tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post8276425189703461284..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: NICOLAS FREELING - THE KING OF THE RAINY COUNTRYcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-13901805701730935832013-10-01T04:46:24.396-07:002013-10-01T04:46:24.396-07:00I suppose on balance I could perhaps try a 2nd of ...I suppose on balance I could perhaps try a 2nd of his, because this wasn't a typical police novel, insofar as for a lot of the book there was no evidence of any crime committed. <br />Maybe the unusual premise of the novel was usual for Freeling? col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-17059751905224401072013-10-01T04:08:03.650-07:002013-10-01T04:08:03.650-07:00I read a lot of Nicholas Freeling back in the day,...I read a lot of Nicholas Freeling back in the day, including this one - they seemed very grown-up when I was a teenager. I don't know what I'd think now, I should try one. I remember him as doing quite unusual things with his plots...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-10720343071924890182013-09-29T01:40:47.822-07:002013-09-29T01:40:47.822-07:00Tracy, I hope so too.
Yes, it was one of those pe...Tracy, I hope so too.<br /><br />Yes, it was one of those pesky Penguins - but I don't think that clouded my thinking.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-74167681915201302082013-09-29T01:39:39.608-07:002013-09-29T01:39:39.608-07:00Margot, thanks, I don't regret trying it and i...Margot, thanks, I don't regret trying it and it wasn't disagreeable, just not too much of my kind of book.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-38425949810493709112013-09-28T22:56:25.235-07:002013-09-28T22:56:25.235-07:00I hope I like Freeling's books more than you d...I hope I like Freeling's books more than you did, since I bought several at the book sale. It is possible I will since this is a police procedural. We will see.<br /><br />Was this a Penguin edition that you had a hard time with the typeface, etc.?TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-74478036698637460962013-09-28T04:17:57.109-07:002013-09-28T04:17:57.109-07:00Col - I'm glad you gave this series a try. I l...Col - I'm glad you gave this series a try. I like Van der Valk more than you do I think, but I agree that Freeling does a good job of developing other characters. It's good to hear you thought this one an enjoyable read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com