tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post1569831862224059213..comments2024-03-29T00:31:02.713+01:00Comments on ボクの事件簿: "No Chinaman must figure in the story."Ho-Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-45646105166025590912009-09-23T08:53:17.964+02:002009-09-23T08:53:17.964+02:00Read "Behind That Curtain" yesterday and...Read "Behind That Curtain" yesterday and it was indeed a lot better than "The House Without a Key". A lot less dragging compared to the debut novel, a dying message (though this one was very basic) is always entertaining and being more focused on Chan's character helped the novel a lot. Just a shame it was set in San Franscisco and not Hawaii (though SF is a great city, I just wanted to see more of Hwaii).Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-12541256001076811772009-09-20T16:37:50.695+02:002009-09-20T16:37:50.695+02:00"The Eye of Osiris" has been in my virtu..."The Eye of Osiris" has been in my virtual shopping cart for a while now, but I kinda forgot about it and now it's too late to order it (as it won't arrive before I go)! Guess that'll have to wait for a while now.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-14495829587174062492009-09-20T10:58:24.635+02:002009-09-20T10:58:24.635+02:00Ash, I entirely agree with you about "The Hou...Ash, I entirely agree with you about "The House Without a Key". The story's strength is the beautiful Hawaiian setting and its characters. The plot is only average at best. <br /><br />The best Charlie Chan stories, IMHO, are "Behind That Curtain" (a solid and interesting plot, like the port of missing women, and contains an early example of the dying message) and "Charlie Chan Carries On" (And Then There Were None meets Around the World in Eighty Days). <br /><br />Don't forget to put Freeman's "The Eye of Osiris" on your list! I think the book will prove to be interesting study material for anyone interested in the history of the Japanese detective story (read my pm on aniway).TomCatnoreply@blogger.com