tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post2793644047228348541..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: The Case of Mr Cassidy - William TargJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-12375439033953074672012-05-19T13:56:36.504-05:002012-05-19T13:56:36.504-05:00I'm afraid I lack the literary talent. :/I'm afraid I lack the literary talent. :/TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-966837925918435522012-05-18T08:51:58.955-05:002012-05-18T08:51:58.955-05:00Morris may be the only nudist/gourmand/amateur cla...Morris may be the only nudist/gourmand/amateur classical pianist/detective in the genre. I don't even want to think about his counterparts in real life.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-87778871103935713282012-05-18T08:49:08.776-05:002012-05-18T08:49:08.776-05:00Excellent and a vast improvement on Targ. It's...Excellent and a vast improvement on Targ. It's like something out of a Robert L Fish story. Speaking of which... You really need to write some short stories, TomCat. Your imagination is teeming with ideas. Or have you done so already?J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-52023834389929125252012-05-18T07:13:28.338-05:002012-05-18T07:13:28.338-05:00Interesting review, John, but I have to say that t...Interesting review, John, but I have to say that the newspapermen of this book impress me as an unimaginative lot. A serial throat-cutter loose on the streets of Chicago and "The Fiend" is the best nickname they could come up with? Why not something a little bit more catchy like "The Second City Cutter." <br /><br />Now just imagine the headlines with a nickname like that: "<i>FIFTH VICTIM OF 'THE SECOND CITY CUTTER' LEAVES POLICE REPUTATION WITH A GASH</i>."TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-13417916288573641602012-05-18T03:46:00.634-05:002012-05-18T03:46:00.634-05:00Brilliant info and review John - this really does ...Brilliant info and review John - this really does sound intriguingly bizarre in its self-indulgence (love the sound of the 'cloud-quilted divans'). Thanks as always for sharing - how many naturist bibliomane mystery solvers are there out there? Well, in real life I suspect more than one might think ...Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com