tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349490720042926019.post8037875798710218991..comments2024-02-27T04:40:27.527-08:00Comments on The Study Lamp: Rae Foley - Where is Mary Bostwick? (1958)Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14062628395256120383noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349490720042926019.post-62069023807713314562014-04-15T08:07:20.386-07:002014-04-15T08:07:20.386-07:00I'm reading Rae Foley's "The Last Gam...I'm reading Rae Foley's "The Last Gamble" right now, and while it's part of a Detective Book Club collection, it's easy to see how it could be repackaged as a Gothic Romance, starting out as it does with the emphasis on a young woman put in a risky situation. Mr. Potter appears early on, but doesn't really take the lead in the story until a few chapters in. <br /><br />Nonetheless, I'm finding this to be a pretty good read--I'll have to find some more of Rae Foley's books. macsnafuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12257829120138638785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349490720042926019.post-88630089972034007282012-11-27T06:08:41.105-08:002012-11-27T06:08:41.105-08:00You know what, I'd have rather read the "...You know what, I'd have rather read the "distorted" plot summary on the back cover than a review that gives away the ending. GRRR!Sapte pisoihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895332383928827234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349490720042926019.post-32282928463667727952012-04-05T08:21:30.027-07:002012-04-05T08:21:30.027-07:00I'm sure I read a least one of this woman'...I'm sure I read a least one of this woman's books when I was a teen in Connecticut. For the life of me I'll never remember the title.<br /><br />A few of Charlotte Armstrong's books which were pure detective novels were also repackaged as "Gothics." My copy of LAY ON, MAC DUFF! has an absurd depiction of a heroine in pseudo-Victorian garb, her cloak swirling in the wind, standing in front of the ubiquitous old house with the ominous single-lit window. None of it has anything to do with the story.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com