tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post2827390213042449768..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: The Black IceStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-38999930020713068432017-09-14T15:40:06.996-05:002017-09-14T15:40:06.996-05:00I wonder if the gut-instinct detective will become...I wonder if the gut-instinct detective will become an obsolete character as law enforcement becomes more a practice of forensic science?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-7064522240237020932017-09-13T15:14:30.573-05:002017-09-13T15:14:30.573-05:00I have LOTS of detective stories coming up. Most o...I have LOTS of detective stories coming up. Most of them are pretty modern. I can feel the darkness looming already!CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-3255973635925459842017-09-13T13:45:22.654-05:002017-09-13T13:45:22.654-05:00@Brian: His name goes a long way...Harry is short...@Brian: His name goes a long way...Harry is short for "Hieroynomous"!<br /><br />@Mudpuddle: That's the reason I've had to stop reading Phillip Kerr's WW2 detective novels...as good as his writing is, as funny as they can be, the contents are too dark and gruesome to linger in. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-76544815440631942112017-09-13T13:30:54.426-05:002017-09-13T13:30:54.426-05:00courageous of you to read modern detective stories...courageous of you to read modern detective stories; they scare me, so i stick to golden age or slighter later ones... this sounds interesting, tho...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-34269982976718500302017-09-13T04:28:09.415-05:002017-09-13T04:28:09.415-05:00This sounds good. For mr, this kind of book works ...This sounds good. For mr, this kind of book works best when the the detective is a well crafted character. <br /><br />A protagonist listening to jazz is a great way to start a book. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com