tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post6106348579146291574..comments2024-03-04T14:52:40.445+02:00Comments on pulpetti: James Hadley Chase: collected mini-reviewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-2674040188760784172010-10-01T12:22:51.502+03:002010-10-01T12:22:51.502+03:00Donovan... the name of the novel is The Things men...Donovan... the name of the novel is The Things men do.CashCarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857663472254595617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-68390699469448032342009-11-16T00:20:34.781+02:002009-11-16T00:20:34.781+02:00Hey guys, it's been a while since I read one o...Hey guys, it's been a while since I read one of James Hadley Chase's novels but there is a particular one the name of which I've been trying to rememeber for a long time. <br /><br />In the plot the hero, whose name I don't remember, is blackmailed by a gang of robbers who threaten to show photos of him and his lover to his wife unless he helps them to rob a postal van. His job was to disable the alarm system of the van in which his best friend was the driver/guard. I believe the best friend's name was Harry. One of the robbers' name was Berry, and the hero's wife was Ann. <br /><br />Do any of you remember this book and it's name?<br /><br />Thank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714946789066608477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-83897771246240958972009-03-29T21:45:00.000+03:002009-03-29T21:45:00.000+03:00Yes, I intend to read more books by Chase, and tha...Yes, I intend to read more books by Chase, and thanks for the recommendations!Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-54472089349040737942009-03-29T19:43:00.000+03:002009-03-29T19:43:00.000+03:00It seems that you have tackled the wrong novels of...It seems that you have tackled the wrong novels of JHC, which had an adverse impact on your judgement. I myself feel that EVE was one of the worst of JHC novels. Anyway, you can go through my site and pick up a few, for which I have given good ratings. Maybe your opinion will change for the better :-)phantomloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948663475492399710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-35499421550939754692009-03-29T19:23:00.000+03:002009-03-29T19:23:00.000+03:00Phantomlover, yes, I know my view on Chase is not ...Phantomlover, yes, I know my view on Chase is not positive, but it's also an honest one. One might say, though, that the Finnish translations are bad (and some of them surely are), but I read EVE in English and it wasn't any better.Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-64573667503630982722009-03-28T19:19:00.000+02:002009-03-28T19:19:00.000+02:00Uhhh.. not a very positive impression of Chase? I ...Uhhh.. not a very positive impression of Chase? I shall be obliged if you visit my megasite on Chase at: www.hadleychase.co.nr and offer your comments. Cheers!!phantomloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948663475492399710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-73900297629718324842009-03-21T20:56:00.000+02:002009-03-21T20:56:00.000+02:00Yes, put in a series like that it really seems I'm...Yes, put in a series like that it really seems I'm not impressed with his books. I though I'd given more positive view on them, but then I looked again... Thanks for suggestions, though! I think I've read THE WORLD IN MY POCKET, but I'm not sure. There's also a spy thriller I remember reading and liking, but I didn't find its review. <BR/><BR/>I've been doing a book on British paperback crime fiction for, say, six years now and reading Chase has been part of that project, but it's been on a hiatus for quite a while now. All in all, I favour American writers to their British counterparts.Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-63624131789637683802009-03-21T20:00:00.000+02:002009-03-21T20:00:00.000+02:00Juri ... Thanks for sharing these. I see that you...Juri ... Thanks for sharing these. I see that you are not impressed with his books. At least the ones you read. I suggest: In A Vain Shadow (takes place in England), The World in My Pocket (heist story a la Lionel White), The Wary Transgressor (American in Europe caught up in murder). I found these to be several cuts above the titles you reviewed and did not like.Frank Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564007564601986631noreply@blogger.com