tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post8179452770608137469..comments2024-03-18T19:00:03.047-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: ALAN FURST: The World at NightLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-59834942479144644632012-11-15T09:46:10.287-05:002012-11-15T09:46:10.287-05:00More reading - by the way, a great non-fiction boo...More reading - by the way, a great non-fiction book is "Marianne in Chains", about daily life in France under occupation. By the way, thanks for giving me an idea for a story! Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51325744939839379552012-11-14T23:18:13.095-05:002012-11-14T23:18:13.095-05:00R.T., that McCarry story is a knockout, available ...R.T., that McCarry story is a knockout, available also in an Otto Penzler anthology called AGENTS OF TREACHERY (which includes a good Lee Child and a Steve Hunter, as well). Furst is one of those guys like Bernard Cornwell---I'm thinking in particular of the Sharpe books---once you get a taste, you can't stop. David Edgerley Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302818835018859164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-74985594841234740092012-11-14T22:43:42.060-05:002012-11-14T22:43:42.060-05:00"A man’s worth is in what he does, not in who...<i>"A man’s worth is in what he </i>does<i>, not in who he hopes or imagines himself to be."</i><br /><br />Gotta remember that one. And, read these books!<br /><br />--DixonDixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-10829721938553019212012-11-14T14:23:04.010-05:002012-11-14T14:23:04.010-05:00David, going back to your post of Oct 10th, in The...David, going back to your post of Oct 10th, in The Best American Mystery Stories, 2011, which I recently acquired, I found "The End of the String" by Charles McCarry, set in about 1960 Africa when he was a secret agent there. Fascinating short story. I plan to put one of his novels in my reading pile soon.<br />Now, I have to go check out Alan Furst. Thanks.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6914701908830573782012-11-14T10:41:55.749-05:002012-11-14T10:41:55.749-05:00Yes, more reading to do on this end as well... Wo...Yes, more reading to do on this end as well... Wonderful piece, David.Deborah Coontshttp://www.deborahcoonts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-70478261786874553432012-11-14T08:03:58.237-05:002012-11-14T08:03:58.237-05:00Although I adore Eric Ambler, I didn't warm up...Although I adore Eric Ambler, I didn't warm up to Furst until Mission to Paris, which I thought very good and a really grown up thriller.Janicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-19964125958228427502012-11-14T00:31:58.802-05:002012-11-14T00:31:58.802-05:00David, I see I have more reading to do!David, I see I have more reading to do!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com