tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post8387172096374854453..comments2024-03-28T10:31:55.774-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: The Case of the Dowager's Etchings (1944), aka Never Walk Alone (1951), by Rufus King The Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-70928861319901071842015-04-05T11:39:31.549-07:002015-04-05T11:39:31.549-07:00I think King is a good example of a writer who app...I think King is a good example of a writer who appealed to both sexes. John Dillinger may have read him, and he was serialized in glossy women's magazines!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-6882995538224585082015-04-05T11:38:01.713-07:002015-04-05T11:38:01.713-07:00Let me guess, it was the "horrid leftist woma...Let me guess, it was the "horrid leftist woman celebrity newspaper columnist" character!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-90087400319601071582015-04-05T11:36:28.128-07:002015-04-05T11:36:28.128-07:00This is the sixth one I've reviewed here now!This is the sixth one I've reviewed here now!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-92188509587915834832015-04-05T11:35:56.127-07:002015-04-05T11:35:56.127-07:00Yes, I see that! I am glad the book is available ...Yes, I see that! I am glad the book is available again, but I wonder what the Belarski estate might think of the the use of the cover?The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-16834462847399526272015-04-04T01:24:56.014-07:002015-04-04T01:24:56.014-07:00Have yet to actually get King's work in my sig...Have yet to actually get King's work in my sights - thanks for the extra ammunition (sic) as I clearly should. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-26888827006731631722015-04-03T16:25:56.160-07:002015-04-03T16:25:56.160-07:00Have a look on Amazon - the "Rita Hayworth&qu...Have a look on Amazon - the "Rita Hayworth" cover was updated, looks like the early 60s. Just bought the Kindle version.Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-66146611057222182582015-04-03T06:42:02.792-07:002015-04-03T06:42:02.792-07:00I will definitely have to find a copy of Museum Pi...I will definitely have to find a copy of <em>Museum Piece No. 13</em>!dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-33449573892664051112015-04-02T15:09:33.810-07:002015-04-02T15:09:33.810-07:00Speaking of influences out of the UK -- or at leas...Speaking of influences out of the UK -- or at least Scotland? -- Val McDermind put up a view about dichotomy between mysteries and thrillers that she brought back from a French crime writers conference. <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/apr/01/why-crime-fiction-is-leftwing-and-thrillers-are-rightwing" rel="nofollow">If you're interested, you can see it here</a>. It reminded me a bit of the discussion earlier here about what women and men are supposed to want to read in the field, and how we're supposed to want different content. :)<br /><br /><br />Foxessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754083123669916994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-1787183123583818262015-03-31T15:48:14.993-07:002015-03-31T15:48:14.993-07:00I was inspired to listen to Gerry and the Pacemake...I was inspired to listen to Gerry and the Pacemakers extensively while writing this blog piece. Great stuff!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-784577564681010042015-03-31T15:34:02.557-07:002015-03-31T15:34:02.557-07:00Blimey - I once wrote a Harry Devlin short story c...Blimey - I once wrote a Harry Devlin short story called "Never Walk Alone". That title certainly was derived from Gerry and the Pacemakers' version of the song, as it is the anthem of Liverpool Football Club, and the story revolved around football and a serial killer.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.com