tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post5468874293805684320..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: Secret Sceptre - Francis GerardJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-52962138084741635762019-10-22T10:54:06.335-05:002019-10-22T10:54:06.335-05:00I read Golden Guilt shortly after I read Secret Sc...I read <i>Golden Guilt</i> shortly after I read <i>Secret Sceptre</i> and still have yet to type up my notes. A review of <i>Golden Guilt</i> will be posted here before the year is out. I was disappointed that it wasn't as loopy as the book reviewed here, but had some of Gerard's offbeat humor to satisfy.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-72493404723985511922019-10-22T03:16:44.876-05:002019-10-22T03:16:44.876-05:00I'm reading Golden Guilt. Found it in my mothe...I'm reading Golden Guilt. Found it in my mother's house when she died. Sir John Meredith story. Brilliant characters, exciting story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562544905089114171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-61925640909440285302019-08-25T16:49:40.568-05:002019-08-25T16:49:40.568-05:00At the dump?! Do they separate books in a special...At the dump?! Do they separate books in a special place? I used to visit a paper pulper/recycling plant that had their own used book store. They’d rescue the rare and collectible from being pulped, sell them and use the funds to help run the place. They closed it down a couple of years ago. I found quite a few amazing books there— some still with old dust jackets. J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-25663352226012945492019-08-25T16:18:59.105-05:002019-08-25T16:18:59.105-05:00Today, to my delight, I found a library discard of...Today, to my delight, I found a library discard of one of Gerard's books at the local dump. Alas, it turned out to be one of his historical fiction books, THE FLAIL AND THE FISH, rather than a GAD crime novel so I still have not read a Sir John Merideth story. I'll still read it, but I'd much prefer a crime novel.Ron Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575735524072816238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-50847416246045858212019-08-25T10:13:07.365-05:002019-08-25T10:13:07.365-05:00The Irish-Viking connection is well-known. "V...The Irish-Viking connection is well-known. "Vikings" from Norway and later Denmark, raided and then settled in Ireland from roughly 800-1014 AD and Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Limerick are all now recognised as Viking settlements. Medieval (Church) historians played down the Viking heritage but archaeology has confirmed it beyond doubt.Mike Ripleyhttp://www.shotsmag.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-9412742146613398072019-08-24T14:04:21.918-05:002019-08-24T14:04:21.918-05:00I do love a good mystery farce. I will be searchin...I do love a good mystery farce. I will be searching for this or some other Gerard volume.Ron Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575735524072816238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-76393026463777584612019-08-23T15:05:04.389-05:002019-08-23T15:05:04.389-05:00"O'Derg is a powerful red haired man who ..."O'Derg is a powerful red haired man who might have been descended from Vikings despite his obvious Irish speech and heritage."<br />It seems that the Irish are actually a lot more Viking than anyone had supposed: https://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/irish-news/irish-population-in-serious-decline-before-vikings-arrived-research-finds-38425307.html<br />Roger Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012987757094423896noreply@blogger.com