tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post4066700267789241850..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Private Practice of Michael Shayne: Brett HallidayTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-41665483266287338032018-07-23T12:38:26.854-07:002018-07-23T12:38:26.854-07:00The covers I have are wonderful, Moira, and I keep...The covers I have are wonderful, Moira, and I keep seeing other ones (Dell Mapback editions, for example) that I want to get. They are fast and easy reads, but even so, I don't expect to read a great deal of them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-6984436811202950602018-07-23T12:32:11.856-07:002018-07-23T12:32:11.856-07:00I don't know whether you would like the Michae...I don't know whether you would like the Michael Shayne books, Yvette, but if you like the movies, it would be worth it to try one of the earlier books. The movie I saw spent more time on the humor than the books. I like Lloyd Nolan too. We just saw him in an old Ellery Queen episode. That was fun.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-15345399471458588862018-07-23T12:10:18.667-07:002018-07-23T12:10:18.667-07:00Fascinating - I had only vaguely heard of this ser...Fascinating - I had only vaguely heard of this series, and it was good to find out more about them. Love the covers.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-26604990436066775692018-07-23T10:23:03.149-07:002018-07-23T10:23:03.149-07:00I've never read any MIchael Shayne books, can&...I've never read any MIchael Shayne books, can't really say why - but I'm familiar with the films. I'm a big Lloyd Nolan fan. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-58920872875807790042018-07-21T16:59:36.358-07:002018-07-21T16:59:36.358-07:00Thanks, Rick. I have a few more books from the 40s...Thanks, Rick. I have a few more books from the 40s, and 4 or 5 from the 50s. I would like to find some of the one that Robert Terrall wrote and try those someday.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-50852628891240433632018-07-21T12:25:44.028-07:002018-07-21T12:25:44.028-07:00I've read this one, and the first 6 or 7 in th...I've read this one, and the first 6 or 7 in the series, plus a few others at rendom. I always have one or two in the TBR stack, just for fun. Nice review.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27908451063952330852018-07-21T11:56:26.868-07:002018-07-21T11:56:26.868-07:00I don't remember seeing any Boston Blackie fil...I don't remember seeing any Boston Blackie films, but I do remember Chester Morris in some films. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-79011720720380865402018-07-20T12:57:34.696-07:002018-07-20T12:57:34.696-07:00I had thought he played Boston Blackie,too, but I ...I had thought he played Boston Blackie,too, but I just checked, and that was Chester Morris. Great old show!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-71883099147855505102018-07-20T12:44:16.648-07:002018-07-20T12:44:16.648-07:00This is certainly more to your liking than a numbe...This is certainly more to your liking than a number of the books I review, Col. I am sure they change focus over time as they started out in the late 30s and went through the mid 70's.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-85403274099032542642018-07-20T06:41:33.301-07:002018-07-20T06:41:33.301-07:00I might like to try one of these one day if I ever...I might like to try one of these one day if I ever bump into one.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-13538980447387068442018-07-19T21:30:00.386-07:002018-07-19T21:30:00.386-07:00After we watch the rest of the set of four Michael...After we watch the rest of the set of four Michael Shayne movies, I am going to look for other movies he was in, Mathew. I don't remember watching movies he was in when I was younger, but probably some television.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-35397784475554704402018-07-19T21:01:33.015-07:002018-07-19T21:01:33.015-07:00I knew about the magazine, John, and I knew that t...I knew about the magazine, John, and I knew that there were lots of stories, but it was only recently that I realized that a lot of them were novellas. I am definitely going to look into those. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-33737771278541781382018-07-19T16:58:14.631-07:002018-07-19T16:58:14.631-07:00Used to love Nolan's old movies when I was a y...Used to love Nolan's old movies when I was a yout'. He bequeathed his voice to Howard Cosell! Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-13802363832177932942018-07-19T14:12:21.300-07:002018-07-19T14:12:21.300-07:00As well as the books there was the Mike Shayne Mys...As well as the books there was the Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine which ran for 300+ issues, with a Mike Shayne novella in each issue, and a three issue comic series from Dell.John Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075332500361769629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-7041121715039063002018-07-19T12:33:41.362-07:002018-07-19T12:33:41.362-07:00Margot, I would love to see you do a spotlight on ...Margot, I would love to see you do a spotlight on a Michael Shayne mystery.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-65989650017998707252018-07-19T10:07:33.793-07:002018-07-19T10:07:33.793-07:00There is something to be said for those series tha...There is something to be said for those series that are just...fun, isn't there, Tracy? And that is, as you say, a really long-running series. I'm glad you enjoyed this one, and you reminded me that, at some point, I want to do a spotlight on one of those books. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com