tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post6760160609840405393..comments2024-03-28T10:31:55.774-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: Road Show: Having Wonderful Crime (1943), by Craig RiceThe Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-80688839709266320412014-06-08T02:27:24.809-07:002014-06-08T02:27:24.809-07:00I read Trial by Fury years ago, and quite liked it...I read Trial by Fury years ago, and quite liked it, but not enough to chase her down - it was quite difficult to find Craig Rice books in the UK at that time. I wonder if it easier now? - I feel I should try her again.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-86725469216646024722014-06-07T23:44:25.654-07:002014-06-07T23:44:25.654-07:00Malone is fun; I particularly liked his session wi...Malone is fun; I particularly liked his session with Wildavine Williams here.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-60800617980793999522014-06-07T09:46:04.979-07:002014-06-07T09:46:04.979-07:00I think this was the first book by Craig Rice that...I think this was the first book by Craig Rice that I ever encountered and I had no idea of what to expect but it was great fun and I loved every minute of the insane goings-on. J J Malone and his casual attitude to money and his love of wine women and song was such a complete change from the sort of Dudley Doright, sobersided detectives that I had been reading it was like a sudden plunge into an icy lake when one has been labouring in the heat. He left me completely invigorated and remains one of my fictional favourites to this day.Ron Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575735524072816238noreply@blogger.com