tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post1414025792470217859..comments2024-03-28T21:14:53.088-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: The Silk Stocking Murders: ReviewBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-32944494327615546212020-05-04T11:22:24.905-04:002020-05-04T11:22:24.905-04:00Rick: I don't think so. They were both members...Rick: I don't think so. They were both members of the Detection Club and the members often referenced each other's work--sometimes blatantly and sometimes more obliquely. Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-34584268081205437092020-05-03T15:58:13.734-04:002020-05-03T15:58:13.734-04:00Could Anthony Berkeley and Dorothy L. Sayers been ...Could Anthony Berkeley and Dorothy L. Sayers been in a little nudge-nudge-wink-wink? I just finished <i>Have His Carcase</i> by Dorothy Sayers, in which she plugs Sheringham in Chapter 33: “There’s the <b>Roger Sheringham</b> method, for instance. You prove elaborately and detail that A did the murder…”<br />Next I picked up <i>The Silk Stocking Murders</i> by Anthony Berkeley. First deja vu: Surprise! Here is Roger Sheringham in the flesh! Second deja vu: In Chapter 2: “…ever since thy had parted at Loudmouth <b>after the Vane case</b> (Strong Poison?) Inspector Moresby had rankled in Roger’s mind…”Rick Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06436559679871224754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-35642134836937674892011-02-21T16:54:26.235-05:002011-02-21T16:54:26.235-05:00Spanking scenes?! Oh, wow. Now you've got me...Spanking scenes?! Oh, wow. Now you've got me curious...just to try and figure out what book it's spoofing!Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-69804197493285387972011-02-21T12:24:04.367-05:002011-02-21T12:24:04.367-05:00Roger Sheringham! In some of his books he's su...Roger Sheringham! In some of his books he's such a prick. I love it! Berkeley eventually toned him down and made his more likeable. Wish he hadn't caved in to his publisher's demand. This is one I haven't read yet. I have nearly all the Anthony Berkeley books. <i>Poisoned Chocoates...</i> is a landmark in the genre. I managed to get the solution that Sheringham came up with, but not the real solution that is finally given at the close of the book. The worst one is <i>The Wychford Poisoning Case.</i> It's extremely odd. One quarter of the book is devoted to - are you ready? - spanking scenes. Completely superfluous scenes that have nothing to do with the investigation of the crime. It's supposed to be some kind of spoof of something in a best selling book of the time, but I've never found out which one. Bizarre to say the least.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-60055816745304488972011-02-20T09:50:40.005-05:002011-02-20T09:50:40.005-05:00Bev, these are such fun to read. I own the first N...Bev, these are such fun to read. I own the first Nancy Drew and a few hardy boys from my youth. I am sorry to say I have yet to read them. My "vintage" mystery reads include the whole series by Trixie Belden. That was my generation. I always liked the covers and the titles to some of these mysteries. So dramatic.Michelle (Red Headed Book Child)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02203139179710289533noreply@blogger.com