tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post1751582740228228910..comments2024-03-29T08:45:57.792-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): The Best Whodunnit of All Timepattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-29957394925789841822015-07-02T09:59:58.731-04:002015-07-02T09:59:58.731-04:00Barry - I didn't like Rim of the Pit much. Lat...Barry - I didn't like Rim of the Pit much. Later on in life I learned that Hake Talbot was a pen name for Henning Nelms, who wrote an excellent handbook for magicians, Magic and Showmanship.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-19973921259688885802015-07-02T02:05:25.739-04:002015-07-02T02:05:25.739-04:00Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Carr's...Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE<br />Carr's THE BURNING COURT<br />Anthony Gilbert's THE CLOCK IN THE HAT-BOXneerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28478313812784179772015-07-01T22:43:39.683-04:002015-07-01T22:43:39.683-04:00Hake Talbot's Rim of the Pit is right up there...Hake Talbot's <i>Rim of the Pit</i> is right up there with <i>The Three Coffins</i>.Barry Erganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305184548497082776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-72154109728786602912015-07-01T14:05:49.174-04:002015-07-01T14:05:49.174-04:00The Body in the Library is a great one. I personal...The Body in the Library is a great one. I personally think that Murder on the Orient Express is the most original whodunit. I like The Three Coffins but Carr's explanations usually seemed pretty far-fetched.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-55455607722521238562015-07-01T10:37:39.569-04:002015-07-01T10:37:39.569-04:00Haven't read this one. I don't read a lot ...Haven't read this one. I don't read a lot of whodunitsCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13721941367754315712015-07-01T10:31:07.374-04:002015-07-01T10:31:07.374-04:00that should have been "as well as a TWIST&quo...that should have been "as well as a TWIST".Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-76236468908157926262015-07-01T10:29:35.557-04:002015-07-01T10:29:35.557-04:00It's great, but it's a trick, as much as a...It's great, but it's a trick, as much as a twit, ending. I've always found it a little too showy, and once the ending is known, it can't be reread with the innocence of that first time. As for Carr, you have to be willing to slog through his prose style, which I am not.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33043229436323223572015-07-01T10:02:25.048-04:002015-07-01T10:02:25.048-04:00Although I have read them all, the ones I remember...Although I have read them all, the ones I remember best were those made into movies. Have to look that one up. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71264595375713811382015-07-01T09:42:19.156-04:002015-07-01T09:42:19.156-04:00I am a Christie fan though I admit that many of he...I am a Christie fan though I admit that many of her characters are stick figures. One exception is The Body In The Library where she really delves into a number of her characters-- along with her usual stereotypical Brits--and pulls off a shock ending. Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-74856249199027965052015-07-01T09:23:40.833-04:002015-07-01T09:23:40.833-04:00I guess she and Carr were the masters. I guess she and Carr were the masters. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-42148783435589097242015-07-01T09:19:49.495-04:002015-07-01T09:19:49.495-04:00I'd also add Christie's very atypical ENDL...I'd also add Christie's very atypical ENDLESS NIGHT which has a huge twist in the last few pages--certainly not one that I saw coming.<br /><br />Let's face it, when it comes to devising intricate plots with lots of red herrings and ingenious denouements, Dame Agatha is hard to beat.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-74393580693911631482015-07-01T08:33:28.930-04:002015-07-01T08:33:28.930-04:00I'd also add the first Christie I read, AND TH...I'd also add the first Christie I read, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE.<br /><br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-57376070022185598602015-07-01T07:53:13.019-04:002015-07-01T07:53:13.019-04:00I love the Carr, too. But yes, The Murder of Roger...I love the Carr, too. But yes, <i>The Murder of Roger Ackroyd</i> is an unbeatable whodunit! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-44903685574251200432015-07-01T07:43:52.742-04:002015-07-01T07:43:52.742-04:00John Dickson Carr's THE THREE COFFINS. It'...John Dickson Carr's THE THREE COFFINS. It's a locked-room mystery that is clever and inventive.George Kelleyhttp://www.georgekelley.orgnoreply@blogger.com