:002015-10-27T14:40:34.754-07:00The last one is non-series. You could read the la...The last one is non-series. You could read the last one first, but it's something of a change of pace from the first two, highly unique! I think I would read them in order, although it's not necessary.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-66588334415431311882015-10-27T14:14:29.727-07:002015-10-27T14:14:29.727-07:00Just checking - would starting with the second or ...Just checking - would starting with the second or third novel spoil the earlier ones?Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-37403395375277300072015-10-27T02:09:17.859-07:002015-10-27T02:09:17.859-07:00These are great Golden Age mysteries, definitely l...These are great Golden Age mysteries, definitely looking ahead to modern crime fiction, but with so many of the qualities we love about the Golden Age.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-21070875061474933972015-10-27T02:07:38.594-07:002015-10-27T02:07:38.594-07:00Read and see, especially that last one. Then read...Read and see, especially that last one. Then read The Ice House (again if read already).The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-50024945798426642032015-10-27T01:25:07.263-07:002015-10-27T01:25:07.263-07:00P.S. Why the comparison with Minette Walters...?P.S. Why the comparison with Minette Walters...?Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-43796838465683907162015-10-27T01:24:44.663-07:002015-10-27T01:24:44.663-07:00Really exciting to see that Dean Street Press is r...Really exciting to see that Dean Street Press is releasing one interesting title after another! I'll check Harriet Rutland's novels out, as I am a fan of Berkeley's sarcasm. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-51435247932041877782015-10-23T11:16:19.707-07:002015-10-23T11:16:19.707-07:00Among modern crime writers Harriet Rutland actuall...Among modern crime writers Harriet Rutland actually reminds me quite a bit of Minette Walters!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-42098932536063255642015-10-23T11:14:50.928-07:002015-10-23T11:14:50.928-07:00Yes, each intro is different. I think Knock is st...Yes, each intro is different. I think Knock is still my favorite, but I like the other two quite a lot as well. On rereading I appreciated Blue Murder more, but it has an even more sardonic edge than the first two and quite a clever and original plot. It's non-series, I should have mentioned that the first two do have a series detective, as you know. The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-2530709289415367852015-10-23T11:10:13.309-07:002015-10-23T11:10:13.309-07:00They are very good imo, a real find for Crimes Que...They are very good imo, a real find for Crimes Queens fans and writers like Anthony Berkeley/Francis Iles.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-28769450289057180592015-10-23T11:08:45.921-07:002015-10-23T11:08:45.921-07:00Yes, they should be available in both US and UK in...Yes, they should be available in both US and UK in paper too.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-51528072459409425522015-10-23T11:08:12.543-07:002015-10-23T11:08:12.543-07:00Thanks, and glad you are enjoying so far.Thanks, and glad you are enjoying so far.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-66322411861366929682015-10-23T09:33:50.518-07:002015-10-23T09:33:50.518-07:00So happy to see these reissued! Shimwell/Rutland ...So happy to see these reissued! Shimwell/Rutland was quite a talent. I have yet to read BLUE MURDER. So far BLEEDING HOOKS is my favorite of the two I've read. The mystery elements are better dopne, clues hidden more skillfully, and the identity of the murderer is less transparent than her first book, though that debut is quite a stunner for a number of reasons. Can't wait to read why she stopped writing detective novels and what happened to her. Are all the intros different? Or can I buy just one book and get the full background on her? ;^) J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-70670959529058452742015-10-23T03:49:11.323-07:002015-10-23T03:49:11.323-07:00Can't wait to get my hands on these!Can't wait to get my hands on these!Peggy Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426356514707257708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-24609537513928711472015-10-23T01:12:45.988-07:002015-10-23T01:12:45.988-07:00All sounds great and on paper too - hurrah!All sounds great and on paper too - hurrah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-64590088528187402832015-10-23T00:27:20.735-07:002015-10-23T00:27:20.735-07:00I've started reading Knock, Murderer, Knock an...I've started reading <i>Knock, Murderer, Knock</i> and, so far, it's really good. I hope to finish it and have a review up somewhere around the weekend. Keep up the good work in bringing these forgotten writers back to our attention! TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.com