tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post3383694589578654951..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Rain on the Dead by Jack Higgins, 2014Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-12143166653048995332018-10-26T03:58:49.732-07:002018-10-26T03:58:49.732-07:00Todd, I'm hoping to get back to reviewing book...Todd, I'm hoping to get back to reviewing books for FFB, at least twice a month if not every Friday. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-48759144129978225822018-10-12T01:29:04.524-07:002018-10-12T01:29:04.524-07:00Given the depth of your disappointment, I take it ...Given the depth of your disappointment, I take it this was Not one you'd offer for FFB...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-10314080079620534702018-10-08T01:24:56.810-07:002018-10-08T01:24:56.810-07:00No problem, Tracy. I, too, have been busy with wor...No problem, Tracy. I, too, have been busy with work which left me with very little time to blog on weekdays. I hope to do a book review at least once a week and visit other blogs more frequently than that. You're right, the early Higgins, say, up to 1975, were the best, though there have been a few gems since.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-21260731224072411432018-10-05T11:22:32.532-07:002018-10-05T11:22:32.532-07:00Sorry to be commenting so late, Prashant. I had se...Sorry to be commenting so late, Prashant. I had seen your post earlier but am now back to comment. Work has been very busy lately, and affecting my blogging time, sad to say. And I am so glad to see a new review from you. <br /><br />Good to know your opinion this later Higgins book, but it is the earlier ones I want to read anyway. <br /><br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-6373477740456179022018-10-01T04:26:44.945-07:002018-10-01T04:26:44.945-07:00It's nice to be back, Margot! I'm too bias...It's nice to be back, Margot! I'm too biased in Higgins' favour to stop reading his books, which I have enjoyed reading since the eighties.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-52105957135989850942018-10-01T04:24:16.135-07:002018-10-01T04:24:16.135-07:00Moira, it feels good to be back — thank you! While...Moira, it feels good to be back — thank you! While all three books are good, I'd start with THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, Himmler's audacious plot to kidnap Churchill on English soil. It was also made into a film starring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall and Donald Sutherland. It's also Higgins most famous work.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-9343778872024376782018-10-01T04:14:40.720-07:002018-10-01T04:14:40.720-07:00Col, I read two or three Higgins every year and un...Col, I read two or three Higgins every year and until now they have been holding up. I have not read many of his recent novels, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-57888466512646957682018-10-01T04:11:40.748-07:002018-10-01T04:11:40.748-07:00Thanks, Ben. I think I'll make up for this by ...Thanks, Ben. I think I'll make up for this by reading some of his early novels and there are quite a few I haven't read yet.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-28155070847196849242018-10-01T03:55:19.099-07:002018-10-01T03:55:19.099-07:00Elgin, while I have read a couple of novels by Rob...Elgin, while I have read a couple of novels by Robert B. Parker, I have bypassed Stuart Woods in the old and new bookshops I visit. He has been a prolific writer and I'd certainly like to read some of his books soon.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-30189162076803166132018-10-01T03:51:44.678-07:002018-10-01T03:51:44.678-07:00Mystica, I never stopped reading Higgins since the...Mystica, I never stopped reading Higgins since the eighties.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-79076799803712354102018-09-27T06:31:23.229-07:002018-09-27T06:31:23.229-07:00Lovely to see you back here, Prashant! As to the H...Lovely to see you back here, Prashant! As to the Higgins, even the most talented author can do a disappointing story, especially an author as prolific as Higgins. When that happens to me, I do as you do if it's an author whose work I generally love. I move on to the next book...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-83834395723127478262018-09-26T13:33:21.273-07:002018-09-26T13:33:21.273-07:00Nice to see a new post here! Sorry it was such a d...Nice to see a new post here! Sorry it was such a disappointing read. Of the three you mention as the best Higgins books, which would you recommend for me to try?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-22703351434170843692018-09-25T23:43:44.441-07:002018-09-25T23:43:44.441-07:00Sorry to hear this one was a bit of a disappointme...Sorry to hear this one was a bit of a disappointment for you, but I'm sure the next one you pick up will be better!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-38704675390025850192018-09-25T11:56:57.994-07:002018-09-25T11:56:57.994-07:00Great review, Prashant. I've been disappointed...Great review, Prashant. I've been disappointed in many of Higgins' recent novels, but I'm with you. I'll never stop reading his work.Ben Bouldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024782701164448300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-87217942473195038182018-09-25T10:41:07.946-07:002018-09-25T10:41:07.946-07:00Prashant – I know how you feel when a favorite aut...Prashant – I know how you feel when a favorite author’s work starts to tail off. I stopped reading Robert B. Parker because his stories started feeling thin. Right now I am reading some of Stuart Woods’ later Stone Barrington novels, even though they too are running out of gas.Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-44398844151769722822018-09-25T05:49:40.783-07:002018-09-25T05:49:40.783-07:00I felt nostalgic reading your post. I read Higgins...I felt nostalgic reading your post. I read Higgins decades ago.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.com