tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post592352378762029507..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: DAY KEENE - THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN (1954)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-91228906940981701782019-06-09T00:46:11.971-07:002019-06-09T00:46:11.971-07:00Ha, I'll have to dig out some Lionel White and...Ha, I'll have to dig out some Lionel White and David Goodis soon!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-29842874048317305712019-06-07T08:21:09.074-07:002019-06-07T08:21:09.074-07:00Col – Thanks for the reminder to read more Day Kee...Col – Thanks for the reminder to read more Day Keene. Crime stories from the 1950s rank high on my list. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-29775042107720094872019-06-07T05:17:17.372-07:002019-06-07T05:17:17.372-07:00Tracy, there are better ones out there. I'm ho...Tracy, there are better ones out there. I'm hoping the two I have unread are part of that band. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-62289805058781837962019-06-06T12:53:37.501-07:002019-06-06T12:53:37.501-07:00I would like to read something by this author, but...I would like to read something by this author, but I won't start with this one. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-47713483471207690402019-06-05T22:27:26.252-07:002019-06-05T22:27:26.252-07:00I think the slow erosion of his fibre was the majo...I think the slow erosion of his fibre was the major plus point, but the adultery just seemed a liberty too far for me, particularly regarding his motivations. On the other hand, it was a way of getting back at his boss....col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-11821902144495890642019-06-05T22:25:34.430-07:002019-06-05T22:25:34.430-07:00I enjoyed elements of it, but overall it wasn'...I enjoyed elements of it, but overall it wasn't brilliant. I have Notorious and Home is the Sailor waiting but I'm not rushing towards them. If they are better than this they should be worth the time invested.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-64039264580398840722019-06-05T04:24:32.733-07:002019-06-05T04:24:32.733-07:00Sorry to hear this one didn't have the stamina...Sorry to hear this one didn't have the stamina all the way through, Col. It sounds like a story that had an awful lot of promise, and I find character changes like that to be really fascinating. I can see how you were drawn in to that part of the novel.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-92054824533637253282019-06-05T03:55:03.584-07:002019-06-05T03:55:03.584-07:00I noticed this on your "currently reading&quo...I noticed this on your "currently reading" list a day or two ago and have been awaiting your account of it with some interest: I have a few Keene novels in the stacks, but haven't read anything by him as yet (so far as I can remember). Sorry to hear this one wasn't splendid; relieved to hear that it was nonetheless pretty readable!noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.com