tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post6937698707817988423..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Forgotten Books: LADY IN PERIL by Lester Dent (1959)Evan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-84324096531384683662015-05-22T10:38:52.940-07:002015-05-22T10:38:52.940-07:00I like Dent, but that doesn't mean everything ...I like Dent, but that doesn't mean everything he wrote was good, as this review bears out. None of the four novels has sounded like something I'd rush to read.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-55421453528131548642015-05-22T08:48:43.191-07:002015-05-22T08:48:43.191-07:00Dent was reportedly dissatisfied and frustrated wi...Dent was reportedly dissatisfied and frustrated with his job on the Doc Savage series, and probably wanted to prove he was a serious author, not just a hack. Maybe he was just trying to hard. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-88224071501866677332015-05-22T05:55:10.322-07:002015-05-22T05:55:10.322-07:00I've read a few clunkers in Lester Dent's ...I've read a few clunkers in Lester Dent's oeuvre, too. I have LADY IN PERIL somewhere, but now I'm in no rush to find it.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-25730240963134613372015-05-22T05:19:07.219-07:002015-05-22T05:19:07.219-07:00You probably won't like Honey In His Mouth eit...You probably won't like Honey In His Mouth either. I was disappointed by it. When there isn't a single character in the story that you give a damn about, maybe it's time to put the book away and pick up a new one. Barring just a few, I find that most of the Hard Case Crime books that I've read fall into this category.JoeKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434667656052821396noreply@blogger.com