What was the first crime novel you ever read? AFTER Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys that is, when you were an adult! - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:24:58Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:137979?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A138195&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThose are paperbacks, not pul…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-09:537324:Comment:1870842009-03-09T17:57:22.323ZPJ LOZITOhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PJLOZITO
Those are paperbacks, not pulps.
Those are paperbacks, not pulps. I agree. It's one of my treas…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-01:537324:Comment:1393882008-05-01T20:00:38.713Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
I agree. It's one of my treasured books. I just get lost in it. It made a huge impression on me--talk about inspiration! thanks for that.
I agree. It's one of my treasured books. I just get lost in it. It made a huge impression on me--talk about inspiration! thanks for that. Raymond Chandler, Farewell My…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-01:537324:Comment:1393352008-05-01T17:04:03.469ZMartyn Waiteshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/martynwaites
Raymond Chandler, Farewell My Lovely. I still have the copy. It was an old, green Penguin paperback edition, yellowed and worn and I picked it up from an antique book fair. I must have been in my late teens, I think. And I never looked back.
Raymond Chandler, Farewell My Lovely. I still have the copy. It was an old, green Penguin paperback edition, yellowed and worn and I picked it up from an antique book fair. I must have been in my late teens, I think. And I never looked back. I know I saw Lamb to the slau…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-01:537324:Comment:1392882008-05-01T15:19:33.139Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
I know I saw Lamb to the slaughter on tv, but I also did read it. (I'm sure I did, but you never know about the old gray cells short circuiting on occasion--which is possible)--but it was also the Hitchcock Montly Mag that I lliked--and paperbacks to that came out.<br />
One story I know I read, that I'll never forget (can't remember the title) was about this man and woman. He's just met her and he's very taken with her shall we say and they go back to her place, and they get into the old sack--which…
I know I saw Lamb to the slaughter on tv, but I also did read it. (I'm sure I did, but you never know about the old gray cells short circuiting on occasion--which is possible)--but it was also the Hitchcock Montly Mag that I lliked--and paperbacks to that came out.<br />
One story I know I read, that I'll never forget (can't remember the title) was about this man and woman. He's just met her and he's very taken with her shall we say and they go back to her place, and they get into the old sack--which is across the room (well across) from the light switch, and she just reaches over and turns out the light! woah! that shook me up for years, Todd! Do you refer to the tv series…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-01:537324:Comment:1392622008-05-01T14:00:31.417ZTodd Masonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ToddMason
Do you refer to the tv series here, Carole? I was referring to the the books that were issued in part to cash in on Hitchcock's ongoing fame (though the first anthology attributed to him was issued well before the tv series, and one of the literary anthologies was AHP: STORIES THEY WOULDN'T LET ME DO ON TV. I think "Lamb to the Slaughter" might've been one of those stories, a Roald Dahl story I think, but I could check that. Several of the stories collected in that one were eventually adapted…
Do you refer to the tv series here, Carole? I was referring to the the books that were issued in part to cash in on Hitchcock's ongoing fame (though the first anthology attributed to him was issued well before the tv series, and one of the literary anthologies was AHP: STORIES THEY WOULDN'T LET ME DO ON TV. I think "Lamb to the Slaughter" might've been one of those stories, a Roald Dahl story I think, but I could check that. Several of the stories collected in that one were eventually adapted for the tv series as it went on.) I know what you mean. Christi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-01:537324:Comment:1392592008-05-01T13:51:54.206Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
I know what you mean. Christine was pretty scary. I think Salem's Lot scared me the most. I mean (i still remember) Danny Glick floating outside his brother's window. I mean woah! I think I checked around under the bed after that (and I was over twenty)! holy tamales!
I know what you mean. Christine was pretty scary. I think Salem's Lot scared me the most. I mean (i still remember) Danny Glick floating outside his brother's window. I mean woah! I think I checked around under the bed after that (and I was over twenty)! holy tamales! :) My first of King's was The…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-01:537324:Comment:1392552008-05-01T13:48:51.463ZLoretta Wheelerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LorettaWheeler
:) My first of King's was The Stand, it's always been my favorite. And then of course I began drifting through all of them. I'm like you, Pet Semetary was very eerie feeling...and I can remember one of my sons' having nightmares after watching Christine. He was younger (teens) but it bothered him a lot...maybe because when you're a male teenager, that car is life, and for the car to become your enemy was your worst nightmare!;):)
:) My first of King's was The Stand, it's always been my favorite. And then of course I began drifting through all of them. I'm like you, Pet Semetary was very eerie feeling...and I can remember one of my sons' having nightmares after watching Christine. He was younger (teens) but it bothered him a lot...maybe because when you're a male teenager, that car is life, and for the car to become your enemy was your worst nightmare!;):) woo! looks like my kind of bo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-01:537324:Comment:1392512008-05-01T13:34:47.766Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
woo! looks like my kind of book! I love books with covers like that! Like Hard Case crime novels. I bet you loved it. And I bet it shaped your reading? First impressions and all of that. Me, I remember noticing the books my Grandfather had on the night stand. My Gran worked out of the home a lot--away for days, and he loved to read. These books had an impression on me--I think they must have been Spillane novels, with blondes and tough guys on the cover. I was a little girl, but it planted a…
woo! looks like my kind of book! I love books with covers like that! Like Hard Case crime novels. I bet you loved it. And I bet it shaped your reading? First impressions and all of that. Me, I remember noticing the books my Grandfather had on the night stand. My Gran worked out of the home a lot--away for days, and he loved to read. These books had an impression on me--I think they must have been Spillane novels, with blondes and tough guys on the cover. I was a little girl, but it planted a seed in my head I guess. You're good that you remember early on. I can't--except for possibly Hitchcock mystery magazine stories. thanks so much Bill! Scott, reading your post was…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-01:537324:Comment:1392402008-05-01T12:56:04.752ZLoretta Wheelerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LorettaWheeler
Scott, reading your post was somewhat like reading one of the author's you listed:) Especially the part where you said,"Throw away the key, man. I'll stay behind bars as long as you feed me this stuff. Pelecanos's characters talked and lived a life so unlike mine, I felt like a voyeur. And I savored every last letter." Excellent!<br />
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And thank you for refreshing me about Dennis Lehane...I've read him and love him. Probably a lot of others that it would take a nudge to remember ...I tend to…
Scott, reading your post was somewhat like reading one of the author's you listed:) Especially the part where you said,"Throw away the key, man. I'll stay behind bars as long as you feed me this stuff. Pelecanos's characters talked and lived a life so unlike mine, I felt like a voyeur. And I savored every last letter." Excellent!<br />
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And thank you for refreshing me about Dennis Lehane...I've read him and love him. Probably a lot of others that it would take a nudge to remember ...I tend to remember the titles rather than all the author's unless it's one I've read for years. I haven't got a clue what "disorder" that would be labeled under...sigh...I do the same thing with music.<br />
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I loved the opening line you quoted from Mystic River...I've seen the movie, but haven't read the book, but this makes me want to order it as soon as I log off:)<br />
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Like Carole said, this is an excellent post...and your own style is just as excellent. Tell us you write too!:) If not, you need to!:)<br />
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L. The first adult crime novel I…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-01:537324:Comment:1392372008-05-01T12:54:07.834ZBill Criderhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/macavityabc
The first adult crime novel I ever read was A MOST CONTAGIOUS GAME by, I believe Samuel Grafton. I still remember parts of it vividly. I checked it out of the library the first time I was allowed into the adult stacks. Must have been pretty young.
The first adult crime novel I ever read was A MOST CONTAGIOUS GAME by, I believe Samuel Grafton. I still remember parts of it vividly. I checked it out of the library the first time I was allowed into the adult stacks. Must have been pretty young.