tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post807943600213657226..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Friday Forgotten (or Overlooked) Book: HEIR TO MURDER (1953) by Miles BurtonYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-32657400573890940322017-04-08T12:26:49.343-04:002017-04-08T12:26:49.343-04:00VERY HARD to resist. :) Especially when the book c...VERY HARD to resist. :) Especially when the book can't be found anywhere else at a cheap price. But I find that reading on Kindle exhausts my eyes -<br /> I can't read as long as I would with a regular book, so I'm reading slower when I'm reading an e-book. But I manage. :) I'm currently reading George Bellairs' THE CASE OF THE FAMISHED PARSON and liking it. You might like Bellairs as well, Joan. He's like Burton - sort of. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-21933146577504339282017-04-08T12:22:23.876-04:002017-04-08T12:22:23.876-04:00Absolutely. I love how (in THE THIN MAN) he drags ...Absolutely. I love how (in THE THIN MAN) he drags Nora into the nightclub while she's slipping and stumbling and trying not to fall or drop her Christmas packages. Ha. What a pratfall. And she's not even embarrassed though everyone sitting there is astounded. Now THAT'S sophistication. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-22194231114081779402017-04-08T10:23:40.487-04:002017-04-08T10:23:40.487-04:00I finished Heir to Murder a few days ago. I liked...I finished Heir to Murder a few days ago. I liked it. I have another Burton book, an actual book I bought decades ago but have never read. That one will go to the top of my TBR pile - as soon as I finish about four other books!<br />It is so hard to resist those $1.99 Amazon e-book Golden Age mysteries!joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-30265472295822479262017-04-07T12:43:13.373-04:002017-04-07T12:43:13.373-04:00I enjoyed it, Sergio. I think you would too. Not o...I enjoyed it, Sergio. I think you would too. Not one of the greats, but still good enough.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-7891587709462066892017-04-07T12:42:47.219-04:002017-04-07T12:42:47.219-04:00I enjoyed it, Sergio. I think you would too. Not o...I enjoyed it, Sergio. I think you would too. Not one of the greats, but still good enough.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-11697319512907903862017-04-06T03:07:50.141-04:002017-04-06T03:07:50.141-04:00Somehow I have managed to to read a single thing b...Somehow I have managed to to read a single thing by Burton / John Rhode but clearly I am missing a trick here! Thanks Yvette - sounds very entertaining to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-20544464619543758692017-04-05T16:17:26.265-04:002017-04-05T16:17:26.265-04:00Yvette,
I'm more of a cat person, but Asta ha...Yvette,<br /><br />I'm more of a cat person, but Asta has got to be one of the great animal? characters of all time. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-87547923111800284582017-04-05T16:11:43.693-04:002017-04-05T16:11:43.693-04:00Skippy as Asta practically steals the show. :) Gre...Skippy as Asta practically steals the show. :) Great series. Great movies. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-17956670864787039232017-04-05T16:10:34.308-04:002017-04-05T16:10:34.308-04:00I'd never read him either, Prashant. My only e...I'd never read him either, Prashant. My only excuse: I can't read EVERYTHING. But, better late than never. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-12550102655205120402017-04-05T16:09:41.506-04:002017-04-05T16:09:41.506-04:00That's what I did! You can't beat the pric...That's what I did! You can't beat the price. Though of course we'd all rather have the actual book. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-24907322186392267012017-04-02T02:44:59.198-04:002017-04-02T02:44:59.198-04:00Well, not having read the book and not having read...Well, not having read the book and not having read much in the last week, I'm chiming in with my latest diversion: After the Thin Man.<br />Saw it tonight - and could there ever have been a better Hollywood couple than William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles?<br /><br />And in your last of villains or character actors, did you have Joseph Calleia on it? He is a perfect villain.<br /><br />And I was thinking that fur-lined coats with big fur collars and small hats were just made for Myrna Loy/Nora Charles. Nobody wore them better.<br /><br />And in the list of the film's cast I learned that Skippy played Asta. <br />What a good actor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-60914354340192268942017-03-31T13:28:42.290-04:002017-03-31T13:28:42.290-04:00That's a very long series for an author I'...That's a very long series for an author I'd never heard of before, Yvette. Rather unsettling when that happens — when will I ever read Burton or the other pseudonyms of Cecil Street? I read his impressive biography. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-8055504000318997292017-03-31T08:50:04.973-04:002017-03-31T08:50:04.973-04:00I'm a sucker for windswept English villages, s...I'm a sucker for windswept English villages, storms of almost any sort, and isolated and / or creepy old houses, too. I've just been over to Amazon and downloaded Heir to Murder for $2.99!joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-35275149119344430332017-03-28T12:23:28.969-04:002017-03-28T12:23:28.969-04:00Oh it's ALWAYS so much better to have the ACTU...Oh it's ALWAYS so much better to have the ACTUAL book, Tracy. I agree. :) I wish I had a used bookstore nearby...But since I don't, Abe Books online is my store for old books. Now and then I get lucky there.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-7076358570826431562017-03-28T12:21:39.931-04:002017-03-28T12:21:39.931-04:00It all depends on my mood, Mathew. That's my o...It all depends on my mood, Mathew. That's my only excuse. :) Lately I've been in the mood for clever whodunits fast with plot and luckily I've discovered a few. There's just so much going on in the world at the moment, that my brain needs a nice comforting break and these sorts of books are perfect relaxation. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-41258016494716751402017-03-26T14:47:48.236-04:002017-03-26T14:47:48.236-04:00Yvette, I have not read anything by this author, s...Yvette, I have not read anything by this author, so I really should try him. I will put him on my book sale list and then if nothing turns up (which is likely) I will try a copy on Kindle. But sometimes I get really lucky at the sale ... you never know when something unusual will turn up.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-20281544165480923572017-03-25T15:08:16.018-04:002017-03-25T15:08:16.018-04:00I admire your persistence to delve into a book des...I admire your persistence to delve into a book despite misgivings, Yvette. You'd make a fine detective, I am sure!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-77611734857342920002017-03-25T12:28:44.833-04:002017-03-25T12:28:44.833-04:00You're welcome, Mudpuddle. Yeah, who knows why...You're welcome, Mudpuddle. Yeah, who knows why one mystery attracts while another - perhaps a much better written one - fails to hold my interest. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-91934007118953015692017-03-25T12:27:35.079-04:002017-03-25T12:27:35.079-04:00Read it on my Kindle, Rick. :) Some of these books...Read it on my Kindle, Rick. :) Some of these books are nearly impossible to find in hardcover or paperback for less than five bucks which is my tipping point.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-83629609206211144452017-03-25T00:03:09.457-04:002017-03-25T00:03:09.457-04:00i often find myself losing track of plot turns if ...i often find myself losing track of plot turns if the language and characterizations are attractive; consequently finding the perp is usually not my major interest in reading mysteries... characters like Inspector Appleby and Gervase Fen are entertaining in their own right... tx for the informative post...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-73652925821931556432017-03-24T18:56:55.374-04:002017-03-24T18:56:55.374-04:00Goodness, 46 in the series? I have read your revie...Goodness, 46 in the series? I have read your review(s) and think that a copy, finding it's way to me by plan or chance, would have a strong likelihood of getting read. Whether said copy actually tunes up, who can guess?Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com