tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post2559474314663046707..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: Death House Doll - Day KeeneJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-18870911000051332792014-07-18T12:11:29.018-05:002014-07-18T12:11:29.018-05:00This was the first Keene I read, and I thought it ...This was the first Keene I read, and I thought it was terrific. I enjoy the hard-boiled Ace mysteries more than the gentler ones, for instance those by Charlotte Armstrong.<br /><br />I liked the flip side too, Thomas Dewey's THE MOURNING AFTER (heh) with his Singer Batts character. Batts showed up in some other Dewey mysteries and is an interesting amateur sleuth. Sort of a more eccentric Ellery Queen. Have any of you read this or other Batts books?Marty McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05516468586469252914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-70010611368830588322014-07-18T10:23:38.604-05:002014-07-18T10:23:38.604-05:00I love the cover. The only Keene I've read wa...I love the cover. The only Keene I've read was Home is the Sailor that Hard Case put out a few years ago. I need to read more.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-38249902505970985822014-07-18T08:39:07.778-05:002014-07-18T08:39:07.778-05:00I highlighted this on Sunday on my blog with my we...I highlighted this on Sunday on my blog with my week long Day of the Dolls. http://suspenseandmystery.blogspot.com/2014/07/day-of-dolls-1.html I might have to find a copy and read it. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605441026026976297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-78977974083769105812014-07-18T08:08:03.498-05:002014-07-18T08:08:03.498-05:00I have the Ace Double for this also. The other nov...I have the Ace Double for this also. The other novel with it is Mourning After by Thomas B. Dewey, of which I know nothing about. That one promises "Highspeed Action With Tough and Glamorous Performers." which sounds more like a variety show than a novel. I should set aside some time one of these weekends and read both novels.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13890931403701897892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-18726212719373247562014-07-18T07:10:08.550-05:002014-07-18T07:10:08.550-05:00I'm still early days in reading Keene, but hav...I'm still early days in reading Keene, but have enjoyed the ones I've read--the Hard Case Crime one and a western (title escapes me). Now, just discovered the link has a bunch of Keene books for ebooks. That is why ebooks are such a welcome introduction to the world even though it can eliminate the joy of finding an old copy in a used bookstore or antique shop. Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-77020079085053153212014-07-18T06:45:35.762-05:002014-07-18T06:45:35.762-05:00I've had the Ace Double for over 30 years but ...I've had the Ace Double for over 30 years but never read it. Now might be the time.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com