tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post8380067662833056166..comments2024-03-28T10:31:55.774-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: Russian Collusion Kills! The Counterfeit Murders (1932), by Victor MacClureThe Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-78992922310987552622021-03-19T10:40:37.486-07:002021-03-19T10:40:37.486-07:00Though I just reread my articlee and, damn, it was...Though I just reread my articlee and, damn, it was bad in those books, yikes,. It's not so bad in his others though, as I recall.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-27273636454120691202021-03-19T10:33:44.846-07:002021-03-19T10:33:44.846-07:00Oh, I'd give it a try for his sake! The isms ...Oh, I'd give it a try for his sake! The isms area frequent hazard in the books from back then!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-91961113087493652772021-02-02T15:18:12.399-08:002021-02-02T15:18:12.399-08:00In tracing family tree I discover the author is re...In tracing family tree I discover the author is related to me. Was thinking about reading something by him but I've been put off by the reviews and the awful racism quoted. But then again I suppose even Dickens is racistAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02708054769345144514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-4631884088360982562019-03-26T12:00:05.118-07:002019-03-26T12:00:05.118-07:00I didn’t have dust jackets for either of those, bu...I didn’t have dust jackets for either of those, but I do have one for Hi Spi Kick the Can. I would love to see. Yes, I was thinking of doing Death on the Set. I felt kind of obligated after dinging MacClure on these two books.<br /><br />Do you recall if your copy of Counterfeit had a map, it really needed one!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-35067823230226603242019-03-26T11:39:50.967-07:002019-03-26T11:39:50.967-07:00Curses! Is it Death on the Set that you'll be ...Curses! Is it <i>Death on the Set</i> that you'll be writing about soon? I just uncovered my copy of that book and was about to tackle it. Ah well... Beaten to the punch. Again! I guess I'll settle back into reading and writing about truly obscure authors that no one will bother with.<br /><br />If you'd like I can email you a photo of the DJ for COUNTERFEIT MURDERS to illustrate this post. I had a copy ages ago, but sold it. It was on my series of business cards (along with five other DJs) about five years ago. But I keep changing the illustrations on those cards, and it's long gone now. Still have the photo though.<br /><br />BTW, I have two copies of CRYING PIG MURDER. It always looked to me to be a nautical mystery based on the blurb and the illustration on the DJ.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-52341543918185656842019-03-26T11:08:48.438-07:002019-03-26T11:08:48.438-07:00You might like it better if you can get past these...You might like it better if you can get past these opening characters.<br /><br />Well, you made me go back to a MacClure. He had been one I was thinking about for reprinting, but I think if we did it would only be for a couple.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-2320233666640414112019-03-26T08:16:49.004-07:002019-03-26T08:16:49.004-07:00Thanks for the mention! Funny how everyone suddenl...Thanks for the mention! Funny how everyone suddenly has this obscure writer on their mind. John had <i>Death Behind the Door</i> lined up as one of his next reads when my review appeared. <br /><br />What a shame <i>The Crying Pig Murder</i> is not up to scratch, because I think the title sounds quite intriguing. I half expected it was about a murder on a pig farm, a la Gladys Mitchell, but more Crofts-like. Not at all what you described!TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.com