tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post5848957030615616407..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: LAWRENCE BLOCK (as JILL EMERSON) - THIRTY (1970)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-72179532788998154262019-10-17T23:34:43.658-07:002019-10-17T23:34:43.658-07:00Both hands firmly on the steering wheel! I do find...Both hands firmly on the steering wheel! I do find myself laughing a lot of the time - so maybe some funny looks when queuing and when I picked my daughter up the other night she reckoned she could hear the book from 50 yards away.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-72156247307191110232019-10-17T23:33:08.270-07:002019-10-17T23:33:08.270-07:00Yes, I think they've released a few of his act...Yes, I think they've released a few of his actually. That one you probably wouldn't read on public transport though.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-85764223970422002462019-10-17T14:15:38.644-07:002019-10-17T14:15:38.644-07:00Just a query, Col: Aren't you in danger of dri...Just a query, Col: Aren't you in danger of driving into a ditch while listening to porn at the wheel? noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-20864827103990140142019-10-17T14:01:38.825-07:002019-10-17T14:01:38.825-07:00That's the one Hard Case Crime did, isn't ...That's the one Hard Case Crime did, isn't it?<br /><br />The one with <i>that</i> cover. I ordered it through my library and, oh boy, was that an embarrassing day when I had to go pick my copy up from the girls. <i>And</i> my wife ribbing me all the way home in the car . . .<br />noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-42455631390301669282019-10-17T12:53:20.014-07:002019-10-17T12:53:20.014-07:00Cheers for stopping by Michael. Not read that one ...Cheers for stopping by Michael. Not read that one yet - or at least all of it. Some of the early chapters were released as kindle singles, which I have read. I do need to get to it in its entirety. Thanks for the reminder.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-78802313325517497782019-10-17T12:50:59.028-07:002019-10-17T12:50:59.028-07:00I did think you might let this one pass you by, Ma...I did think you might let this one pass you by, Margot.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-18718800825456895972019-10-17T10:04:38.779-07:002019-10-17T10:04:38.779-07:00Col, have you read "Getting Off" by Jill... Col, have you read "Getting Off" by Jill (Block) Emerson? I enjoyed most of it, and it does have a violent revenge thread running throughout. You might want to give it a try. :-)<br />--Michaelemhelms63@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05464248763437977013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-85808206097514123082019-10-17T04:13:53.231-07:002019-10-17T04:13:53.231-07:00I give Block a lot of credit for working in differ...I give Block a lot of credit for working in different genres, Col. Admittedly, this isn't one I'd pick up, but I do respect him for doing different sorts of writing. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com