tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post7292146198817341179..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: 2 BY GIL BREWERcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-35079619777839109382016-02-04T06:42:52.755-08:002016-02-04T06:42:52.755-08:00They are great covers aren't they? Hard Case ...They are great covers aren't they? Hard Case Crime have kind of resurrected the art of the pulp era with all their covers. The Vengeful Virgin is one I definitely don't have in the tubs.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-2844902299525782232016-02-04T06:33:43.313-08:002016-02-04T06:33:43.313-08:00I love those covers, I would get the books just fo...I love those covers, I would get the books just for the covers, especially Wild to Possess. I have only one Gil Brewer book, published by Hard Case Crime, The Vengeful Virgin.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-41736577845477574822016-02-04T06:33:35.421-08:002016-02-04T06:33:35.421-08:00Happy days - I'll read it when you've read...Happy days - I'll read it when you've read it so we can compare notes! I'll have to rustle up a few other pulp pairings - Day Keene, David Karp. Was William P. McGivern of the same ilk?col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-35624775593223434222016-02-04T06:00:52.055-08:002016-02-04T06:00:52.055-08:00. . . forget to tick the little box . . .. . . forget to tick the little box . . .noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-78028208266153672992016-02-04T06:00:25.916-08:002016-02-04T06:00:25.916-08:00I have a copy of A Killer is Loose somewhere, and ...I have a copy of <i>A Killer is Loose</i> somewhere, and must make sure to include it when next I have a hardboiled blitz. It's great that you're drawing attention to classics of the genre like these -- so often forgotten.noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-72943161337249480912016-02-04T04:22:58.384-08:002016-02-04T04:22:58.384-08:00Probably next time one of Rich's year thingies...Probably next time one of Rich's year thingies coincides. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-85759290698273624422016-02-04T04:22:52.414-08:002016-02-04T04:22:52.414-08:00Probably next time one of Rich's year thingies...Probably next time one of Rich's year thingies coincides. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-33659717826931177062016-02-03T13:31:15.379-08:002016-02-03T13:31:15.379-08:00They sound right up your street. I will wait to he...They sound right up your street. I will wait to hear...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-77992075753300316352016-02-03T01:55:29.677-08:002016-02-03T01:55:29.677-08:00Paul - cheers mate. No it was a bit before I follo...Paul - cheers mate. No it was a bit before I followed your blog. Great piece and the collection seems amazing.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-81258326882195422162016-02-03T01:44:06.283-08:002016-02-03T01:44:06.283-08:00Don't know if you saw this old guest blog abou...Don't know if you saw this old guest blog about Brewer that David Rachels did. http://pauldbrazill.com/2012/09/19/guest-blog-gil-brewers-sexual-obsession-or-why-you-should-read-noir-short-stories-by-david-rachels/Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-56089891896738738832016-02-02T04:19:49.442-08:002016-02-02T04:19:49.442-08:00I know exactly what you mean. I do like these kind...I know exactly what you mean. I do like these kinds of books, because there's a real economy of style - not too much beating around the bush. I should read them more often than I do. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-21440673138641430092016-02-02T04:16:21.896-08:002016-02-02T04:16:21.896-08:00That's definitely hard-boiled that's been ...That's definitely hard-boiled that's been hard-boiled, Col. As you say, he certainly did have his fans, and I'll be keen to know what you thought of these. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-66200130361363845982016-02-02T01:14:41.597-08:002016-02-02T01:14:41.597-08:00He definitely has his fans, Prashant - I'm gla...He definitely has his fans, Prashant - I'm glad you've tried and enjoyed him. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-53309775487427224752016-02-02T00:51:44.563-08:002016-02-02T00:51:44.563-08:00I have so far read only a couple of his short stor...I have so far read only a couple of his short stories and I liked both — good hard-boiled crime.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com