tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post3059786522668201439..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Friday Forgotten (or Overlooked) Book: Skeleton CrewYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-53867818242208132052016-10-31T11:23:06.189-04:002016-10-31T11:23:06.189-04:00I may have, Ron, but honestly I can't remember...I may have, Ron, but honestly I can't remember. Neither title sounds even the tiniest bit familiar. But I found a copy over at Abe Books and I'll soon see if anything about it rings a bell. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-22505637296815948772016-10-31T11:20:52.856-04:002016-10-31T11:20:52.856-04:00Glad you 'enjoyed' it, Prashant. Halloween...Glad you 'enjoyed' it, Prashant. Halloween is a big deal over here - the neighborhood decorations are starting to rival those of Christmas. Not that I'm all that okay with it, but the kids love pretending to be scared. Ha! The little ones really have fun with it. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-35914488001311771012016-10-31T11:18:28.872-04:002016-10-31T11:18:28.872-04:00All Hallows Eve + a good mystery = perfect togethe...All Hallows Eve + a good mystery = perfect together. The only Ed Gorman books I've read were one short series he did in which the titles were song titles from the 1950's. VERY entertaining. I know he always contributed to the Friday's Forgotten Book meme over at Patti's, too. I'm going to have to read more of his stuff - judging from the little I've read, he was a terrific writer.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-66311490660145003392016-10-30T20:50:37.729-04:002016-10-30T20:50:37.729-04:00I suspect that you read Nine-And Death Makes Ten u...I suspect that you read Nine-And Death Makes Ten under it's alternate title, Murder In The Submarine Zone. It's a Henry Merrivale book. Ron Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575735524072816238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-91214194992764370662016-10-30T09:27:40.170-04:002016-10-30T09:27:40.170-04:00Thanks for that information. I'll take a look...Thanks for that information. I'll take a look. I may have to walk up to The Book Trader to see if they have any Rufus Kings. They have a large mystery section.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-63218402369852884482016-10-29T15:11:25.994-04:002016-10-29T15:11:25.994-04:00Yvette, this is the first time I have been to a sk...Yvette, this is the first time I have been to a skull/skeleton library. Thanks for this scary but memorable tour of vintage book covers.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-15206226476093006452016-10-29T14:46:38.880-04:002016-10-29T14:46:38.880-04:00OK I'm primed for All Hallows Eve now, thanks ...OK I'm primed for All Hallows Eve now, thanks to this collection of horrifying covers and ghastly titles. I might even read one or two this weekend during breaks from my labor of love: a valedictory tribute to Ed Gorman. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-87068534747665924292016-10-29T10:55:10.844-04:002016-10-29T10:55:10.844-04:00Joan - Kindle has this one for 4.99. But of course...Joan - Kindle has this one for 4.99. But of course then you don't get the great cover. Abe Books has the actual book with cover intact (far as I can tell) for about ten bucks. Decisions, decisions...Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-59312437193388112982016-10-29T10:44:50.414-04:002016-10-29T10:44:50.414-04:00I really do enjoy the Mr. and Mrs. North books, Mu...I really do enjoy the Mr. and Mrs. North books, Mudpuddle. Read them all years and years ago and lately have reread a few. Fun. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-68559999248064334602016-10-29T10:43:41.871-04:002016-10-29T10:43:41.871-04:00Thanks, Richard! You know how much I love variatio...Thanks, Richard! You know how much I love variations on a theme. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-78554926316401505842016-10-29T10:43:17.454-04:002016-10-29T10:43:17.454-04:00Oh, you must read the Reilly book and report. :) I...Oh, you must read the Reilly book and report. :) I'm keeping an eye out for that '...Gentle Bull' book, too. For sure. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-92009096233298691792016-10-29T10:41:59.569-04:002016-10-29T10:41:59.569-04:00Gideon Fell is a great name for a character I'...Gideon Fell is a great name for a character I've always thought. I can't help humming the old nursery rhyme: "I do not like thee, Dr. Fell. The reason why I cannot tell. But this I know and know full well, I do not like thee, Dr. Fell." In reality, Fell was probably a mad murderer or something equally engaging. HA! Nursery rhymes in those days were often meant to scare kids. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-80233070065499617882016-10-29T10:39:35.923-04:002016-10-29T10:39:35.923-04:00Thanks for the info, Nancy! I wonder why she didn&...Thanks for the info, Nancy! I wonder why she didn't use her own VERY COOL name: Zenith Brown. Really? LOVE it!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-46311212496754590482016-10-29T10:38:39.600-04:002016-10-29T10:38:39.600-04:00I think there are some Rufus Kings showing up here...I think there are some Rufus Kings showing up here and there for not too much money, Joan. I do like this cover a lot. Only problem with these old paperback covers is that in reality, they fall apart. I've always wanted to make a collage of old covers and just never have found the time. One of these days...Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-71612940837366835442016-10-29T10:36:22.174-04:002016-10-29T10:36:22.174-04:00Gram and Nancy: I'll keep an eye out for any o...Gram and Nancy: I'll keep an eye out for any over on the Abe Books website. That's where I generally have a bit of luck now and then. And I like that a lot of their books are free shipping. Currently I'm keeping an eye out for any Philip MacDonald books that don't cost an arm and a leg. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-88684757251997459732016-10-28T14:16:51.546-04:002016-10-28T14:16:51.546-04:00Mrs. North (the Lockridges) is one of the most ori...Mrs. North (the Lockridges) is one of the most original characters in vintage mysteries... her circuitous logic raises a smile every time... like the covers - you don't see their like very often...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-83783640902031551052016-10-28T14:15:35.820-04:002016-10-28T14:15:35.820-04:00This bums me too. I remember seeing a ton of the P...This bums me too. I remember seeing a ton of the Popular pbs of the Grace Lathams at my local used book store back in the 1990s, I bought 'em and read 'em, but the bindings were crummy and they'd fall apart. I wish I'd put them in a plastic bag and kept them. The Devil's Stranglehold was hilarious...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647212284320525726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-11778356092983764112016-10-28T11:18:37.629-04:002016-10-28T11:18:37.629-04:00Nice selection of skull/skeleton covers!Nice selection of skull/skeleton covers!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-27557448498744084152016-10-28T11:18:16.664-04:002016-10-28T11:18:16.664-04:00I love skull and skeleton covers. Wish I owned a c...I love skull and skeleton covers. Wish I owned a copy of all of those. I do have the Helen Reilly book with that cover. I would really like to find that edition of Death and the Gentle Bull. I perfect post for this time of year.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-67752293756536414662016-10-28T10:00:37.183-04:002016-10-28T10:00:37.183-04:00Yvette,
I've just begun reading the John Dick...Yvette,<br /><br />I've just begun reading the John Dickson Carr mysteries. I'm reading the Gideon Fell mysteries now. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-30668918957523253242016-10-28T09:35:09.136-04:002016-10-28T09:35:09.136-04:00Hi Yvette,
Great selection of covers!
Leslie Ford ...Hi Yvette,<br />Great selection of covers!<br />Leslie Ford was Zenith Brown nee Jones. She wrote as Brenda Conrad and David Frome too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647212284320525726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-77026892206348585762016-10-28T08:29:28.328-04:002016-10-28T08:29:28.328-04:00I love those covers! I'm with you about the s...I love those covers! I'm with you about the skeleton and the big, creepy house. I'd have to read that one. joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-11217668484858223602016-10-28T07:31:37.360-04:002016-10-28T07:31:37.360-04:00I enjoyed the few Leslie Ford books I could get my...I enjoyed the few Leslie Ford books I could get my hands on....long out of print now.Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027824918114690029noreply@blogger.com