Monthly Archives: November 2016

Hammett: “The Green Elephant”

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Don

Terry Zobeck just did an entry in Zobeck: Series Two the other day, but I’m sure Hammett fans are always ready for another one. Take it away, Terry:   “The Green Elephant” was Hammett’s sixth and final appearance in the … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “Slippery Fingers”

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Don

Guess who’s back with another installment of Zobeck: Series Two? You got it. And here’s Terry Zobeck:   The other day, Don sent me a link to a piece by Francis M. Nevins on the Mystery File blog that mentions … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Arrggghhh. . .

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Don

When I was roaming the Internet the other day, browsing memoirs of Ed Gorman (and I just had the memory that during my phone chat with him, Gorman also rushed to the defense of John D. MacDonald, who gets a little … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Nivens Discovers Zobeck

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Don

Surf over to Mystery File and check out the new post where Mike Nevins discovers that Terry Zobeck has been pure texting the hell out of the Fred Dannay edits on Hammett here for a few years now. Nevins was given … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Lit World of San Francisco Now Podcasted

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Don

If you missed the live transmission of my interview on BFF.fm a month ago, it is now in an archive and ready to be listened to. One minute short of two hours, most of the chatter concerns my book The … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Ed Gorman and a Book That Could Have Been

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Don

Noticed that today is Ed Gorman Day across the web. After a long battle with cancer, Gorman died on October 15. I spotted immediate tributes by fellow writers such as Bill Crider and James Reasoner. The appeal of his fiction … Continue reading →

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