tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post8282951092616381237..comments2023-12-15T01:18:40.855+11:00Comments on Expat@Large: Back to Black (Benjamin) expat@largehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-20667545040987823542015-04-08T21:20:24.848+10:002015-04-08T21:20:24.848+10:00And the Stefan Zweig ?
Recommended crime: Adrian M...And the Stefan Zweig ?<br />Recommended crime: Adrian McKinty, Fifty Grand. <br />HenryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-86153112470108385772015-03-24T01:54:48.073+11:002015-03-24T01:54:48.073+11:00Hey H-G, long time!
I don't know if Black fe...Hey H-G, long time! <br /><br />I don't know if Black feels dated exactly. The issues of Irish orphans and the like are moderately contemporary, but yes, it's reads like period <i>homage</i>. <br /><br />I'll have a look at Bruen. Cheers.expat@largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-40976783070535385072015-03-20T23:58:43.497+11:002015-03-20T23:58:43.497+11:00I've read a lot of the Benjamin Black. He'...I've read a lot of the Benjamin Black. He's a bit too literary and 50s/60s which is why it feels dated. Try Ken Bruen's detective Jack Taylor which tells the story of modern Galway as well as the life of an ex-policeman and informal private eye. Some of the books are very surreal.Stephen Folanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718095980097993947noreply@blogger.com