tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post1593868398767143029..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: The Corpse on the White House Lawn - "Diplomat"J F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-33499118352354041312015-03-09T13:44:33.033-05:002015-03-09T13:44:33.033-05:00Great piece! I have to love a book entitled "...Great piece! I have to love a book entitled "The Brain Trust Murder."The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-65868512839598901992015-03-07T12:15:57.656-06:002015-03-07T12:15:57.656-06:00I'd say you ought read at least one of his nov...I'd say you ought read at least one of his novels, Jim, just to see what Carter was like prior to his immense ego trip as FDR's personal spy. It's almost like reading his plan of action in fictionalized form. Both he and his wife kept the most indiscreet diaries, but how much of it was embroidering the truth I guess we'll never know. So far this one reviewed here is the closest to a real detective novel and the least irritating. MURDER IN THE EMBASSY which I finished a couple of days ago is a poor excuse of a book. It's really a short story padded out to novel length with loads of nonsensical "action" incidents and long winded speeches and narrative diatribes.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-9489903690518015582015-03-06T17:34:38.668-06:002015-03-06T17:34:38.668-06:00John,
Thanks for this review. I've been curio...John,<br /><br />Thanks for this review. I've been curious about Carter's books ever since I read the Persico book. He also did the classic turn from left-leaning New Dealer to hardline cold warrior that so many folks did in that era -- quite an interesting personality.Jim C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07964049228931887059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-16070306999426046772015-03-06T12:31:15.728-06:002015-03-06T12:31:15.728-06:00I didn't know whether the author had dreamed u...I didn't know whether the author had dreamed up jet aircraft in 1932- which would be worth commenting further on in itself- or whether you were mistaken.Roger Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012987757094423896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-54145637087127795032015-03-06T11:51:31.832-06:002015-03-06T11:51:31.832-06:00John, thanks for this. I'm not sure the fictio...John, thanks for this. I'm not sure the fiction is for me, but it does sound like the real-life stories would be worth looking into.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-81545571422951205362015-03-06T09:03:50.684-06:002015-03-06T09:03:50.684-06:00There's a polite way to let someone know of a ...There's a polite way to let someone know of a mistake and then there's the supercilious way. Yes, there were no military jets in 1932 and I ignorantly used it as a synonym. I've removed the term and replaced it with "airplanes".J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-8717332717912764122015-03-06T07:18:05.132-06:002015-03-06T07:18:05.132-06:00"this book was written prior to the outbreak ..."this book was written prior to the outbreak of World War Two... a unique catapult design that can launch and capture military fighter jets at seas. "<br /><br />Really?Roger Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012987757094423896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-4021919844855610282015-03-06T06:51:45.288-06:002015-03-06T06:51:45.288-06:00Even more than the book itself, the real life shen...Even more than the book itself, the real life shenanigans behind it sound really fascinating - thanks JohnSergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00819072625907181179noreply@blogger.com