tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post8210646372530172815..comments2024-03-28T23:48:27.173-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Dark Voyage by Alan FurstBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-8579447043019489592012-03-25T11:19:30.458-06:002012-03-25T11:19:30.458-06:00Prashant: Thanks for the comment. No need to worry...Prashant: Thanks for the comment. No need to worry about the mistake in the word. I am not familiar with Craig Thomas. It is interesting to hear of comparable series.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-36716139175505301572012-03-25T01:24:04.820-06:002012-03-25T01:24:04.820-06:00Sorry, Bill, that should read as, "as you say...Sorry, Bill, that should read as, "as you say".Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-35523846014818296212012-03-25T01:22:24.187-06:002012-03-25T01:22:24.187-06:00I have never read Alan Furst but he is definitely ...I have never read Alan Furst but he is definitely my kind of writer, given my interest in WW2 and Cold War stories. He reminds me a little of Craig Thomas whose hero, the elderly Kenneth Aubrey, works for SIS but without, as you as, "glitz or glamour."Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-85412546287915724342012-03-24T11:59:46.484-06:002012-03-24T11:59:46.484-06:00Maxine: Thanks for the comment. I hope you will re...Maxine: Thanks for the comment. I hope you will read Furst. Should you start with Dark Voyage I will be interested in your thoughts on how this sea going story accords with possible memories of your father from the war.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-61717750798291399592012-03-24T11:57:48.491-06:002012-03-24T11:57:48.491-06:00Margot: Thanks for commenting. Furst keeps finding...Margot: Thanks for commenting. Furst keeps finding important issues before or during WW II about which I find I have thought little until reading his books.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-26791466364068926382012-03-24T11:56:14.900-06:002012-03-24T11:56:14.900-06:00Jill: Thanks for the comment. Sasha would be at ho...Jill: Thanks for the comment. Sasha would be at home in a Furst novel.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-65481724495764794482012-03-24T11:55:24.435-06:002012-03-24T11:55:24.435-06:00Sarah: Thanks for the comment. I find it striking ...Sarah: Thanks for the comment. I find it striking that an author who writes about real people in real life dangerous situations with real results is unique.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-50007633320950083082012-03-24T08:47:05.542-06:002012-03-24T08:47:05.542-06:00Excellent review. I really must try this author as...Excellent review. I really must try this author as both you and Sarah have reviewed his books very temptingly! This one sounds a good one for me as my Dad was in the Navy (Royal not Merchant, though) in WW2. Luckily for him he was not old enough to join up until the last year or two of the war.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-9612863408147082522012-03-24T05:53:06.436-06:002012-03-24T05:53:06.436-06:00Bill - This sounds like such an interesting look a...Bill - This sounds like such an interesting look at one of the points of conflict in WWII. And such a strong premise for a taut thriller, too. Thanks for an excellent review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-73449660912076619112012-03-24T05:38:38.562-06:002012-03-24T05:38:38.562-06:00You had me at "gritty"!You had me at "gritty"!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152599507268946811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-3052739313309334582012-03-24T03:19:02.908-06:002012-03-24T03:19:02.908-06:00Glad to meet another Alan Furst fan. He does I agr...Glad to meet another Alan Furst fan. He does I agree write in the tradition of Le Carre. I am reading Dark Star at the moment and enjoying it very much.Sarahhttp://crimepieces.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com