tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post7018869112340836048..comments2024-03-28T21:14:53.088-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: The Case of the Borrowed Brunette: ReviewBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-74363968671867161472015-07-29T14:08:10.530-04:002015-07-29T14:08:10.530-04:00This was worth reading despite downsides. It's...This was worth reading despite downsides. It's rather talky. Mason and Drake have extensive and complicated conversations exonerating the persons of interest. Boo. Unexpectedly, familiar characters such as Della, Lt. Tragg, and DA Ham Burger don’t play roles. Boo. But there are many more suspects than the usual three or four, all of whom have cool retro names: Orville L. Reedley, Cora Felton, Daphne Gridley, Carlotta Tipton, Arthur Clovis and Helen Reedley. Yay. <br /> Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05038437416575948282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-43875020549310884472015-07-08T22:33:17.040-04:002015-07-08T22:33:17.040-04:00Being a Brunette, I got quite the chuckle. Sounds ...Being a Brunette, I got quite the chuckle. Sounds like a fun mystery. I've seen the show but never read the books. I should though. Great review!fredamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445217103291725907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-318280498515556222015-07-08T08:47:36.682-04:002015-07-08T08:47:36.682-04:00John--quite possibly (I hadn't thought of that...John--quite possibly (I hadn't thought of that--thanks!). He does do something a little different with the find someone of certain type situation, though.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-40320234902788590972015-07-07T13:46:24.688-04:002015-07-07T13:46:24.688-04:00Is this Gardner's nod to Doyle's "The...Is this Gardner's nod to Doyle's "The Red Headed League"? I have this one and since it appeared on Jeff Mark's "Best of Gardner" list a while back I put it in my pile of Mason books for this year. I may have a Perry Mason read-a-thon in the fall.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com