tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post7423592929751353009..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: The Bloody Spur - Mickey Spillane and Max Allan CollinsJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-64011713322460758072018-01-04T06:33:23.381-06:002018-01-04T06:33:23.381-06:00Thanks very much, James. I will be reading Max All...Thanks very much, James. I will be reading Max Allan Collins this year.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-29144982773362421362018-01-02T07:25:44.338-06:002018-01-02T07:25:44.338-06:00Prashant,
You're right, there's a lot to c...Prashant,<br />You're right, there's a lot to choose from. My favorite of the books I've read is probably TRUE DETECTIVE, the first book in the Nathan Heller series. The Quarry series is excellent, too. Publication order for them is not the same as chronological order. The first one chronologically is THE FIRST QUARRY. You can jump into that series just about anywhere, though. Everything I've read by him has been top-notch, so I don't think you'll go wrong by reading anything you come across.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-3537232979091313702018-01-02T05:27:19.756-06:002018-01-02T05:27:19.756-06:00I have never read Max Allan Collins though I have ...I have never read Max Allan Collins though I have read good things about his writing, especially his Mike Hammer novels, and, of course, his association with Mickey Spillane. Collins has written an awful lot of books and it's a bit of a challenge where to start. Do you have any suggestions, James?Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-22324183014907660582018-01-01T14:06:33.167-06:002018-01-01T14:06:33.167-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Colby Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017817327224325787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-29571379121586353892018-01-01T10:46:44.451-06:002018-01-01T10:46:44.451-06:00I will have to work this series into the TBR pile....I will have to work this series into the TBR pile.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-56449682609062306502018-01-01T10:45:08.396-06:002018-01-01T10:45:08.396-06:00I loved the first book in the series but was disap...I loved the first book in the series but was disappointed in the second one which surprised me because Max Allan Collins is a writer who almost never disappoints. Maybe I was just in a fussy mood when I read the second tome. Thanks for the fine review, James, I am looking forward to reading, "The Bloody Spur." <br /><br />Jim Meals Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-58948246109625619632018-01-01T10:12:46.900-06:002018-01-01T10:12:46.900-06:00Both of those bits of casting would work just fine...Both of those bits of casting would work just fine.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-82562497675220227672018-01-01T09:19:53.336-06:002018-01-01T09:19:53.336-06:00Excellent news. My wife and I really enjoyed the ...Excellent news. My wife and I really enjoyed the first book in the series. I pictured Kirk Douglas in the role of Caleb York, and my wife sees Ken Curtis as Tulley.Stephen Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985694933198646578noreply@blogger.com