tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post3246674262313792415..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Hostage for a Hood by Lionel White, 1957Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-10373910839008942282014-12-10T01:34:50.407-08:002014-12-10T01:34:50.407-08:00Tracy, you're welcome. This is a good heist st...Tracy, you're welcome. This is a good heist story though it's not about the heist as much as about the half-a-dozen oddball characters. I think you'll like it.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-6517083468288400672014-12-08T12:55:03.739-08:002014-12-08T12:55:03.739-08:00New author for me, Prashant. Thanks for introducin...New author for me, Prashant. Thanks for introducing me to him. I love heist stories.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-35897540941532407672014-12-08T03:52:47.720-08:002014-12-08T03:52:47.720-08:00Moira, thank you. It's interesting you should ...Moira, thank you. It's interesting you should mention Chase's NO ORCHIDS FOR MISS BLANDISH which I read a very long time ago and intend to read it again for my "First Novels" challenge. I didn't realise that Chase also specialised in capers.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-13072587697909404022014-12-08T03:50:56.324-08:002014-12-08T03:50:56.324-08:00Neer, HOSTAGE FOR A HOOD is hardboiled but not gri...Neer, HOSTAGE FOR A HOOD is hardboiled but not grisly. It's the kind of book where you know something's going to happen except you don't know what.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-86637305576083897282014-12-08T03:46:20.970-08:002014-12-08T03:46:20.970-08:00Kelly, this one's worth reading. It starts out...Kelly, this one's worth reading. It starts out slowly and then picks up pace. I read it in three sitting which in my case is a rarity.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-66924186395404246952014-12-08T03:45:05.045-08:002014-12-08T03:45:05.045-08:00Col, both you and Sergio mentioned CLEAN BREAK, so...Col, both you and Sergio mentioned CLEAN BREAK, so I'll be keeping an eye out for a copy the next time I visit my used bookshops.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-69576110705641011542014-12-08T03:43:34.740-08:002014-12-08T03:43:34.740-08:00Richard, I'm sure you'll have no trouble f...Richard, I'm sure you'll have no trouble finding a copy and when you do I'd like to know what you think of it.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-65498720681839766892014-12-08T03:42:26.140-08:002014-12-08T03:42:26.140-08:00Charles, it's a good story — the kind I like t...Charles, it's a good story — the kind I like to read and even write.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-15567449833494688042014-12-08T03:41:34.451-08:002014-12-08T03:41:34.451-08:00Bill, I was lucky to find this one and I'd be ...Bill, I was lucky to find this one and I'd be luckier still if I found any more Lionel White paperbacks.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-41110535588164884002014-12-08T03:40:43.220-08:002014-12-08T03:40:43.220-08:00George, I'm still discovering some great novel...George, I'm still discovering some great novels published in the 1950s and 1960s and I'll be on the lookout for more capers by Lionel White.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-55499792575651653982014-12-08T00:26:53.892-08:002014-12-08T00:26:53.892-08:00Sergio, you're welcome. I enjoyed the novel an...Sergio, you're welcome. I enjoyed the novel and it gave me an idea what to expect from Lionel White.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-39622340002870889412014-12-07T13:39:55.978-08:002014-12-07T13:39:55.978-08:00This sounds like proper old-school hardboiled Pras...This sounds like proper old-school hardboiled Prashant, a bit like No Orchids for Miss Blandish. Great review, when I'm looking for this kind of read I will certainly bear it in mind. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-21865798125454208162014-12-06T18:57:08.719-08:002014-12-06T18:57:08.719-08:00Prashant, this seems interesting though a little t...Prashant, this seems interesting though a little too grisly for my liking. I have read CLEAN BREAK and watched its movie version. Your review makes me want to read more of White.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-82746885838655966442014-12-05T20:32:52.234-08:002014-12-05T20:32:52.234-08:00I must confess, I've collected a lot of the Go...I must confess, I've collected a lot of the Gold Medal books for the cover art, but read very few of them. I like a good caper myself, so I'll have to look into White.Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-5920340860959747422014-12-05T08:33:12.986-08:002014-12-05T08:33:12.986-08:00I read THE KILLING (aka CLEAN BREAK) a few years ...I read THE KILLING (aka CLEAN BREAK) a few years ago and I believe I have something else from him on the shelves. <br />I thought I had read another - something about a plane crash and some straights and crims battling their way to safety across a jungle terrain - but I'm probably confusing this book - title forgotten with another author. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-28852114888780417492014-12-05T07:52:38.538-08:002014-12-05T07:52:38.538-08:00Sounds like a good one, all right. I'll have t...Sounds like a good one, all right. I'll have to see if I can come across a copy in my used book store visits.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-82336904282869011292014-12-05T06:46:32.598-08:002014-12-05T06:46:32.598-08:00Sounds good. I'm gonna look for this.Sounds good. I'm gonna look for this.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-82826236421957529062014-12-05T06:37:36.472-08:002014-12-05T06:37:36.472-08:00I have all White's Gold Medal books, but I hav...I have all White's Gold Medal books, but I haven't read this one. Maybe it's time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-31784332149313353262014-12-05T06:34:13.333-08:002014-12-05T06:34:13.333-08:00For most of the 1950s and 1960s Lionel White publi...For most of the 1950s and 1960s Lionel White published a dozen caper novels. He specialized in the pre-planning of the crime, the execution, and then, of course, Something Would Go Wrong. I'm a big fan of the caper genre and Lionel White's books are some of the best!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-56421550932116979842014-12-05T04:11:22.755-08:002014-12-05T04:11:22.755-08:00This sounds great Prashant - I have one of White&#...This sounds great Prashant - I have one of White's books on the shelf, CLEAN BREAK, and will look at it over the holidays - thanks. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00819072625907181179noreply@blogger.com