tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post2599680305136139776..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: FFB: Fiddlers -- Ed McBainmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-7021938335930159312015-10-03T13:08:42.503-05:002015-10-03T13:08:42.503-05:00Thanks, Steve. Why am I not surprised someone aro...Thanks, Steve. Why am I not surprised someone around here knew that?Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-44997752805519971882015-10-02T15:33:10.594-05:002015-10-02T15:33:10.594-05:00Don, that book is LADY, LADY, I DID IT!Don, that book is LADY, LADY, I DID IT!SteveHLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017186128084713758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-57416212409347602862015-10-02T12:07:52.605-05:002015-10-02T12:07:52.605-05:00Sold me another book. (My favorite memory of the ...Sold me another book. (My favorite memory of the series--I don't remember which book--is when a witness's use of the word "carpenter" (or is it *a* word?) is a clue to the mystery.)Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-27295744897280245152015-10-02T11:24:41.715-05:002015-10-02T11:24:41.715-05:00I love the 87th Precinct books. From the point I ...I love the 87th Precinct books. From the point I discovered the reprints -- tied-in to the TV show! -- I bought the books in hardcover. But I disliked the Weeks character. He was just W.C. Fields and I thought it was a lazy characterization that McBain/Hunter got too enamored of, and ran into the ground at the expense of the longer-running, more interesting cast members.<br /><br />Looks like I may be wrong, considering the smart people who took to him.Max Allan Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00867456003618637948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-61020889827199956532015-10-02T10:44:52.643-05:002015-10-02T10:44:52.643-05:00A long road, but a lot of good books.A long road, but a lot of good books.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-84389370997054741312015-10-02T10:14:25.118-05:002015-10-02T10:14:25.118-05:00Lucky me, I've just returned to the 87th after...Lucky me, I've just returned to the 87th after a false start so long ago I'm sure I could read that one book again and not recognize it. And now I know I have a long road to travel to get to <i>Fiddler</i>.Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-71580080371699255852015-10-02T09:01:43.445-05:002015-10-02T09:01:43.445-05:00I'm a Fat Ollie Weeks fan, too. He was one of...I'm a Fat Ollie Weeks fan, too. He was one of the best detectives on the force despite his "weaknesses." Yes, McBain's illness affected his last few books.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-13612503477275798212015-10-02T08:53:55.413-05:002015-10-02T08:53:55.413-05:00I agree. Fat Ollie was a great addition.I agree. Fat Ollie was a great addition.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-63432329787790509072015-10-02T08:38:46.548-05:002015-10-02T08:38:46.548-05:00Sad, but all things must end. I think the later b...Sad, but all things must end. I think the later books in the series were enriched by the addition of Fat Ollie Weeks, a great character and a much shrewder detective than first appearance would indicate.<br /><br />JeffJeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.com