tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post4434320391653881587..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-15376784132494229492013-02-01T10:38:51.301-08:002013-02-01T10:38:51.301-08:00Sarah, I am intrigued by our individual choices of...Sarah, I am intrigued by our individual choices of authors and they almost always differ from one another. I might have read some of the Bernard Samson books by Deighton considering I used to read his novels a long time ago. His books are still available in used bookstores here and I'll pick up a few next time.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-28195954839765760242013-02-01T09:20:44.068-08:002013-02-01T09:20:44.068-08:00Neer, I scored a 2 out of 6 from your list of &quo...Neer, I scored a 2 out of 6 from your list of "unforgettable authors," namely Gilbert and Davis. The rest make it to my "authors to look out for" list.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-25575445737427745522013-02-01T09:17:12.472-08:002013-02-01T09:17:12.472-08:00Thank you, Tracy. The ones that come off the top o...Thank you, Tracy. The ones that come off the top of the head are usually the best ones and you have named some of them. I have heard of some of the writers you mentioned but haven't read any of their books. Deighton was a favourite in college and following your review of his book, I have started looking for some of them. He shouldn't be too hard to find. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-58432811904969999772013-02-01T09:12:26.940-08:002013-02-01T09:12:26.940-08:00Charles, your impressive list of writers makes me ...Charles, your impressive list of writers makes me guilty for I have only read Patti's short stories and nothing by the others. Funnily, though, I am familiar with most of these writers through their blogs and websites. I am going to keep these fine authors in mind and try and read at least one or two books by each of them.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-18605688478762385892013-01-31T17:12:56.148-08:002013-01-31T17:12:56.148-08:00Recently discovered unforgettable authors off the ...Recently discovered unforgettable authors off the top of my head: Anthony Gilbert, Eric Ambler, Norbert Davis, Mridula Garg, Ismail Khadare,Belloc Lowndes.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-53870302450814187672013-01-31T09:30:53.090-08:002013-01-31T09:30:53.090-08:00Interesting question. It's difficult to say wh...Interesting question. It's difficult to say which authors have impacted on me most over 12 years. I'm going to have to put my thinking cap on.<br /><br />I have the final 3 Bernard Samson books to read. I'm looking forward to them.Sarahhttp://crimepieces.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-23424658286745066882013-01-30T10:13:53.979-08:002013-01-30T10:13:53.979-08:00This is such an interesting list which gives me mo...This is such an interesting list which gives me more authors to think about.<br /><br />And an interesting question. Too many to list them all... and I am at work so this just off the top of my head:<br /><br />Since 2001 I discovered and read most of the books by:<br />Jane Haddam, Jill McGown, Deborah Crombie, S. J. Rozan.<br /><br />I had read Stuart Kaminsky's Toby Peters series way back when, but in the 2000's I discovered his series set in Russia. <br /><br />Also I discovered Tom Clancy, and The Hunt for Red October is one of my favorite books. But I don't care for the rest of his novels as much.<br /><br />Just in the last 3 or 4 years I found John Lawton (the Inspector Troy series) and read all of those. Read five or six of the Bernie Gunther series by Philip Kerr.<br /><br />My 2012 find was Len Deighton. Especially the Bernard Samson series. I am on a mission to read all of his books.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-46148222070627174012013-01-30T05:52:47.419-08:002013-01-30T05:52:47.419-08:00Wow, there would be a whole lot, I guess, lesser k...Wow, there would be a whole lot, I guess, lesser known names than the ones here. Richard Godwin, Patti Abbott, David Cranmer, Richard Prosch, Bernard DeLeo, Sarah Hina, G. B. Miller, Anonymous-9, Heath Lowrance, Rachel Olivier, Tom Doolan, Steven Shrewsbury, Chris La Tray, Ty Johnston, Travis Erwin, David West, Shauna Roberts, Keith Gouveia, Jeff Doten, Avery Debow, Mark Burgess, Steve Malley, and lots lots of others. Many I can't be sure I discovered in this century, or maybe at the end of last century. The years, they do run together.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com