tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post9089532594724315635..comments2024-03-28T11:13:05.893-07:00Comments on The Rap Sheet: The Ones That Got AwayJ. Kingston Piercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-86711438537538441072021-09-22T11:55:41.833-07:002021-09-22T11:55:41.833-07:00Not even one mention of Kem Nunn?Not even one mention of Kem Nunn?Mantanhattanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657859362063071201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-39525841965693074062010-04-09T01:25:29.898-07:002010-04-09T01:25:29.898-07:00Man was I alseep at the wheel, I totally missed th...Man was I alseep at the wheel, I totally missed the call for the ones that got away. I would have said Fade by Kyle Mills. I've read at least 32 of the books listed here.<br /><br />Sylvia in AnchorageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-59415056895722214912007-06-12T19:26:00.000-07:002007-06-12T19:26:00.000-07:00I've read five of these, plus books by another fiv...I've read five of these, plus books by another five authors (counting Sjowall and Wahloo as one).<BR/><BR/>Looks like I've found something to do after reading the rest of the Newbery Medal winners (59 more to go) and the rest of the top 100 SF novels (54 to go)....RM1(SS) (ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13101367196599109034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-20954279206399966642007-05-30T05:56:00.000-07:002007-05-30T05:56:00.000-07:00Great idea, great list. Your readers might also be...Great idea, great list. Your readers might also be interested in THEY DIED IN VAIN, a little gem pubished by the Crum Creek Press in 2002. The question is asked: "If characters die in a mystery novel, and no one reads their story, have they died in vain?" Mystery bookstore owners respond enthusiastically with great suggestions, all annotated in an eminenetly literate fashion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-71589205663437724232007-05-28T10:50:00.000-07:002007-05-28T10:50:00.000-07:00I just took a quick count of the list and I have c...I just took a quick count of the list and I have copies of 45 somewhere in my collection (that means in my house or boxed in my garage) and have probably read half that number. I've also read another three or four that I don't own. The one book that I've read that I can't believe is on the list is Fugitive Moon by Ron Faust. I hated it even though I really liked his later PB originals. I read Another Cold Jordan by David Bottoms years ago and it's worth tracking down. I also will recommend KJ Erickson.<BR/><BR/>Kent MorganKent Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834261948994921554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-58352558882332513332007-05-28T08:32:00.000-07:002007-05-28T08:32:00.000-07:00Jeff, Thanks for stretching my brain across the ge...Jeff, Thanks for stretching my brain across the genre's vast terrain. I'm surprised to see a few names missing like Peter Abrahams OBLIVION, Domenick Stansbury, Peter Spiegelman BLACK MAPS, Denise Mina's Garnethill, Barbara Saranella, Robert Ferrigno, Jim Fusilli, Jenny Siler, Perez-Reverte, John Shannon...<BR/>Very thought provoking.David Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02914916959957388178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-65643416888555537302007-05-28T00:34:00.000-07:002007-05-28T00:34:00.000-07:00Well, well done, Pierce! Great question and super ...Well, well done, Pierce! Great question and super execution of a good idea. Though I guess I shouldn't be thanking you for adding to me TBR list! I'm going to be spending <I>years</I> catching up from this.Linda L. Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868426000807302834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-73433644505591317292007-05-27T17:31:00.000-07:002007-05-27T17:31:00.000-07:00Nice list, and a very worthy project, even if many...Nice list, and a very worthy project, even if many of the titles aren't exactly obscure. Since I'm an old fart and have been reading this stuff since I was a teenager, it's not surprising that I've actually read 30 of them, and I look forward to tracking down a number of the others. If I could pick one title I'm really surprised nobody mentioned it would be William Hjortsberg's "Falling Angel".MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515927050827397245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-75630377794246184412007-05-27T16:16:00.000-07:002007-05-27T16:16:00.000-07:00Thanks for your hard work on this. What a fun idea...Thanks for your hard work on this. What a fun idea.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-6196761763189068502007-05-27T15:54:00.000-07:002007-05-27T15:54:00.000-07:00I found this fascinating. For me, it was a tough ...I found this fascinating. For me, it was a tough question, because I haven't been reading the genre long enough to have a long list of obscure titles to choose from. Many of the books were, as I expected, ones I hadn't heard of before, which is what I wanted to see. (If anything, I was surprised by the nomination of titles by some bestsellers.)<BR/><BR/>And I already knew I had a lot of catching up to do. Comes with the territory of only being converted to the genre this century.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-75558860739867493732007-05-27T15:33:00.000-07:002007-05-27T15:33:00.000-07:00Now the next part of the game begins: Go through t...Now the next part of the game begins: Go through the list and highlight the books you have read and, just so we all don't end up with scores of "4" (my score), highlight any author whose book you've read (16 in my case).<BR/><BR/>This was a great idea. I've got a lot of catching up to do.Bill Peschelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257587479467531187noreply@blogger.com