tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post2617098168903822013..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Forgotten Books: THE DEAD BEAT by Robert BlochEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-6842201129018013512010-10-08T16:30:02.787-07:002010-10-08T16:30:02.787-07:00Bloch always had the number of the exploitive bast...Bloch always had the number of the exploitive bastards who knew how to run scams on the easily rooked.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-83185824688552710452010-09-30T10:14:00.297-07:002010-09-30T10:14:00.297-07:00Great write-yup, Ed -- very insightful. For a wri...Great write-yup, Ed -- very insightful. For a writer as influential and successeful as Bloch, he remains underrated.Max Allan Collinshttp://www.maxallancollins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-77250534589713409872010-09-29T17:05:11.204-07:002010-09-29T17:05:11.204-07:00A very good book and a spot-on portrait of a socio...A very good book and a spot-on portrait of a sociopath.Jerry Housenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-25254021983413127272010-09-29T16:32:30.771-07:002010-09-29T16:32:30.771-07:00I've read several of Bloch's early novels ...I've read several of Bloch's early novels which I really liked (The Scarf, Shooting Star, Spiderweb) but haven't read this one. Sounds like a good one, though!Cullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.com