tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post7126286629461734327..comments2024-02-20T11:29:02.535-05:00Comments on The Dark Time: FFB: Shield for Murder by William P. McGivernElgin Bleeckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-81633739496841809602016-09-26T16:48:22.181-04:002016-09-26T16:48:22.181-04:00This is a McGivern I don’t own, but my library loc...This is a McGivern I don’t own, but my library located a copy for me. Hope you can find it – or one of his other books. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-72201724014663666982016-09-24T17:44:03.724-04:002016-09-24T17:44:03.724-04:00Looks like a good one! I'll have to add it to ...Looks like a good one! I'll have to add it to my list and hope our local public has it.BVLawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104434170537269673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-75104279287590445752016-09-23T15:22:17.103-04:002016-09-23T15:22:17.103-04:00Not quite my home town; I moved here as an adult, ...Not quite my home town; I moved here as an adult, so I've had to discover it for myself--just as McGivern did.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-61541410491937244342016-09-23T14:59:33.539-04:002016-09-23T14:59:33.539-04:00Peter - Thanks for reading the post. This book is ...Peter - Thanks for reading the post. This book is one of his earlier novels. I think you will like it. And since he is writing about your home town, you might get a kick out of locations and atmosphere. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-54312650576297289722016-09-23T14:56:44.171-04:002016-09-23T14:56:44.171-04:00Col - I think you will like McGivern's books. ...Col - I think you will like McGivern's books. They are from an era that turned out a lot of tough, interesting stories. I also like the short, snappy, focused crime novels of those days. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-23838158544280823932016-09-23T12:01:28.496-04:002016-09-23T12:01:28.496-04:00I read three of his novels for my recent Boucherco...I read three of his novels for my recent Bouchercon panel, but not this one. Too bad, as I live in Philadelphia and have been intrigued by a remark someone made that McGivern learned all he knew about corruption from his time in the City of Brotherly Love.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-1664418221553842102016-09-23T11:42:43.347-04:002016-09-23T11:42:43.347-04:00Elgin, an interesting book by the sound of it. I h...Elgin, an interesting book by the sound of it. I have a couple by him - the ones you mentioned, but I haven't read him yet. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-77753673172728745502016-09-23T08:57:32.993-04:002016-09-23T08:57:32.993-04:00Thanks for the reply. It seemed like a colorful na...Thanks for the reply. It seemed like a colorful name from the past that may not be used today. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-36929161266087357542016-09-22T23:03:48.369-04:002016-09-22T23:03:48.369-04:00Don't know about Philadelphia, but in the UK a...Don't know about Philadelphia, but in the UK a taproom is just any bar or room in a pub where beer is served "on tap" - from a barrel. Originally it was the room in a brewery where fresh brews could be sampled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com