tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post6626319574247416936..comments2024-03-29T08:45:57.792-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): FFB-BEFORE THE POISON, Peter Robinsonpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33491596071587036992020-07-19T13:46:58.125-04:002020-07-19T13:46:58.125-04:00Yes, this is quite different. The voice especially...Yes, this is quite different. The voice especially. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-18388683080307207812020-07-18T15:31:37.764-04:002020-07-18T15:31:37.764-04:00This one sounds good. I have only read the Inspect...This one sounds good. I have only read the Inspector Banks mysteries by Peter Robinson, and only a few of those. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-22843881027497936222020-07-17T10:44:29.713-04:002020-07-17T10:44:29.713-04:00My experience with Robinson has been so-so. I like...My experience with Robinson has been so-so. I liked the first one I read, not so much the second one, don't even remember the titles, but I know I wasn't reading them in any order. I still have a couple unread on the shelf.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-2931226046198025252020-07-17T08:48:36.625-04:002020-07-17T08:48:36.625-04:00I have a bunch of Peter Robinson books, but I have...I have a bunch of Peter Robinson books, but I haven't gotten around to reading any yet.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-81662817789007488142020-07-17T08:24:40.459-04:002020-07-17T08:24:40.459-04:00I like the Alan Banks serie, too, Patti. It really...I like the Alan Banks serie, too, Patti. It really is a solid one, with lots of good characters.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-70771716904783626922020-07-17T08:23:28.763-04:002020-07-17T08:23:28.763-04:00I agree with Michael on the last few Banks books. ...I agree with Michael on the last few Banks books. Disappointing. I read THE RED RIGHT HAND in the mid-70s and it was weird even then.<br /><br />I bought a copy of BEFORE THE POISON for $3.65 (including postage). Let's hope it doesn't end up sitting on the shelf with the other one.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20957277845382679392020-07-17T07:59:23.639-04:002020-07-17T07:59:23.639-04:00When I retired in 2003 and assumed I'd have lo...When I retired in 2003 and assumed I'd have lots more reading time, Robinson was the new (to me, anyway) writer I tried first. "Before the Fire" and a Banks novel called "Aftermath" are my favorites.The last few Banks novels haven't really been up to his standard, but I'll keep reading them.<br /><br />I'm currently reading a 1945 novel I've heard and read about for years--"The Red Right Hand" by Joel Townsley Rogers, which has just been reprinted in Otto Penzler's American Mystery Classics series. It's a VERY strange novel about which it might be best not to say anything else. Nice introduction by Joe Lansdale.Michael Padgettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33945364200128612852020-07-17T06:55:00.588-04:002020-07-17T06:55:00.588-04:00Thanks for reminding me of this. I've read al...Thanks for reminding me of this. I've read all the Banks books but I missed this one. I do have (bought the paperback in England years ago, but it is still unread) his first non-Banks book, CAEDMON'S SONG (1990 - the American adaptation was THE FIRST CUT, 1993), sitting on the shelf. There is also NO CURE FOR LOVE (1995), according to the Wikipedia list.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-29510193251483263192020-07-17T03:47:10.067-04:002020-07-17T03:47:10.067-04:00I liked this one a lot. I have read all of Robinso...I liked this one a lot. I have read all of Robinson's books and it was a nice change of pace from his Inspector Banks ones. I think he has only written two or three without him. Steve Oerkfitznoreply@blogger.com