tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post8922748686673812064..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: 2 BY GAVIN LYALLcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-23671884588565536362016-07-24T21:33:01.598-07:002016-07-24T21:33:01.598-07:00I don't think you see his books around so much...I don't think you see his books around so much these days. I haven't heard of his wife TBH.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-89616623540825209172016-07-24T11:18:02.698-07:002016-07-24T11:18:02.698-07:00I read one of his called Shooting Script, years ag...I read one of his called Shooting Script, years ago, I think I liked it. He was married to Katherine Whitehorn, a journalist I much admire - she wrote the seminal Cooking in a Bedsitter. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-28091547151590301022016-07-22T00:00:16.656-07:002016-07-22T00:00:16.656-07:00Tracy, maybe when I've finished logging, I'...Tracy, maybe when I've finished logging, I'll stop acquiring and start reading some of these spotlighted authors!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-87132997170687317242016-07-21T21:29:08.648-07:002016-07-21T21:29:08.648-07:00I have seen recommendations for Gavin Lyall also, ...I have seen recommendations for Gavin Lyall also, Col, and I will be interested in what you think of his books. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-58945523411339451112016-07-19T04:26:41.026-07:002016-07-19T04:26:41.026-07:00Margot - yes probably more me than you, but maybe ...Margot - yes probably more me than you, but maybe a positive review (when it happens) sways it for you!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-43500142234515125382016-07-19T04:16:13.512-07:002016-07-19T04:16:13.512-07:00Hmm...espionage fiction isn't normally what I ...Hmm...espionage fiction isn't normally what I would reach for, Col, but these sound interesting. I'll be keen to know what you think of them when you get there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-64528258562382468012016-07-19T02:41:45.882-07:002016-07-19T02:41:45.882-07:00Prashant, you surprise me. I thought you might hav...Prashant, you surprise me. I thought you might have been aware of him even if you hadn't actually tried his work.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-27087662431206050572016-07-19T02:36:15.527-07:002016-07-19T02:36:15.527-07:00Col, it's unusual that I haven't heard of ...Col, it's unusual that I haven't heard of this 1980s espionage fiction writer. I read a lot of spy fiction in those days though I admit I didn't have much access to books in the genre, not until the 1990s.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com