tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post1815951561623319984..comments2024-03-28T02:29:37.413-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Under Orders -- Dick FrancisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-41105531567001921532007-04-01T20:37:00.000-05:002007-04-01T20:37:00.000-05:00I agree, Ed, that the earlier books were the best,...I agree, Ed, that the earlier books were the best, but I've enjoyed them all. I hope he keeps on writing for years to come.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-79099951518128560892007-04-01T20:22:00.000-05:002007-04-01T20:22:00.000-05:00He is indeed one of the greats, though for me his ...He is indeed one of the greats, though for me his best books were those written in the Sixties & Seventies and a handful in the Eighties. But that's just my opinion. It's easy in his particular pulp niche to be merely facile. But his best books crackle not only with energy but piss and vinegar as well. Some of those early books were at least as violent as the hardboiled novels of that era. Plus his heroes are usually full of barely controlled class anger, which I find interesting in a country that gladly supports the tourist and tabloid attraction known as the Royal Family, several of whom, during WW11, expressed a deep affection for one Adolph Hitler... -Ed GormanEd Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.com