...I've written a piece for the collection about crime fiction in Northern Ireland in the period 1945 - 1990, which, if truth be told was rather a thin time for lovers of noir and mysteries. But fear not there are a few gems scattered among the decades. . .
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My piece talks about one of my favourite novels of this period Odd Man Out which was subsequently filmed by Carol Reed. To win a copy of Down These Green Streets, I'd like you to answer this three part question:
1) In Odd Man Out which real Belfast pub does James Mason seek sanctuary in; 2) which actor who later played Dr Who is serving behind the bar; 3) in which Michael Forsythe novel does Michael also have a violent encounter in this very bar?
1) In Odd Man Out which real Belfast pub does James Mason seek sanctuary in; 2) which actor who later played Dr Who is serving behind the bar; 3) in which Michael Forsythe novel does Michael also have a violent encounter in this very bar?
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Ok, that's it. First person with all three correct answers gets the book. Please answer in the comments below and provide some kind of contact address. I'll contact you and Liberties Press will send you out a book.
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bon chance mes amis! (as they say in Larne)
34 comments:
1.Four Winds
2.William Hartnell
3. This is a guess...one of 3 possibles I think. Going with 'Dead I well may be'
Enjoyed finding your blog. Here a shot at the questions. 1. The Crown Bar 2. William Hartnell 3. Dead I well may be.
Dennis Murphy murfffster@gmail.com
Rat's Nest
William Hartnell
Bloomsday Dead
I have the advantage of having just read Bloomsday Dead. :) Answer 2 is a guess based on the age of the film.
If we get more than one go my second will be
1.Four Winds
2.William Hartnell
3.Bloomsday Dead
No one has got it quite right, everyone should feel free to have another go if they want...
Drawing the punters in. I like it.
Yeah, I have no idea--without cheating, that is. Luckily for me, I have already ordered mine.
Four Winds
William Harnell
Bloomsday Dead
Four P
William Hartnell
Dead I Well May Be
May I offer an idiosyncratic clue, or should I shut my gob?
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Detectives Beyond Borders
"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"
http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/
If I get a second guess I'll say Rebals Heart, William Hartnell and The Dead Yard.
It is just a guess though.
Peter
It looks like we'll need that clue...
The clue is that I've drunk in that pub.
And I can recommend our host's essay as a quick lesson in a little-known crime-fiction era and for its occasionally remark, of which I may quote one or two in a second post about Down These Green Streets. Even if you don't win, you should buy the book.
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Detectives Beyond Borders
"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"
http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/
Y'know, I should have thought of this before, but everything I know about Irish crime writing, every author I've met or whose work I've read, I met directly or indirectly through Declan Burke. (Well, I'd probably heard of Ken Bruen before I came across Declan, but that's about it.) He's the perfect editor for a collection like this.
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Detectives Beyond Borders
"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"
http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/
Peter
Dec is the man and I think he's done a wonderful job with this book.
ONE MORE CLUE ABOUT THE PUB:
COLIN BATEMAN'S DIVORCING JACK ALSO HAD A SCENE IN HERE.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN HAD A PINT IN HERE.
I ONCE SAW VAN MORRISON COMING OUT OF THE TOILETS.
ITS A FAMOUS PLACE...
IF I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT HARD I WOULD HAVE ASKED THE NAME OF MY SISTER'S PUB IN CARRICKFERGUS...
Well, I've figured it out. And let's just say that everybody's close enough to go for the gold.
Your sister's pub would not have been a hard clue, as it's got an incredibly memorable name.
Okay, second try....
The Crown
William Hartnell
Dead I Well May Be
I give the answers above despite not being able to remember a Belfast pub scene in DIWMB. There are two in Bloomsday Dead - The Rat's Nest & The Dove... And the first two books in the Dead Trilogy hardly touch Belfast if memory serves correctly. Colour me baffled.
The only pub scene with a violent encounter in DIWMB tha that I remember is at Dermonts place so I'll try that
Dermont
William Hartnell
Dead I Well May Be
Just finished FG--another fun novel. I hope you continue the Killian series--
BTW, the book is not distributed (yet anyway) in Canada (eh).
Hope to see more soon.
Found another one..
The Dove
William Hartnell
Bloomsday Dead
This keeps up and I'm going to have to find a library and actually look it up in Odd Man Out.
Michael
I'm afraid you are misremembering, thats all I can say to keep this fair...
1.Four Winds
2.William Hartnell
3.The Dead Yard
1.The Crown Bar
2.William Hartnell
3.The Dead Yard
Gosh, I delighted to win this. The answers are:
The Crown Bar
William Hartnell
Bloomsday Dead
I plan on reviewing the book both on my blog and at Amazon (USA).
Thanks!
FINALLY!!!!!
Thats exactly right.
Richard you are the man.
Give me some kind of contact info and I'll drop you a line.
My email is:
fa11leaf@aol.com
I'll reply with my home address in Bardstown, KY USA
My bookblog is at:
http://trackofthecat.blogspot.com/
Congrats, Richard. Colour me green with envy!
So whereabouts in BD does Michael Forsythe go into the Crown, Adrian?
Mike
He hides his gun in the toilet there before meeting Bridget in the Europa Hotel. A goon follows him back to the Crown and he smacks him about a bit in the Crown - as you do.
Damn...I was close. Well done Richard.
Aaaaggghh!! The gun in the bog cistern bit! I'm shaking my head at myself for forgetting that. What a gormster.
Adrian,
At the risk of being thrice redundant, the address is:
Richard L. Pangburn
404 Tom Greer Rd.
Bardstown, KY 40004
USA
I think your spam blocker must be blocking my ip address.
Thanks Richard,
I've emailed Liberties and the book should be heading out tomorrow!
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