ghost of miles Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 Last night I was prowling through our local used-bookstore for a copy of Le Carre's THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD. I finally found one, but, as usual, I came across a couple of other curiosities that I ended up purchasing as well. One of them was a 1984 Mysterious Press paperback by Nat Hentoff, entitled BLUES FOR CHARLIE DARWIN. It appears to be a crime story set amidst the jazz-world of Greenwich Village... anybody else ever read this? Quote
Christiern Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 No, but I hope it is better than Bob Weinstock's novel. Quote
paul secor Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 I read this years ago, and enjoyed it as a weekend read. Hentoff also wrote a second detective novel which I read but can't recall the title. Quote
Harmon Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 I read this years ago, and enjoyed it as a weekend read. Hentoff also wrote a second detective novel which I read but can't recall the title. Probably CALL THE KEEPER. I read this with some pleasure in the late 60's. Jürgen Quote
Guest ariceffron Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 didnt bob weinstock write a porno, or prono book or something? That is awesome. i mean, what do you do after you invented PRESTIGE. I mean hell--- porn really seems like the only logical avenue to go down. Think of all the chicks who would want to put out when they found out he invented PRESTIGE. Well maybe none, but that would be pretty cool if he found one. Quote
paul secor Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 I read this years ago, and enjoyed it as a weekend read. Hentoff also wrote a second detective novel which I read but can't recall the title. Probably CALL THE KEEPER. I read this with some pleasure in the late 60's. Jürgen I read Call the Keeper back then also, but the title I was trying to remember was The Man from Internal Affairs. Quote
Shrdlu Posted July 22, 2003 Report Posted July 22, 2003 What is Nat's prose style like in the novels? I like him, but his liner notes have too much flowery language. I can always tell that it's him before I see the name at the end. Quote
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