tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post2339365821681591041..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: Mum's the Word for Murder - Brett Halliday (Davis Dresser)James Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-75369962980327554812010-04-02T11:26:42.010-05:002010-04-02T11:26:42.010-05:00I thought that second cover looked like McGinnis b...I thought that second cover looked like McGinnis but wasn't a hundred per cent sure.<br /><br />Prather may have used the same solution, I don't recall, but he's not the author I was thinking of. I can't name the book in question without giving away the gimmick to well-read mystery fans, since it's pretty famous and a movie was made from it as well.<br /><br />Of course, it's always possible that I'm remembering things wrong. That happens more and more often these days.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-27181991572312398962010-04-02T10:38:21.029-05:002010-04-02T10:38:21.029-05:00Great FFb and review, James. It makes me want to r...Great FFb and review, James. It makes me want to read the book right away. I agree with your assessment on the cover, not great McGinnis, but any McGinnis is nice to see.Richard R.http://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-19427294227725876842010-04-02T10:36:09.734-05:002010-04-02T10:36:09.734-05:00... it was reissued again in the Sixties, this tim...<em>... it was reissued again in the Sixties, this time with a McGinnis cover that’s not a particularly good one, in my opinion. Unless that’s not actually McGinnis’s work. I don’t have that edition, so maybe somebody who does can check and correct me if I’m wrong.</em><br /><br />Scott & Maynard's THE PAPERBACK COVERS OF ROBERT MCGINNIS lists it as a McGinnis cover.Richard R.http://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-2216763370291761652010-04-02T10:32:39.705-05:002010-04-02T10:32:39.705-05:00I enjoyed this slice of history of the great Mike ...I enjoyed this slice of history of the great Mike Shayne and its author(s). Is the ingenious solution author who came later Mr. Prather, or am I off-base?<br /><br />Ed LynskeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-86573835844656934832010-04-02T09:49:12.177-05:002010-04-02T09:49:12.177-05:00I got eight hours of sleep last night (no nightmar...I got eight hours of sleep last night (no nightmares), but usually it's more like six-and-a-half or seven. I usually feel like I'm not getting enough accomplished and am always trying to figure out ways to get more done.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-71540937541449369652010-04-02T08:31:34.578-05:002010-04-02T08:31:34.578-05:00I have one question, James --- Do you ever sleep??...I have one question, James --- Do you ever sleep??? How in blue blazes do you write thousands of words a day, read several books a week and watch a movie every other night? Not to mention posting reviews on your blog several times a week. I've only managed to find 24 hours in a day; you seem to have thirty!Frank Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564007564601986631noreply@blogger.com