tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post4468023179686230077..comments2024-03-28T08:51:47.164-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Friday's Forgotten Books, November 14, 2008pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-48060469822218292432008-11-16T00:37:00.000-05:002008-11-16T00:37:00.000-05:00"The Handle" is maybe my second favorite of all th..."The Handle" is maybe my second favorite of all the Parker novels. And the island has a cool name, too.<BR/>==============<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-88634891114977232162008-11-15T07:53:00.000-05:002008-11-15T07:53:00.000-05:00He is amazing and I have to read more of him.He is amazing and I have to read more of him.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-32540793314655036102008-11-14T22:44:00.000-05:002008-11-14T22:44:00.000-05:00LEVINE is a great short story collection. By chan...LEVINE is a great short story collection. By chance I happened to read the issue of, um, AHMM? in which the last Levine story appeared. Even then, in high school, I could tell it was special.<BR/><BR/>Amazing that Westlake also writes the Stark and Dortmunder series, innit?Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-17175518696751613542008-11-14T18:37:00.000-05:002008-11-14T18:37:00.000-05:00I'm currently reading one of Westlake's Dortmunder...I'm currently reading one of Westlake's Dortmunder novels, DROWNED HOPES. I disremember when a series delighted me and made me laugh out loud as often as has Dortmunder and his crew. I thoroughly enjoy the Parker books and the stand-alones as well. Westlake is a national treasure.Corey Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566740230330395590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-60111849167055895292008-11-14T09:23:00.000-05:002008-11-14T09:23:00.000-05:00I saw a profile of Stark in the NY Times about ten...I saw a profile of Stark in the NY Times about ten years ago and bought Comeback. I have since tried to get my hands on all the Parker novels as well as anything else by Mr. Westlake. I'll definitely look for The Handle.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com