tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post5332858263153615557..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Follow UpEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-34233496251012782072007-11-05T12:57:00.000-08:002007-11-05T12:57:00.000-08:00Let's hear it for Norm Partridge and his Jack Bada...Let's hear it for Norm Partridge and his Jack Badalach (sp?) books! Man, I wish he'd write more of those and find a publisher for them. You wouldn't think the latter would be difficult, considering the level of energy those stories contained. They make most of the current thrillers look like snoozefests in comparison.<BR/><BR/>"...vampires diddling each other." I laughed out loud when I read that. If only Anne Rice knew what she was starting. I get a kick out of your curmudgeonly comments on the current state of genre fiction, Ed. Keep it up.<BR/><BR/>Jeff P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-77772569009012073772007-11-04T17:18:00.000-08:002007-11-04T17:18:00.000-08:00As mtm says, most of these books are undoubtedly s...<I>As mtm says, most of these books are undoubtedly skillfully crafted and entertaining to read.</I><BR/><BR/>I dunno. Lately I seem to be reading very, very few contemporary crime novels. Most of the ones I pick up are between 20 and 50 years old. Many of today's novels seem to have a lot more words but no more depth, and they don't seem to have the same snap as the older books.<BR/><BR/>The writers you listed seem to be the exceptions.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-8548551840596483502007-11-03T19:24:00.000-07:002007-11-03T19:24:00.000-07:00I would add Margaret Coel. Her mysteries deal with...I would add Margaret Coel. Her mysteries deal with crime through the lens of another culture, which makes them fresh and absorbing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com