tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post2148295433432260182..comments2024-03-27T02:00:49.152-04:00Comments on Kate's Book Blog: Meeting Martin BeckKate S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-82096736770004605392009-05-17T14:08:00.000-04:002009-05-17T14:08:00.000-04:00litlove, it's a great place to start, particularly...litlove, it's a great place to start, particularly with Scandinavian crime fiction, given the influence that the book and the rest of the series has had on all that has followed.Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-75589889257461288082009-05-17T13:18:00.000-04:002009-05-17T13:18:00.000-04:00Okay, sold! I've yet to read any Scandinavian auth...Okay, sold! I've yet to read any Scandinavian authors but this one sounds right up my street.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-29723028169791031972009-05-15T23:54:00.000-04:002009-05-15T23:54:00.000-04:00Julie, You've done the same for me. After catching...Julie, You've done the same for me. After catching up with your recent posts at your new blog home, I immediately put holds on <I>Blind Justice</I> and <I>Murder in Grub Street</I>. Clearly we're effective enablers of one another's book habits!<br /><br />Dorte, It does seem an extraordinary treat to have the rest of the series still stretching out before me. I'm going to try to ration them and prolong the experience, rather than racing through them in quick succession as I too often do when I come to an excellent series late.<br /><br />Peter, Those introductions are definitely an added draw. I just read the Nesbo intro to <I>The Man on the Balcony</I> and, in the same vein as your quotation from Lee Child, he writes that all contemporary crime writers are influenced by the Martin Beck novels, whether or not they realize it, even if they've never read them, so thoroughly has his spirit permeated the genre.Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-16502856828427908292009-05-15T20:07:00.000-04:002009-05-15T20:07:00.000-04:00Thanks. Dorte, but I admit I have other matters on...Thanks. Dorte, but I admit I have other matters on my mind. You may recall my questions about the pronunciation of Jo Nesbø's name. Today I raised the matter with his English translator, who filled me in and even told me the name of the <I>ø</I> character. But he also pronounced the name "Joe Nesbow," which relieved me of considerable anxiety about striving for correctness or comprehensibility in my own pronunciation.<br />==============<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <A HREF="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-69437247172850454432009-05-15T05:52:00.000-04:002009-05-15T05:52:00.000-04:00Peter, you must read the Beck series! You´d probab...Peter, you must read the Beck series! You´d probably enjoy them even more than I do. They are very far from cosy.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-21643297706916949742009-05-14T17:52:00.000-04:002009-05-14T17:52:00.000-04:00I have not yet read Sjowall and Wahloo, believe it...I have not yet read Sjowall and Wahloo, believe it or not, but I've been eyeing the recent reprints because of the introductions by people like Mankell and Jo Nesbo. At one panel at Bouchercon in 2008, a number of authors were effusive in their praise of Sjowall and Wahloo not just for their quality but for their influence.<br /><br />Lee Child said: "[Martin Cruz Smith's] Arkady Renko is really Martin Beck. Michael Connelly's Bosch is really Martin Beck."<br />==============<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <A HREF="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-3123820729169424992009-05-13T17:32:00.000-04:002009-05-13T17:32:00.000-04:00A very fine and thorough review of a series I am v...A very fine and thorough review of a series I am very fond of. I almost wish I were you - having read one only, with nine to go :D <br /><br />Well, I just re-read them once in a while, and Roseanna will always be among the 3-4 of them which I remember most clearly.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-31219438338878670762009-05-13T09:33:00.000-04:002009-05-13T09:33:00.000-04:00Ok, I've tagged YET ANOTHER of your posts for my T...Ok, I've tagged YET ANOTHER of your posts for my TBR list. Thanks, Kate! :-)Juliehttp://onthecurve.netnoreply@blogger.com