tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post7267468916938035023..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Forgotten (or Overlooked) Book: ARROW POINTING NOWHERE (1944) by Elizabeth DalyYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-39373391985130667752017-11-10T16:52:23.519-05:002017-11-10T16:52:23.519-05:00Yes, I like that about them too. I'm gearing u...Yes, I like that about them too. I'm gearing up to read a few more as time goes by. They really are pretty good.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-7205257435505858702017-11-10T11:12:29.804-05:002017-11-10T11:12:29.804-05:00Yvette, I just finished reading Unexpected Night, ...Yvette, I just finished reading Unexpected Night, the first, I think of the Henry Gamage series. I will go on to the others. Thanks for alerting me to her.<br /><br />A brief description of her works suggests Gamage is in the tradition of the British gentleman detective, and it's so true. I kept thinking the story was set in England and was surprised by the references to US locations. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-40135826131220188192017-07-23T14:29:13.943-04:002017-07-23T14:29:13.943-04:00I hadn't heard about this, John. I'm not n...I hadn't heard about this, John. I'm not normally interested in 'continuations' since I don't think I've ever read any I like. One exception, Ace Atkins continuation of Spenser. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-29365941087709839162017-07-23T14:27:36.867-04:002017-07-23T14:27:36.867-04:00Try this one, Tracy. I was surprised by how good i...Try this one, Tracy. I was surprised by how good it was. It's a very tricky little mystery.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-16122601382766288382017-07-23T14:26:54.360-04:002017-07-23T14:26:54.360-04:00Oooh, TOO MUCH pressure, Mathew! I hope you won...Oooh, TOO MUCH pressure, Mathew! I hope you won't think too badly of me if you don't like the book as much as I did. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-19622912424656110642017-07-23T14:26:08.342-04:002017-07-23T14:26:08.342-04:00Lately I seem to want to read more and more vintag...Lately I seem to want to read more and more vintage and I like to indulge myself. :) Hope you like this one, Mathew.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-7255403276195959082017-07-22T17:55:39.153-04:002017-07-22T17:55:39.153-04:00I loved her books when I was younger, but then I r...I loved her books when I was younger, but then I read a few that hadn't been reprinted back in the 1970s and was extremely disappointed. I've been curious about the continuation of the series by her niece Eleanor Boylan. They feature Clara Gamadge as a widow and grandmother solving crimes on her own, I think. I'm pretty sure Henry is dead in those books. J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-13905371772262711182017-07-22T15:54:42.061-04:002017-07-22T15:54:42.061-04:00I read almost all of Elizabeth Daly's books ye...I read almost all of Elizabeth Daly's books years ago and liked them a lot. I haven't tried one in a while but I do want to. I have read a lot of reviews with a tepid response to books in this series.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-45207443342586401482017-07-22T11:02:58.017-04:002017-07-22T11:02:58.017-04:00I've just downloaded Arrow, and am looking for...I've just downloaded <i>Arrow</i>, and am looking forward to some gulping! Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-41426745484712154082017-07-22T10:58:31.598-04:002017-07-22T10:58:31.598-04:00Hmmmmmmmm...large gulps of anticipation, eh? I lov...Hmmmmmmmm...large gulps of anticipation, eh? I love that kind of mystery. Am rather thirsty right now, in fact! Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-70267132269292847652017-07-21T20:23:39.481-04:002017-07-21T20:23:39.481-04:00Admittedly, these sorts of mysteries are either yo...Admittedly, these sorts of mysteries are either your cup of tea or they are not. :) I'm always happy to be proved wrong about a writer that at first I wasn't too sure of.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-16327302161316858402017-07-21T20:21:49.953-04:002017-07-21T20:21:49.953-04:00I'm going to read a few more, for sure. :)I'm going to read a few more, for sure. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-36839621171833285942017-07-21T20:20:45.062-04:002017-07-21T20:20:45.062-04:00Try this one, Sergio. I would love to know your op...Try this one, Sergio. I would love to know your opinion.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-76594215290031747922017-07-21T20:20:20.135-04:002017-07-21T20:20:20.135-04:00Peggy Ann, I think you'll enjoy this one. The ...Peggy Ann, I think you'll enjoy this one. The mystery is a doozy. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-80461461271739357962017-07-21T18:39:16.590-04:002017-07-21T18:39:16.590-04:00I'm afraid this one doesn't quite capture ...I'm afraid this one doesn't quite capture my interest, despite your (sometimes) faint praise. I'm certainly glad you enjoyed it, but I'll give it a pass.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-19770556465175319982017-07-21T17:21:55.909-04:002017-07-21T17:21:55.909-04:00i've read a few Daly books and her writing has...i've read a few Daly books and her writing has grown on me... Gamadge's character seems to gain dimensions over the series of books as compared to just one, and the more i read her the more i like her plots... i guess it's about the same process an in any other series, but it just seems a bit more ephemeral in Daly's... but that's not necessarily bad, imo....Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-31508434324751193942017-07-21T14:49:57.141-04:002017-07-21T14:49:57.141-04:00Like you, I read one Daly and wasn't that impr...Like you, I read one Daly and wasn't that impressed but glad this one seems better as so many rate her highly so I want to try again - thanks Yvette :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-17436488809492720652017-07-21T08:35:04.011-04:002017-07-21T08:35:04.011-04:00I will look for it! I've read a couple of her ...I will look for it! I've read a couple of her books and they were just okay. Peggy Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426356514707257708noreply@blogger.com