tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post1740361741347604672..comments2024-03-15T09:12:56.199+00:00Comments on The View from the Blue House: Review of The Rocksburg Railroad Murders by K. C. Constantine (Coronet Crime, 1972)Rob Kitchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-4268014035262423122012-07-28T02:03:02.530+01:002012-07-28T02:03:02.530+01:00Constantine is one of my favorite mystery writers....Constantine is one of my favorite mystery writers. This <i>is</i> a series that should be read in order if possible. Toward the end of the series Balzic retires and becomes a supporting character. The books are still good but, to me, not as interesting as the earlier ones. The only book in the series that I didn't think was particularly good was <i>Bottom Liner Blues</i> but I suspect many of the people who participate in FFB would like it more than I did; a large part of the book deals with authors being inadequately compensated.SteveHLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745665231586422220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-39679698792721502632012-07-27T20:52:15.561+01:002012-07-27T20:52:15.561+01:00I'll definitely be reading another. It would ...I'll definitely be reading another. It would be good to read in order, but it'll depend on what I can get my hands on.Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-62141265230148850092012-07-27T18:45:59.345+01:002012-07-27T18:45:59.345+01:00I'm with Patti. I loved this series, too. Bu...I'm with Patti. I loved this series, too. But, somehow, after a dozen books or so, I stopped reading it. Now, I'm hunting down the titles I missed and I want to reread the entire series from start to finish.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-83629460360635833462012-07-27T18:10:58.406+01:002012-07-27T18:10:58.406+01:00Loved that series.Loved that series.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-17941516931633526692012-07-27T18:05:22.550+01:002012-07-27T18:05:22.550+01:00I read all of the Balzic books back when they came...I read all of the Balzic books back when they came out. It was a fascinating series with a cast of local characters about whom my opinions changed over the course of the years as we learned more about them. Balzic was more than the cipher many detectives were in the hands of lesser writers and the author's views on social issues was a big part of the entertainment value in these books, partly because my own views differed from his in several areas and he may even have altered my opinions in some areas.Ron Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575735524072816238noreply@blogger.com