tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post7903716109386668122..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Friday Forgotten (or Overlooked) Books: Four by HareYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-85366408347137115662015-12-11T12:35:46.783-05:002015-12-11T12:35:46.783-05:00Just add them to your ever-growing list, Kathy. :)...Just add them to your ever-growing list, Kathy. :) I loved all of Rowling's Galbraith books. Yes, this last one was especially gruesome, but it was bearable and as you say, Rowling is a 'very smart woman and has a lot to say.'Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-11968971208763766102015-12-10T06:35:47.958-05:002015-12-10T06:35:47.958-05:00Sounds interesting, but I'm stuck in England i...Sounds interesting, but I'm stuck in England in J.K. Rowling/Richard Galbraith's third book, Career of Evil. And it's a long book and quite wordy, not one to speed through. Quite brutal, but Rowling is a very smart woman and has a lot to say.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-59699393418600440012015-12-05T22:44:09.725-05:002015-12-05T22:44:09.725-05:00I hope you do, Becky. And I hope you'll like t...I hope you do, Becky. And I hope you'll like them as much as I do. :) Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-75631129623134221652015-12-05T19:46:30.455-05:002015-12-05T19:46:30.455-05:00Nos. 1 and 2 sound like my cup of tea. I'm go...Nos. 1 and 2 sound like my cup of tea. I'm going to give them a try, and hope to find them as good as you do! ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-42428303060465296732015-12-05T13:53:02.114-05:002015-12-05T13:53:02.114-05:00Yep, yep, you guys were right. I was wrong. And wo...Yep, yep, you guys were right. I was wrong. And worse, I was stubbornly convinced I was right.<br />Apologies. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-32467205247847897932015-12-05T10:10:30.721-05:002015-12-05T10:10:30.721-05:00Sorry Yvette. In THE WIND BLOWS DEATH the victim i...Sorry Yvette. In THE WIND BLOWS DEATH the victim is killed in her dressing room. It is a suspect who disappears from the midst of the performance.Ron Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575735524072816238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-52512575816731349352015-12-04T16:49:11.478-05:002015-12-04T16:49:11.478-05:00Haven't read TENANT FOR DEATH yet, Tracy. But ...Haven't read TENANT FOR DEATH yet, Tracy. But these four other Hares I've read were very enjoyable. I think the thing with some of these vintage authors is that you have to be in the right mood to read them. Does that make any sense? Lately I seem to be craving vintage more than usual. Go figure. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-14559612417387852592015-12-04T16:02:32.464-05:002015-12-04T16:02:32.464-05:00I thought I had read all of Cyril Hare's books...I thought I had read all of Cyril Hare's books, now I am not so sure. But I do have copies of all of them. The two I read most recently (AN ENGLISH MURDER and WITH A BARE BODKIN) I enjoyed. TENANT FOR DEATH, his first book(?) and an Inspector Mallett, I did not like as well. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-61388961365889740792015-12-04T14:38:13.166-05:002015-12-04T14:38:13.166-05:00You're welcome, Richard. I really enjoyed THE ...You're welcome, Richard. I really enjoyed THE WIND BLOWS DEATH and I do wonder why I'd never heard of it before. Though I think I had heard of Cyril Hare's name but had just not ever run his stuff down. Now I'm glad I finally did.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-23986202253260240052015-12-04T14:36:57.999-05:002015-12-04T14:36:57.999-05:00Well, he's not as brilliant as Josephine Tey -...Well, he's not as brilliant as Josephine Tey - but who is? However, I'm enjoying Hare's books enormously, Mathew. I hope you'll try a couple. If you like 'em, let us know. If you don't, well, write about the why of it anyway. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-34799752975512802962015-12-04T14:34:57.474-05:002015-12-04T14:34:57.474-05:00...as for the bitchiness quotient, I didn't no......as for the bitchiness quotient, I didn't notice it or maybe I was not paying attention. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-1430857036167745302015-12-04T14:34:13.066-05:002015-12-04T14:34:13.066-05:00No, the victim dies in the orchestra during a conc...No, the victim dies in the orchestra during a concert. You must have mixed up your notes. I don't remember much about this book because I'm old and decrepit and my memory sucks, but I do remember the murder scene. It has to be during the performance because a Mozart expert would know the who and the why and otherwise that major clue wouldn't work. However, that being said, I could be wrong. But I don't think so.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-12955260783109875962015-12-04T14:31:30.545-05:002015-12-04T14:31:30.545-05:00Oh, it's not brain surgery, Graham. But I enjo...Oh, it's not brain surgery, Graham. But I enjoyed it anyway. Funny you should mention TRAGEDY AT LAW - I ordered it just yesterday from Abe Books. Looking forward to it.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-54509446577418572132015-12-04T14:28:50.795-05:002015-12-04T14:28:50.795-05:00I love discovering vintage authors - a fun past ti...I love discovering vintage authors - a fun past time. :) Many of them are better left forgotten, but so many more are wonderful and just waiting to be re-discovered. There's just something about these old books that appeal to me at this time of year, especially. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-35176991073866771682015-12-04T14:26:42.030-05:002015-12-04T14:26:42.030-05:00You're welcome, Prashant. Next time you see a ...You're welcome, Prashant. Next time you see a Cyril Hare book, buy it!!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-52254453254852194032015-12-04T13:29:52.570-05:002015-12-04T13:29:52.570-05:00I think I mentioned to you recently that the only ...I think I mentioned to you recently that the only Hare I'd read was THE WIND BLOWS DEATH but couldn't remember much about it. Your quick summary jogged my mind, and a look at my records - such as they are - showed I gave it a top rating, as did you. Now I may try another. Thanks for this 5-in-1 review!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-15780744133110970152015-12-04T13:07:46.002-05:002015-12-04T13:07:46.002-05:00I'm sold. After discovering Josephine Tey rece...I'm sold. After discovering Josephine Tey recently and falling head over heels for her cozies (something I thought I'd never do), this guy Hare sounds cut from the same cloth. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-56938076257103401482015-12-04T10:58:57.027-05:002015-12-04T10:58:57.027-05:00I've read only the first one and according to ...I've read only the first one and according to my notes (intended for a blog post that never happened) the murder victim is killed in her dressing room just before she goes on stage. The murder is not done while she's in the orchestra playing. Found this in my notes: "...didn't care for the bitchy and bastardy way most of the characters talked to each other. Lots of cruelty and ridicule." Guess I was in a low period because this is usually not something I react to strongly unless I'm feeling down. Maybe that's why I can barely remember the book at all. Most interesting part of the book was the info about whether or not clarinets appear in the score of the pieces played at the concert. There are a lot of musical clues and things that musicians would appreciate in this detective novel. It hasn't inspired me to read more Hare, however.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-27843504292447383682015-12-04T09:27:02.011-05:002015-12-04T09:27:02.011-05:00I just finished AN ENGLISH MURDER and thought it w...I just finished AN ENGLISH MURDER and thought it was a pretty thin story, existing mainly for the unusual motive. Not bad, but not as great as Hare's masterpiece, TRAGEDY AT LAW. If you still have that one left to be read, you're in for a treat.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-14731885779025161932015-12-04T07:49:41.204-05:002015-12-04T07:49:41.204-05:00I like Cyril Hare a lot. I discovered him back in...I like Cyril Hare a lot. I discovered him back in the 1970s and 1980s when I worked in Boston. There was a Barnes and Noble that had tables of discounted books, many of them Perennial mysteries. I hadn't heard of are, but I liked the covers. I've read eight of his books, two of those that are on your list. I think it's time to read more!joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-60080943212488733792015-12-04T07:26:52.441-05:002015-12-04T07:26:52.441-05:00Yvette, I have a feeling that I have come across C...Yvette, I have a feeling that I have come across Cyril Hare's book (or books) at book exhibitions. "An English Murder" looks all too familiar. Thanks for reviewing these four mysteries.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com