tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post112507255381574777..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: The Action at Redstone Creek -- Merle Constinermybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1129309072564506002005-10-14T11:57:00.000-05:002005-10-14T11:57:00.000-05:00"The Action at Redstone Creek" was not the first o..."The Action at Redstone Creek" was not the first of a series. Although several of his western characters seemed ready made for a series, I believe all his novels are one-shots.<BR/><BR/>As James noted, he did some fine pulp mysteries. He also did several excellent "historicals" in the adventure pulps and later as YA novels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1125126948628613122005-08-27T02:15:00.000-05:002005-08-27T02:15:00.000-05:00The favourite Constiner of Bill Pronzini's and min...The favourite Constiner of Bill Pronzini's and mine is "Short-Trigger Man" (Ace -64). "Guns at Cross Q" (-65) is also good.Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1125087508556645212005-08-26T15:18:00.000-05:002005-08-26T15:18:00.000-05:00Constiner also wrote a Phoenix Press classic calle...Constiner also wrote a Phoenix Press classic called HEARSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR. He wrote with flare.<BR/><BR/>George KelleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1125079743414290492005-08-26T13:09:00.000-05:002005-08-26T13:09:00.000-05:00The flip side is A Time to Shoot it Out aka The Re...The flip side is <I>A Time to Shoot it Out</I> aka <I>The Renegades</I> by Edwin Booth. I haven't read it. And I haven't read anything else by Constiner, either. Now I'll have to.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1125078304667303662005-08-26T12:45:00.000-05:002005-08-26T12:45:00.000-05:00Have you read any of Constiner's pulp mystery stor...Have you read any of Constiner's pulp mystery stories about Luther McGavock (which appeared in BLACK MASK) or the Dean (which appeared in DIME DETECTIVE)? Great stuff. I've enjoyed all of his Westerns that I've read, too. What's on the other side of that Ace Double? I don't have that one.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.com