tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post6281791520433873494..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: Norman Pink - Neglected DetectiveJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-32361673682723226112015-02-24T19:37:08.757-06:002015-02-24T19:37:08.757-06:00That first book sounds so very good, John. Sigh. L...That first book sounds so very good, John. Sigh. Like Yvette, I am obediently adding it to the TBF list...as if I really need more books (she says as glances at the TBR mountain range lining the wall down the hallway....). <br /><br />And what tremendous luck for you...The Way to Nowhere showing up on Ebay and you the winner!Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-87206097121143711612015-02-22T11:02:54.817-06:002015-02-22T11:02:54.817-06:00I did and remarkably the seller ended the auction ...I did and remarkably the seller ended the auction with only one bid. It's mine! J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-31384567367873878102015-02-22T11:01:43.824-06:002015-02-22T11:01:43.824-06:00You might try your library for titles by Mark McSh...You might try your library for titles by Mark McShane. I recommend SEANCE (also called SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON) which I wrote about several years ago. Also THE CRIMSON MADNESS OF LITTLE DOOM and ILL MET BY A FISH SHOP ON GEORGE STREET are very good. Some of his supernatural thrillers are good too.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-6192188742732948922015-02-22T10:53:50.213-06:002015-02-22T10:53:50.213-06:00Thanks for the heads up. I placed a bid knowing th...Thanks for the heads up. I placed a bid knowing that the auction would last 10 days and just crossed my fingers. But I just got an email telling me that I won! The seller must be one of those people that ends the auction on the first bid. Now it's mine. Woo-hoo!<br /><br />This isn't the first time a book I've written about was offered for sale on eBay. I know of four different sellers who regularly put up titles I write about. A copy of NIGHTMARE COTTAGE by G M WIlson is still for sale. It appeared last year on the eBay.co.uk site for the first time back in November. I'm surprised no has bought it yet. It's a great little mystery by a writer whose books are very hard to find. I suggest someone go over to ebay right now and buy it. Only £3.99 and free shipping if you live in the UK! He sells to US residents too and shipping is reasonable.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-89009276057525343492015-02-22T10:30:18.770-06:002015-02-22T10:30:18.770-06:00Norman Pink was not written up at the Thrilling De...Norman Pink was not written up at the Thrilling Detective website, but I think he soon will have his own page. I sent Kevin Burton Smith an email and coincidentally he had recently been poring over my essays tagged "private eye" and liked a lot of what he read. Apparently he was going to send me an email the very same day to ask if I'd allow some of my posts to be used as features. How about that?J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-19197877008035257432015-02-22T10:25:17.954-06:002015-02-22T10:25:17.954-06:00Any time I find one of his books in a paperback re...Any time I find one of his books in a paperback reprint I buy it. They're hard to find in <b>any</b> edition, but assiduous searching will turn up some of the scarce titles. Some of the books he wrote under the "Marc Lovell" pen name are too somber and "unreadable" for me. I never finished THE IMITATION THIEVES. And that one was supposed to be funny!J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-35522120599886792052015-02-22T02:24:33.353-06:002015-02-22T02:24:33.353-06:00Well,John, the ebay book referred to by Deadman is...Well,John, the ebay book referred to by Deadman is first edition and available with DJ ! I am sure you will go for it !Santosh Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555001344865957852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-8661499243158120812015-02-21T17:18:43.989-06:002015-02-21T17:18:43.989-06:00Thanks for another introduction to another unknown...Thanks for another introduction to another unknown, John. :) I have so much on my reading plate right now that I'm not sure if or when I'd get around to reading Mark McShane, but I will definitely and obediently add the titles to my Master Vintage TBR List. I do enjoy your enthusiasm re: this author and others you've introduced me to.<br /><br />P.S. By the generosity of a good friend, I finally have a Kindle - watch out world!! Have several vintage reads lined up - a couple recommended by you, I think. Me and a Kindle - a very dangerous combo. Ha!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-10164965068424455622015-02-21T09:01:35.505-06:002015-02-21T09:01:35.505-06:00A 1st ed. of The Way to Nowhere is available to a ...A 1st ed. of <i>The Way to Nowhere</i> is available to a high bidder on Ebay right now:<br />http://www.ebay.com/itm/MARK-MCSHANE-THE-WAY-TO-NOWHERE-1ST-ED-HC-DJ-/121571198874?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item1c4e35479aDeadmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05012725254441170657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-46880521460372710822015-02-21T00:11:29.022-06:002015-02-21T00:11:29.022-06:00Thanks for this post, John. I have the first two ...Thanks for this post, John. I have the first two books, the same as you, and have never been tempted to read them. I didn't even realize they were a series. Now I am tempted, and more than that, I will -- read them, that is -- once I find them, of course.Steve Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062947552534707797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-30402329435298898902015-02-20T23:57:17.963-06:002015-02-20T23:57:17.963-06:00Very interesting post, John. This is totally new t...Very interesting post, John. This is totally new to me. Strange that the first and second books are so different. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-23803162924126673852015-02-20T16:46:48.998-06:002015-02-20T16:46:48.998-06:00It is maddening that his stuff can be so hard to f...It is maddening that his stuff can be so hard to find - his two SEANCE books (three if you include the unrelated one as Marc Lovell) are I suppose still the easiest to get hold of? Really must find The Girl Nobody Knows - thanks chum. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-60502448632993496442015-02-20T13:59:46.007-06:002015-02-20T13:59:46.007-06:00As I was reading this post I thought how nice it w...As I was reading this post I thought how nice it would be to discover someone was publishing the three books, either between a single set of covers or as three books, but no. Though it sounds like this first book may be the best of the two you read, and so perhaps the best of the three as well.<br /><br />Thanks as always for another interesting look at a book I'd surely not encounter elsewhere.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com