tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post4514478593667013163..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Grifters & Swindlers: edited by Cynthia MansonTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-8376133826075124692016-10-05T12:18:56.023-07:002016-10-05T12:18:56.023-07:00Prashant, I don't usually read short stories f...Prashant, I don't usually read short stories from one book in a short amount of time (relatively). This one I spent about 5 or 6 weeks on because it was for a Forgotten Friday theme and then got postponed... giving me more time. <br /><br />I did not know whether Westlake had written many short stories, so I looked into it. There are a lot listed by him, but the majority were written in the 1950s and 1960s. He started out writing short stories for magazines before he had a novel published.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-14386757454035704682016-10-05T01:48:38.256-07:002016-10-05T01:48:38.256-07:00Tracy, this is an eclectic collection of short sto...Tracy, this is an eclectic collection of short stories. For some reason I can never read anthologies cover to cover. I usually dip into them as and when I like. I did not know Donald E. Westlake had written short stories.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-83122350892478468932016-09-30T18:58:30.206-07:002016-09-30T18:58:30.206-07:00Richard, I did see some others listed that she had...Richard, I did see some others listed that she had put together (at Amazon - used - and on Goodreads). I will have to follow up on some of them. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-7698277124290272062016-09-30T18:55:44.943-07:002016-09-30T18:55:44.943-07:00I could never be a con artist, Mathew. I can't...I could never be a con artist, Mathew. I can't act and my feelings are always obvious. Coincidentally, we are watching The Sting tonight.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-251715435990288302016-09-30T18:53:09.256-07:002016-09-30T18:53:09.256-07:00I would love to find some of those old magazines t...I would love to find some of those old magazines to read, Debbie. But this type of anthology is the next best thing.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-69503465082494607482016-09-30T18:52:13.114-07:002016-09-30T18:52:13.114-07:00It was a very good choice, Margot. Just the right ...It was a very good choice, Margot. Just the right length.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-60527665885016646072016-09-30T13:38:16.201-07:002016-09-30T13:38:16.201-07:00Since Cynthia Manson had full access to EQMM &...Since Cynthia Manson had full access to EQMM & AHMM archives, she was able to put together many very good anthologies, on various themes. This sounds like one of them.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-33285448593339608772016-09-30T12:58:55.183-07:002016-09-30T12:58:55.183-07:00So have you tried any of the cons out on anyone ye...So have you tried any of the cons out on anyone yet, Tracy? Great cast of authors, yet not a single story title sounds familiar. Might be just the anthology to add to my little stack of short reads. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57742432760925925812016-09-29T09:56:44.666-07:002016-09-29T09:56:44.666-07:00Stories that appeared in Ellery Queen and Alfred H...Stories that appeared in Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock magazines? Yes, please! <br /><br />I'll take your experience as a caveat and read only a couple at a time. <br /><br />Thanks for your review!Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-12149626529541917242016-09-29T08:15:35.474-07:002016-09-29T08:15:35.474-07:00Oh, this sounds like a great collection, Tracy. I ...Oh, this sounds like a great collection, Tracy. I understand what you mean about some stories being better than others; I think a lot of short story collections are like that. But at the same time, this group seems really interesting. Glad you enjoyed it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com