tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28085999.post6510264268075361651..comments2024-03-26T05:04:01.131-06:00Comments on Gravetapping: "The Short and Simple Annals" by Dan J. MarloweBen Bouldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16024782701164448300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28085999.post-60098179946018836462008-11-24T07:10:00.000-07:002008-11-24T07:10:00.000-07:00August: Thanks for the complements on the blog. I ...August: Thanks for the complements on the blog. I have more fun than I would like to admit doing it.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to put THE NAME OF THE GAME IS DEATH on my reading list. I didn't realize it is the first Earl Drake novel. It makes it even more interesting.Ben Bouldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024782701164448300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28085999.post-87098917775975715402008-11-22T12:30:00.000-07:002008-11-22T12:30:00.000-07:00Ben: If you want tough, I recommend you read "THE ...Ben: If you want tough, I recommend you read "THE NAME OF THE GAME IS DEATH" it's the first Earl Drake novel before Marlowe turned them into the OPERATION series. I have fond memories of that novel.<BR/><BR/>Great Blog you have....August Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28085999.post-7200335507418171032008-11-22T11:44:00.000-07:002008-11-22T11:44:00.000-07:00August: I love the sentence "characters that will ...August: I love the sentence "characters that will spit out chunks of concrete at you." The prose Marlowe uses is about as tough as anything I've ever read. And, in the case of "The Short and Simple Annals" at least, the protagonist was about as tough as they come.<BR/><BR/>I have four Dan Marlowe novels sitting on my bookshelf right now: THE VENGEANCE MAN, THE NAME OF THE GAME IS DEATH, and a couple of his OPERATION novels. Every time I start a new novel I think it should be one of those four, but I always settle on something else. "The Short and Simple Annals" reminded me I need to read one of his novels, and quickly.<BR/><BR/>Also, thanks for the heads-up about FOUR FOR THE MONEY. I'll keep my eyes open for it.Ben Bouldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024782701164448300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28085999.post-11255984855638682782008-11-21T14:54:00.000-07:002008-11-21T14:54:00.000-07:00It's nice to see a posting on a Dan J. Marlowe sho...It's nice to see a posting on a Dan J. Marlowe short story. An author that showed the reader the other side of the fence, characters that will spit out chucks of concrete at you. One of the premier hardboiled authors of the 60s.<BR/><BR/>Love his novels (especially "Four for the Money")and short stories. (when I can find them) I never read “The Short and Simple Annals” but I bet I have a copy of Alfred Hitchcock’s Noose Report is a box somewhere.<BR/><BR/>Great review of a short story. I'm going to check on those boxes.August Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.com