tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post6596919408278551333..comments2024-01-06T05:28:46.111-05:00Comments on Matt Paust's Crime Time : HIDE MY EYES – Margery AllinghamMathew Pausthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-70624696136083481902018-05-15T17:57:46.708-04:002018-05-15T17:57:46.708-04:00I loved TIGER IN THE SMOKE, Jerry - all but the ve...I loved TIGER IN THE SMOKE, Jerry - all but the very abrupt ending. At first I thought some pages were missing. But still and all, a terrific book.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-86065355903714332272018-05-15T17:55:41.773-04:002018-05-15T17:55:41.773-04:00You'll love it, Mathew. :)You'll love it, Mathew. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-34240112213779757802018-05-12T15:44:54.166-04:002018-05-12T15:44:54.166-04:00There! I just downloaded it. There! I just downloaded it. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-80038573284315861662018-05-12T15:40:04.641-04:002018-05-12T15:40:04.641-04:00You and Yvette. Guess I'd better do Traitor...You and Yvette. Guess I'd better do <i>Traitor's Purse</i> next!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-40159808956971545482018-05-12T15:36:24.674-04:002018-05-12T15:36:24.674-04:00I do love Margery Allingham's books, at least ...I do love Margery Allingham's books, at least the Albert Campion series. I am sure I read this book sometime but it has been a long time so I will read it again someday. I had just been thinking that it has been a while since I re-read an Albert Campion book. My next one up is Traitor's Purse.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-68400912399652304812018-05-12T15:27:59.947-04:002018-05-12T15:27:59.947-04:00Have not read either, Jerry. I remember a Simon Te...Have not read either, Jerry. I remember a Simon Templar TV show years ago, but don't remember the character. Didn't the show's promotion feature a drawing of Templar with a halo over his head, or had my mother fed us the bad mushrooms that day?Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-72385409769206624002018-05-12T13:35:34.126-04:002018-05-12T13:35:34.126-04:00Think more of an early Simon Templar crossed with ...Think more of an early Simon Templar crossed with The Scarlet Pimpernel rather than Archie, Matt.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-78335647619014140282018-05-12T12:15:17.535-04:002018-05-12T12:15:17.535-04:00Thanks for the recommendations, Jerry. It sounds f...Thanks for the recommendations, Jerry. It sounds from your comment as if Campion started out as a sort of Archie Goodwin type and ended up as more of an ambulatory, genial Nero Wolfe (yeah, I'm a Stout fan). Allingham developed into a truly fine writer. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-45255467695136838352018-05-12T12:10:45.923-04:002018-05-12T12:10:45.923-04:00Thanks, Marilyn. I'm looking forward to readin...Thanks, Marilyn. I'm looking forward to reading more of her work.Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-22955408160794569842018-05-12T07:43:10.786-04:002018-05-12T07:43:10.786-04:00About twenty years ago I went on an Allingham kick...About twenty years ago I went on an Allingham kick and read as many of her books as I could find, enjoying them all and watching Albert Campion grow (change might be a better word) from a light-hearted rogue to a mature and thoughtful detective. In those earlier books, Campion was hinted to be the black sheep member of the royal family. Allingham came from a literary family and published her first novel at 19 and had been a published author since she was 8! Much of her journeyman work was published anonymously, much of which was novelizing popular films for British periodicals. After her all to early death, Campion was carried on by her husband, Philip Youngman-Carter; after his death, the Campion saga has been continued by the very capable Mike Ripley.<br /><br />My personal favorite Campions are TIGER IN THE SMOKE and LOOK TO THE LADY (aka THE GYRTH CHALICE MYSTERY).Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-43739059676419241852018-05-12T05:49:07.050-04:002018-05-12T05:49:07.050-04:00I am a huge fan of Margery Allingham and her writi...I am a huge fan of Margery Allingham and her writing.I enjoyed this article... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-21541037707983256952018-05-11T20:11:29.334-04:002018-05-11T20:11:29.334-04:00Looks like Traitor's Purse it is, you guys!Looks like <i>Traitor's Purse</i> it is, you guys!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-40593892846525030642018-05-11T15:42:31.609-04:002018-05-11T15:42:31.609-04:00I too loved TRAITOR'S PURSE, Rick. Quite fabul...I too loved TRAITOR'S PURSE, Rick. Quite fabulous.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-38657411353672119802018-05-11T15:41:58.147-04:002018-05-11T15:41:58.147-04:00A terrific book. I'm so glad you liked it, Mat...A terrific book. I'm so glad you liked it, Mathew. So you 'surfed on my enthusiasm'? Good a way to meet the elusive Mr. Campion as any. :) I'm very carefully going through the Allingham books, avoiding the early ones which I understand are mighty different and too much Campion and Lugg, a duo I'm not all that fond of. Hard to explain.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-74289681233882375082018-05-11T11:48:56.159-04:002018-05-11T11:48:56.159-04:00This was my intro to Allingham, Rick. Blew my sock...This was my intro to Allingham, Rick. Blew my socks off!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547065615486762917.post-40939209013774096402018-05-11T10:58:41.118-04:002018-05-11T10:58:41.118-04:00I’ve read quite a few books by Allingham, Traitor&...I’ve read quite a few books by Allingham, Traitor's Purse is a favorite, but not this one. I’ll have to see if I have it on the shelf.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com