tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post6211475715330875080..comments2024-03-27T11:26:20.466-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: Crime Raves: U. S. Mystery Bestsellers, 1937-1939The Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-71697988282865043692014-12-13T19:14:40.002-08:002014-12-13T19:14:40.002-08:00Well, I liked it as a period piece. Plucky heroin...Well, I liked it as a period piece. Plucky heroine, uncle at Scotland Yard and a villainous hero (or perhaps that should be heroic villain?)Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-34108768982315765442014-12-12T03:59:17.058-08:002014-12-12T03:59:17.058-08:00Yeah, I like Shute too, was pleased to see him pop...Yeah, I like Shute too, was pleased to see him pop up. Smart writer who doesn't sacrifice storytelling.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-73144218742656973782014-12-12T03:58:33.459-08:002014-12-12T03:58:33.459-08:00Looks like they couldn't keep Vance down no ma...Looks like they couldn't keep Vance down no matter how many kicks in the pance they gave him!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-44379328086950095032014-12-12T03:57:28.435-08:002014-12-12T03:57:28.435-08:00Hard-boiled was cooking!Hard-boiled was cooking!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-42382117819298219722014-12-12T03:56:43.851-08:002014-12-12T03:56:43.851-08:00How did you like it, by the way? Yes, he was stil...How did you like it, by the way? Yes, he was still writing when World War Two broke out. In fact in 1945 he was planning to write a novel dealing with WW2, but he got sick and passed away. I don't know whether there was anything started.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-8349672579686685592014-12-11T19:48:03.884-08:002014-12-11T19:48:03.884-08:00A really fascinating compilation -- many thanks! I...A really fascinating compilation -- many thanks! Interesting to see there was already a good mixture of the hardboiled and the classic/cozy (not to mention the neogothic, ec.).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-88154561382107699642014-12-11T19:06:50.728-08:002014-12-11T19:06:50.728-08:00I read 'Ask Miss Mott' about three months ...I read 'Ask Miss Mott' about three months ago, and at the time assumed it had been written sometime in the twenties. Never would have guessed it was from '37.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-70340963701170479102014-12-11T04:17:31.777-08:002014-12-11T04:17:31.777-08:00Fascinating stuff 9and wonderful covers too) - tha...Fascinating stuff 9and wonderful covers too) - thanks Curtis. Rather enjoyed seeing SS Van Dione there actually, if if it is for his worst book!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00819072625907181179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-36913110302656917892014-12-11T00:52:45.879-08:002014-12-11T00:52:45.879-08:00A.J. Cronin and Nevil Shute are two of my favourit...A.J. Cronin and Nevil Shute are two of my favourite authors and I continue to read and reread their books as and when I find them, which isn't easy in my neck of the woods. As a teenager I remember being in awe of Cronin's writing style in BEYOND THIS PLACE.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-8903101124378633842014-12-10T23:57:29.200-08:002014-12-10T23:57:29.200-08:00Yes, I think that's a great point about the pr...Yes, I think that's a great point about the prizes (you'll notice that on the Dodd, Mead jacket flaps there's a lot of promotion for Fast Company) and the films. I think with Eberhart, Rinehart and Christie the serializations in the slicks were huge too.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-48517286614793376752014-12-10T22:59:53.094-08:002014-12-10T22:59:53.094-08:00I never would've thought that Page's book ...I never would've thought that Page's book made the bestseller list. Lighthearted with lots of wisecracks it has a bibliomystery theme. It was turned into a movie in 1938 the same year it was published. Plus, it was one of the earliest Red Badge Prize winners from Dodd Mead. I can imagine both those points were used in the advertising campaign to help increase sales. Interestingly <i>Cancelled in Red</i> was also a Red Badge Prize Winner. That book is about stamp collecting and murder. Can you imagine a book about stamp collecting being a bestseller these days? The movies probably had a powerful influence on the book buying public during these two years. As only one example of the writers you cite -- Eberhart had three movies in theaters released in 1938, but all based on other books than those listed as bestsellers above.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com