tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post5919597315065154196..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Mr. Monk Goes To Germany; Forgotten BooksEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-37236317920792881982008-06-20T08:10:00.000-07:002008-06-20T08:10:00.000-07:00It's a sin that so many people have never heard of...It's a sin that so many people have never heard of JDM, and one of my regrets in life is just as I was getting published in mystery fiction, he died before I ever had a chance to meet him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-40037766565211737552008-06-19T17:32:00.000-07:002008-06-19T17:32:00.000-07:00In many of JDM's pulp novellas that I've read, the...In many of JDM's pulp novellas that I've read, the hero is a damaged soul, and the story is essentially his renewal or return from the dead with the help of a loving woman. BORDER TOWN GIRL is excellent. I remembered (and IMDB confirms) that there was an earlier (1973) TV movie based on "Linda," with Stella Stevens in the title role. I don't recall the Virginia Madsen version but I dimly recall the earlier flick.Fred Blosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307848103704970189noreply@blogger.com