tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post1993790243598562516..comments2024-03-22T07:00:25.081-07:00Comments on The Rap Sheet: What Goes Around ...: When Imitation Really Is FlatteryJ. Kingston Piercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-55765473446857124162017-06-26T15:58:18.446-07:002017-06-26T15:58:18.446-07:00I note in the piece above the following:
"Fin...I note in the piece above the following:<br /><i>"Finding the door to a toyshop in the Iffley Road unlocked, he enters the premises. ...<br />.... The cops listen to his story and return to the scene. What they find forms the basis for the tale; for not only has the body disappeared, but so has the</i> <b>bookstore!</b> <i> In its place is a small grocery shop.""</i><br />not only has the 'toyshop' moved it has become an absent 'bookstore' as well!!<br />the minutiae of everyday life is tres mystifying...<br />: - )Ian Dalzielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-90045471870470245122010-07-14T12:24:49.585-07:002010-07-14T12:24:49.585-07:00I second the sentiments of the last commenter and ...I second the sentiments of the last commenter and of Jim Napier as well. My own Crispin favorite is "Swan Song," which is another impossible crime novel and quite funny as well - with Crispin's usual surreal touches. I hadn't heard of Fowler; I'm going to have to look up "The Victoria Vanishes." Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-14324567262380562602010-07-12T23:07:07.471-07:002010-07-12T23:07:07.471-07:00I love The Moving Toyshop and have read it several...I love The Moving Toyshop and have read it several times. It takes pride of place in my collection of the Golden Age of Crime novels. It's a delight to read. Great to see it featured here. The Silk Stocking Murders by Anthony Berkeley is another gem. <br /><br />I've not heard of The Victoria Vanishes and must now look out for it. Regards.Pauline Rowsonhttp://www.paulinerowson.comnoreply@blogger.com