tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post3027586563137366338..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Hitch and MeLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-88850945146665598062007-12-11T12:45:00.000-05:002007-12-11T12:45:00.000-05:00Keith~I'm with you brother! My novels are about a...Keith~<BR/><BR/>I'm with you brother! My novels are about a guy that runs a dive shop in the Caribbean - hardly a super spy training ground.<BR/><BR/>But I wonder if we are alone in our love of the bumbling hero. Look at all the very top selling novels in the thriller/mystery genre and you'll find some pretty tough dudes and dudettes. Not sure what to make of that? Do readers want men and women of great skill in their action novels?Mark Combeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270361794228887282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-45751310636082340202007-12-11T09:11:00.000-05:002007-12-11T09:11:00.000-05:00Keith - I think you've nailed the reason why I'll ...Keith - I think you've nailed the reason why I'll always choose a Hitchcock film over a PI film. Hitchcock manages to engage...that person stuck in the middle is Everyman.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-43589530806266120482007-12-11T00:37:00.000-05:002007-12-11T00:37:00.000-05:00Sue Ann and Nine, my favorite Hitchcock film, not ...Sue Ann and Nine, my favorite Hitchcock film, not the best, but the most fun, is To Catch A Thief. It sort of follows the Hitchcock paradigm of an innocent person getting stuck in the middle of a mess. I didn't mention it because the innocent is a retired jewel thief. I think the scene where Cary Grant walks Grace Kelly to her hotel room is one of the all timers. And JB, I have a cheaper way to get your fill of The Thin Man. Watch the movie! My daughter and I went to see it on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-47271900033452314532007-12-10T23:58:00.000-05:002007-12-10T23:58:00.000-05:00Keith, at the top of my Christmas Wish List is the...Keith, at the top of my Christmas Wish List is the Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection on DVD. <BR/><BR/>Although I can't claim that his work has directly influenced the mysteries I've written so far, several of his films--Vertigo, Rear Window, North by Northwest--rank among my all-time favorites. <BR/><BR/>If, as I suspect, those films and others (including Psycho, The Birds, and Dial M for Murder) are engrained in our collective unconscious, then they profouncly shape our own and our readers' expectations. And that in turn shapes not only our writing but the realities of the market. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for this thoughtful post.Nina Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951320004034298217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-11611174390882814542007-12-10T21:18:00.000-05:002007-12-10T21:18:00.000-05:00I too am a Hammett fan. I think the guy was brilli...I too am a Hammett fan. I think the guy was brilliant. Keith, if you want to put a cool Hammett novel on your Christmas list, do a search for him on abebooks.com and start drooling. You can get a signed copy of my fav, The Thin Man, for a mere $8750. I hope Santa treats you right...<BR/><BR/>Great post, thanks for reminding us about the Masters.jbstanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839153589205692508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-89261026413920456832007-12-10T17:43:00.000-05:002007-12-10T17:43:00.000-05:00Great post and so on target, Keith! And you menti...Great post and so on target, Keith! And you mentioned my all time fav Hitchcock -- Shadow of Doubt. 2nd fav - Dial M for Murder.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.com