tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post1973887163332023050..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: Murder under Construction - Sue MacVeighJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-47674546184138220882017-11-21T02:42:34.798-06:002017-11-21T02:42:34.798-06:00The problem is John, where to get these books?????...The problem is John, where to get these books??????????neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-5905945324337405632017-11-20T13:06:15.209-06:002017-11-20T13:06:15.209-06:00Well that'll eliminate this writer from your l...Well that'll eliminate this writer from your list, Mathew. Not an ebook in sight from her backlist. Maybe some Internet pirate will rectify that soon. J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-22995492577391009282017-11-20T11:26:51.323-06:002017-11-20T11:26:51.323-06:00I'm getting intimidated reading these reviews ...I'm getting intimidated reading these reviews of books and author totally unfamiliar to me. Where in hell have I been all my life? My saving grace of late is that I no longer buy hardcopy books. If it's not an ebook, I feel justified in passing. I would like to read <i>Under Construction,</i> tho. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-72453601272827825132017-11-18T17:29:20.179-06:002017-11-18T17:29:20.179-06:00Several affordable copies of this one, Noah. A G&a...Several affordable copies of this one, Noah. A G&D reprint for $10 and several copies of the Hillman digest all for under $15. Of course with you living in western Canada the shipping may make them not at all affordable.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-71809587005586576292017-11-18T16:56:08.569-06:002017-11-18T16:56:08.569-06:00I have a copy of Grand Central Murder -- the film ...I have a copy of Grand Central Murder -- the film -- and was sufficiently interested earlier this year to see if anything of MacVeigh's was available in print, but the prices for what was available made me blanch. Now your excellent review has only made me more determined to track them down, darn it ;-)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-34491931472439692472017-11-18T16:42:51.270-06:002017-11-18T16:42:51.270-06:00Speaking of female mystery writers, my next review...Speaking of female mystery writers, my next review will be looking at one that you recommended and were very enthusiastic about. Honestly, I probably would have never given this author a second glance had it not been for your seal of quality. Well, your seal and a locked room angle. Because, hey, you know me. ;) <br /><br />Hope to have it up over the next couple of days. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-73801449028339522532017-11-18T11:22:21.467-06:002017-11-18T11:22:21.467-06:00There are even more copies than I first wrote abou...There are even more copies than I first wrote about, Rick. I've amended my post to reflect that her first three books were reprinted by Grosset & Dunlap and there are in fact several digest reprints of at least three of her four book, too.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-65986737303847869082017-11-18T11:19:18.362-06:002017-11-18T11:19:18.362-06:00As long as the regulars keep coming back I'll ...As long as the regulars keep coming back I'll keep digging up these lost treasures, Sergio. :^)J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-65088578992032731822017-11-18T11:17:03.550-06:002017-11-18T11:17:03.550-06:00The movie is very easy to find for free. I watched...The movie is very easy to find for free. I watched <b>Grand Central Murder</b> for the first time on YouTube this past summer. The plot is significantly changed for the movie and employs a truly bizarre murder method that I don't think occurs in the book.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-15756493745384515522017-11-18T11:12:03.158-06:002017-11-18T11:12:03.158-06:00Now there's an idea. Hope Chad is reading this...Now there's an idea. Hope Chad is reading this.<br /><br />Over the summer I found a multitude of very interesting women mystery writers with arcane subject matter like this one. I don't know where I'm going to find the time to discuss all of them here before the year is out. I've been toying with starting a separate blog devoted solely to underrated and overlooked American women crime fiction writers from the 1890s through 1965. That would cause a mild sensation, I think.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-72193464267447131062017-11-18T04:51:14.249-06:002017-11-18T04:51:14.249-06:00Sue MacVeigh's work impresses me as potential ...Sue MacVeigh's work impresses me as potential reprint material for a publisher like Coachwhip! TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-27435839555349918402017-11-17T16:39:22.740-06:002017-11-17T16:39:22.740-06:00I did like the movie GRAND CENTRAL and you make th...I did like the movie GRAND CENTRAL and you make this sounds fab - thanks John, you do the body and spirit good uncovering these books, you really do :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-21387923983438590032017-11-17T13:50:29.935-06:002017-11-17T13:50:29.935-06:00Enjoyed your review as usual, John. And of course ...Enjoyed your review as usual, John. And of course I've never heard of this author but now that you have intrigued me, I'll be keeping an eye out for a copy of any three of these. GRAND CENTRAL MURDER seems familiar to me and that's probably because I saw the movie at some point in the past. Think I'll look for it again. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-76503295714344048142017-11-17T10:40:36.381-06:002017-11-17T10:40:36.381-06:00I'd find these interesting as I've long ha...I'd find these interesting as I've long had an interest in railroads. I'll see if I can find a copy (maybe that inexpensive one).Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com