tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589131949052086102.post6043633294575462522..comments2023-10-29T01:28:38.900-07:00Comments on Top Suspense Group: Hardboiled vs. CozyDave Zeltsermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007736514118297783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589131949052086102.post-81484385166170363742010-12-02T11:33:08.467-08:002010-12-02T11:33:08.467-08:00I don't read cozies but there is something abo...I don't read cozies but there is something about the movies made from them that is appealing. I love the David Suchet Poirots and the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmeses. <br /><br />It ages well on the screen. Christie's works in particular were class comedies. A lot of hardboiled thrillers from the 80s look so very 80s now while a British cozy is still at the dinner party between the wars. Everyone is so clean and witty -- too bad about the murder but have you tried the creme brulee?<br /><br />The Thin Man --both Hammett's novel and the movie series were cozies dressed up like hardboiled.<br /><br />Dan LuftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589131949052086102.post-78941652113767623692010-12-02T08:56:57.175-08:002010-12-02T08:56:57.175-08:00Boxed set of Ellery Queen! You lucky man. I've...Boxed set of Ellery Queen! You lucky man. I've been waiting years for that.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589131949052086102.post-50726095050627398232010-12-02T06:20:25.303-08:002010-12-02T06:20:25.303-08:00I'm one of those guys who has trouble with stu...I'm one of those guys who has trouble with stuff that isn't noir or hard boiled, fairly lean and mean. And oh yeah, he's wrong :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com