tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.comments2023-09-13T14:43:01.080-05:00Nasty. Brutish. Short.Graham Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-34255126603326465482020-06-15T11:53:28.977-05:002020-06-15T11:53:28.977-05:00Today, June 15, 2020 is the first time I saw this....Today, June 15, 2020 is the first time I saw this.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Jack<br />Jack Bludishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373655815222576689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-10110636479625259982019-10-16T11:44:26.420-05:002019-10-16T11:44:26.420-05:00Thank you very much, kind sir! It was a lot of fun...Thank you very much, kind sir! It was a lot of fun to bring this character back.R. Narvaezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04296841546853101446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-87824086668242945062019-09-11T02:05:52.077-05:002019-09-11T02:05:52.077-05:00Where can I find this story
Where can I find this story <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755999694176136822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-88761469448157385982019-07-25T19:31:41.474-05:002019-07-25T19:31:41.474-05:00Dramatised by Johnny Byrne for Tales of the Unexpe...Dramatised by Johnny Byrne for Tales of the Unexpected in the UK.Jeflar70https://www.blogger.com/profile/12353302405882150534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-34311746751414374902018-10-25T13:21:24.694-05:002018-10-25T13:21:24.694-05:00Thanks for the lovely mention of my short story. I...Thanks for the lovely mention of my short story. I so much enjoyed writing this story.g.m.malliethttp://gmmalliet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-51112936398180795712018-09-04T17:16:34.018-05:002018-09-04T17:16:34.018-05:00Healy’s short fiction is well done PI fiction. Th...Healy’s short fiction is well done PI fiction. Thanks for noting this...John Stickneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-39442089011085980322018-08-11T02:44:46.223-05:002018-08-11T02:44:46.223-05:00This story was made into a TV short film in the UK...This story was made into a TV short film in the UK.Rodzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195114294322967876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-44172011761189659372018-07-27T10:57:54.693-05:002018-07-27T10:57:54.693-05:00Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the story!Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the story!Margaret Maronhttp://www.margaretmaron.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-42649924391894676692018-03-13T09:28:11.849-05:002018-03-13T09:28:11.849-05:00Thanks for reading and reviewing my story! There w...Thanks for reading and reviewing my story! There was a crime committed: she stole his heart :p Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003475551735892156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-31699010132507144342018-01-18T13:23:27.528-06:002018-01-18T13:23:27.528-06:00This one is in my list of fifty best mystery stori...This one is in my list of fifty best mystery stories. So clever.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-62894916241464042942017-12-27T08:49:26.634-06:002017-12-27T08:49:26.634-06:00Great story, fun review.Great story, fun review.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-109402948399552762017-09-12T09:21:50.694-05:002017-09-12T09:21:50.694-05:00Why, thank you, sir!Why, thank you, sir!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469414869363229335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-19159729048697158092017-06-22T17:14:50.366-05:002017-06-22T17:14:50.366-05:00He presaged the internet in 1969 quite well. He presaged the internet in 1969 quite well. Gd Bloodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-38374282165694119292016-07-26T14:08:00.382-05:002016-07-26T14:08:00.382-05:00Bill posted an update on his website today - his f...Bill posted an update on his website today - his first appointment at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston is set for tomorrow.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-1145969327559289922015-09-29T18:04:36.965-05:002015-09-29T18:04:36.965-05:00Excellent job. I love the Darcy stories and wish h...Excellent job. I love the Darcy stories and wish he had written more of them.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-43370403626847940502015-03-24T08:35:42.991-05:002015-03-24T08:35:42.991-05:00Gerald:
Took me a long time to see this review, b...Gerald:<br /><br />Took me a long time to see this review, but I am grateful for the kind words & so pleased you remembered me.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Robb White Robert Whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-83974480898756003012014-07-29T19:32:10.862-05:002014-07-29T19:32:10.862-05:00Thank you very much for finding my short story! It...Thank you very much for finding my short story! It was great fun to read your thoughts, and they are appreciated.Jenny Milchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410805792044518458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-31281911094978801112013-03-11T22:59:58.420-05:002013-03-11T22:59:58.420-05:00After reading this I went to look the story up in ...After reading this I went to look the story up in my copy of The Second Black Lizard Anthology Of Crime Fiction edited by Ed Gorman.<br />To my surprise I didn't own a copy.<br />I immediately ordered it from an on-line dealer.<br />It arrived this afternoon and I intend to read "Lapses" later tonight.<br />Thanks for the review!<br /><br />MantanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-75564965831335606702012-12-17T17:29:09.816-06:002012-12-17T17:29:09.816-06:00Review understates the impact of this story, which...Review understates the impact of this story, which is the most frightening and disorienting piece of short fiction I have ever read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-37020200532260178932012-04-04T08:38:24.383-05:002012-04-04T08:38:24.383-05:00I couldn't agree more--Shanks rules! Good rea...I couldn't agree more--Shanks rules! Good reading even for those with somewhat longer attention spans.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-28228979187935112612012-04-03T23:49:06.098-05:002012-04-03T23:49:06.098-05:00thanks for the kind words, Steve. all of them wer...thanks for the kind words, Steve. all of them were well chosen and richly deserved.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-85976598480536677862011-06-09T10:09:19.249-05:002011-06-09T10:09:19.249-05:00I live about fifteen minutes from Eight Mile and D...I live about fifteen minutes from Eight Mile and Dequindre. It's become a pretty seedy area.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-57793068603511700582011-06-07T09:28:24.125-05:002011-06-07T09:28:24.125-05:00The Joe Puma short stories (which originally were ...The Joe Puma short stories (which originally were featured in MANHUNT in the 50s) are just as good as the Joe Puma novels. <br /><br />All are great!August Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-4899730223082457832011-01-18T12:13:31.487-06:002011-01-18T12:13:31.487-06:00That story also caught me off guard, but in retros...That story also caught me off guard, but in retrospect it made perfect sense. <br /><br />In the same book, Agents of Treachery, there is a story by Lee Child. This story also caught me off guard, but only because I had the nagging feeling I had read it before. And it turns out I did. It was called The Dangerous Business by Lawrence Block. I doubt that the plot theft was intentional (it's a fairly simple idea), but I am surprised that Penzler would let that story slip past him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35828469.post-79226191691414556192010-12-16T15:28:07.492-06:002010-12-16T15:28:07.492-06:00Sorry for the mixup, Jeff. I've corrected the ...Sorry for the mixup, Jeff. I've corrected the review accordingly.Gerald Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571407711439433431noreply@blogger.com