tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post785163830951206793..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Forgotten Books: The Virgin Kills by Raoul WhitfieldEvan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-88997201878947618402010-10-23T08:07:42.506-07:002010-10-23T08:07:42.506-07:00Maybe BLACK LIZARD, George, probably not BLACK DOG...Maybe BLACK LIZARD, George, probably not BLACK DOG.Richard R.http://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-27165591718525931552010-10-22T13:24:24.991-07:002010-10-22T13:24:24.991-07:00I se... This kind of works is a pending subject in...I se... This kind of works is a pending subject in my library.Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-56522589063959323812010-10-22T13:11:13.201-07:002010-10-22T13:11:13.201-07:00I love the title even if it is misleading! I'...I love the title even if it is misleading! I've read GREEN ICE, but not this one. Maybe Black Dog Books will reprint it (hint, hint).Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-74015987932372377162010-10-22T11:39:32.981-07:002010-10-22T11:39:32.981-07:00Yeah, this is more a traditional mystery, but with...Yeah, this is more a traditional mystery, but with the hardboiled guy thrown into the mix - sort of a bull in a china shop. That's what makes it more fun than Whitfield's straight hardboiled books.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-60663867239666769832010-10-22T11:36:29.985-07:002010-10-22T11:36:29.985-07:00Deka, I don't think this is noir nor do I see ...Deka, I don't think this is noir nor do I see it described as such in the review. Hard-boiled would be the correct term if not just a straight mystery with no sub-genre label.Richard R.http://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-7030057066869505322010-10-22T10:14:59.743-07:002010-10-22T10:14:59.743-07:00Noir is a genre from what i read very few works to...Noir is a genre from what i read very few works to twell the truth. But the words "serial" is like a flame to the motth to me.Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-82387558139297593962010-10-22T09:26:24.073-07:002010-10-22T09:26:24.073-07:00I also only have his Green Ice. This looks to be a...I also only have his Green Ice. This looks to be a more traditional plot than the fast-paced hard boiled type. Great review, and of course I agree with Walker about cover / dust jacket art. There is still a lot of good cover art being produced, but there is also that trend to the minimalist text-only cover, which personally I abhor.Richard R.http://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-54962347947893762832010-10-22T07:07:24.210-07:002010-10-22T07:07:24.210-07:00Yeah, Walker, this is one of those djs that tries ...Yeah, Walker, this is one of those djs that tries to incorporate various elements of the plot. With that title, they should have also included a babe.<br /><br /><i>Death in a Bowl</i> is easy to find too, Patti. It's been issued a couple of times as a mass market pb.<br /><br />Good point, Charles. Maybe Whitfield was a Vulcan.<br /><br />Thanks for info, Tom. I've never seen any of RW's YA books, but I'd like to.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-42366843676124796722010-10-22T06:48:41.759-07:002010-10-22T06:48:41.759-07:00THE VIRGIN KILLS was released by Alfred A. Knopf i...THE VIRGIN KILLS was released by Alfred A. Knopf in 1932. (The G & D is the common edition using the same dj art.)<br /><br />Whitfield also had a number of young adult novels centering around aviation appear in the early to id 1930s: DANGER CIRCUS, SILVER WINGS, DANGER ZONE, WINGS OF GOLD. Some of these previously appeared as short stories in Boy's Life.<br /><br />An edition of THE VIRGIN KILLS was also issued by Quill Press in 1985.<br /><br />Tom Roberts<br />Black Dog BooksTom Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05765945446449562260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-89809233643865447172010-10-22T06:09:00.939-07:002010-10-22T06:09:00.939-07:00I think "Spock" refers to them as "...I think "Spock" refers to them as "humans" too. :)Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-29807602650605089902010-10-22T05:21:03.825-07:002010-10-22T05:21:03.825-07:00GREEN ICE is the only book I have from Whitfield. ...GREEN ICE is the only book I have from Whitfield. Thanks!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-84854390425342044092010-10-22T03:12:02.626-07:002010-10-22T03:12:02.626-07:00I've read this novel awhile back in the 1970&#...I've read this novel awhile back in the 1970's. Time sure flies! Nice DJ and it is so obvious that book cover art is on the decline. Original DJ art used to have style and substance. Now the jackets often are blank with just the title and authors name and maybe a decoration.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.com