tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post284577044912100976..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: The Vulture is a Patient Bird by James Hadley Chase (1969)Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-50927966130750183512020-06-27T09:56:58.144-07:002020-06-27T09:56:58.144-07:00A good piece of writing...i like itA good piece of writing...i like itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496397084783195352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-45508023042434381712015-07-26T00:00:27.603-07:002015-07-26T00:00:27.603-07:00i am also a big fan ofJames Hadley Chase . i read ...i am also a big fan ofJames Hadley Chase . i read a few novel but want to read more. can you suggest me where to get them ?<br />rajneesh रजनीश जे जैनhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17773593397989995480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-19667066679725033932013-10-25T08:15:41.462-07:002013-10-25T08:15:41.462-07:00Aroon, thanks for visiting and writing. I read a l...Aroon, thanks for visiting and writing. I read a lot of Chase novels in college though I don't remember which ones were better. This story is almost similar to Richard Connell's classic short story THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME which spawned many spin-offs.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-64773779885247419342013-10-22T08:08:21.389-07:002013-10-22T08:08:21.389-07:00Really One of the Great Chase Stories.I rate this ...Really One of the Great Chase Stories.I rate this One (Vulture is a patient Bird) along with mallory,Tiger by the Tail, Safer Dead, You find him, I'll fix him and The Guilty are Afraid as some of the Great Chase novels brimming with Suspense , thrills and excitement. No wonder he is often called as "The Master of deception"AroonKalandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327910914781545446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-15596609377322366332013-08-13T22:19:29.332-07:002013-08-13T22:19:29.332-07:00Thank you, Tracy. The review turned out longer tha...Thank you, Tracy. The review turned out longer than I expected. Half this length should have sufficed. Chase has a way of telling stories but after a while they sound predictable. I no longer find his novels as gripping as I did in my teens, a period when one is easily impressed, and his characters, in spite of being thieves, murderers, gamblers, and charlatans, are mild. I'm glad Col mentioned John Gardner for I hope to read some of his war and spy related fiction. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-25571159722913310162013-08-13T19:52:47.370-07:002013-08-13T19:52:47.370-07:00Interesting and detailed review, Prashant. I, too,...Interesting and detailed review, Prashant. I, too, have been thinking of reading James Hadley Chase, but have none of his books at this time. I am glad to get your opinion of this one. Nice title and cover. The comments on John Gardner are interesting, also. I have read one book in a recent series set in World War II in London. the first one is Bottled Spider. I am also interested in trying the Boysie Oakes series someday. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-59198202248844360972013-08-13T02:03:06.715-07:002013-08-13T02:03:06.715-07:00Col, I was referring to Erle Stanley Gardner. I sh...Col, I was referring to Erle Stanley Gardner. I should have been more specific. I'm glad you mentioned John Gardner, the British spy author, as I'd completely forgotten about him. I have read only two of his books, THE SECRET GENERATIONS and one of the MORIARTY novels. I'm not familiar with the BOYSIE OAKES books but I'll look them up— thanks.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-16800251245182207892013-08-13T01:37:24.728-07:002013-08-13T01:37:24.728-07:00Gardner? John Gardner.....I have his Boysie Oakes ...Gardner? John Gardner.....I have his Boysie Oakes books to look forward to, col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-35020057499459567892013-08-13T01:22:12.415-07:002013-08-13T01:22:12.415-07:00Sergio, thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I&...Sergio, thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm usually flattering about the books I read or the films I watch and it might help to take the anti view more often than I do. This one is below average. I hadn't read JHC in years either and I'm not sure I'll pick another one soon. I used to like them in my teens though they no longer hold up as well now. Chase and Gardner were extremely popular in India and a lot of people from grandparents downward read their books, which are now being badly reprinted. I didn't know he was caught for plagiarising Raymond Chandler—that is news to me and I wonder why he did that. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-75718162858125857622013-08-12T23:54:29.944-07:002013-08-12T23:54:29.944-07:00Really enjoyed this review Prashant because I was ...Really enjoyed this review Prashant because I was just thinking of re-reading some of the Chase books. I read several in my teens, including this one I think, but it's been a good 20 years since I tried again. I had no idea he was so popular in India though I knew he was appreciated alot more in France than he was in the UK (well, critics were very sniffy about potboilers in the American mould being writing by a brit I suppose and it didn't help that he got caught plagiarising Raymond Chandler not once but twice!). You made this sound a lot better than i remember it chum - thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-61441599720190365662013-08-12T21:35:28.431-07:002013-08-12T21:35:28.431-07:00Col, you're welcome. One can skip this book an...Col, you're welcome. One can skip this book and miss nothing. NO ORCHIDS FOR MISS BLANDISH and A CAN OF WORMS were the first two Chase novels I read. I remember this much though I don't remember the stories. In fact, Chase doesn't stay with one for long.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-16362472605550227682013-08-12T19:56:36.240-07:002013-08-12T19:56:36.240-07:00Prashant probably one I will pass on. I have a cou...Prashant probably one I will pass on. I have a couple of his books which I haven't yet read - No Orchids - being one of them, but I don't think I will read more than that. Thanks,col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com