tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post503295663203136612..comments2024-03-29T01:43:05.524-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Friday' Forgotten Book, August 11, 2017pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-69667563429314910832017-08-12T10:40:08.993-04:002017-08-12T10:40:08.993-04:00I remember hearing of this one and thinking it was...I remember hearing of this one and thinking it was kind of a gimmick. Not that that is badCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-17250142872407997702017-08-12T08:33:26.858-04:002017-08-12T08:33:26.858-04:00I like Kaminsky's wit, and that wry look at Ho...I like Kaminsky's wit, and that wry look at Hollywood! And thanks for including my post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-29237798326237892412017-08-11T17:58:25.599-04:002017-08-11T17:58:25.599-04:00Murder On the Yellow Brick Road was the first of K...<i>Murder On the Yellow Brick Road</i> was the first of Kaminsky's Toby Peters novels I read back in the 1980s, my initial attraction being the inclusion of Raymond Chandler as a cast member. I loved the book and have read many other titles in the series since--a series worth any fan of private eye fiction's time.Barry Erganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305184548497082776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-1983311545749432972017-08-11T15:52:26.991-04:002017-08-11T15:52:26.991-04:00Well, my Internet has been going off and on all da...Well, my Internet has been going off and on all day. I hope this goes up okay. Thanks, Toddpattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13085205405477136072017-08-11T15:38:41.400-04:002017-08-11T15:38:41.400-04:00Mine finally started working again, but it threw m...Mine finally started working again, but it threw me for a loop longer than it should have. Ah, sweet Blogger...you are so fortunate WordPress annoys almost as much and has a slightly higher learning curve (and fights everyone over passwords even more fiercely). And that Tumblr sucks if you want any sort of feedback visible. But not having my comments might make for a Big Plus.<br /><br />So, perhaps Google was having fits, Matt. Hope you were able eventually. <br /><br />Mine is finally Up. Thanks as always, Patti.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-80080031600214552192017-08-11T13:59:21.931-04:002017-08-11T13:59:21.931-04:00Todd, I was unable to load an image on gmail a lit...Todd, I was unable to load an image on gmail a little while ago. Good thing I wasn't armed or I might have shot my laptop screen out. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-36998134074660805072017-08-11T13:56:34.092-04:002017-08-11T13:56:34.092-04:00Yvette's comment sold me on the Toby Peters bo...Yvette's comment sold me on the Toby Peters books. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-64868580035995640392017-08-11T12:57:46.630-04:002017-08-11T12:57:46.630-04:00I'm fighting with Blogspot to get it to load i...I'm fighting with Blogspot to get it to load images. Is anyone else having trouble with this this morning/now afternoon? Hence greater than even the usual delay...annoying as hell.Todd Masonhttp://socialisltjazz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71760559328890594772017-08-11T12:17:07.315-04:002017-08-11T12:17:07.315-04:00I just posted mine. Please add me to the list, Pat...I just posted mine. Please add me to the list, Patti. Thanks.<br /><br /><a href="https://prettysinister.blogspot.com/2017/08/ffb-angel-loves-nobody-richard-miles.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Angel Loves Nobody</i> by Richard Miles</a>J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71176827556718043262017-08-11T12:14:40.922-04:002017-08-11T12:14:40.922-04:00I love the Toby Peters books - stories and charact...I love the Toby Peters books - stories and characters that make me laugh our loud. LOVE the Salvador Dali one and the Mae West one and the Eleanor Roosevelt one (Fala gets kidnapped!) and best of all: MILDRED PIERCED!! Love the little old wizened landlady and her memoirs and all Toby's kooky friends. Just fabulous stuff. And you're right, this is not mere imitation, though Kaminsky gets all the sign posts right, he still manages to be refreshingly unique. And lest anyone think these are all about ha-ha and nothing else, there is a downright noir vibe running through these books that won't go away. A thoroughly underrated series.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-18268532836290767212017-08-11T09:26:55.882-04:002017-08-11T09:26:55.882-04:00I am a big fan of Kaminsky's Porfiry Rostnikov...I am a big fan of Kaminsky's Porfiry Rostnikov and Abe Lieberman series, but I never warmed up to Toby Peters. One was enough for me.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.com