http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/mystery/the-house-without-a-key/ reading material to get excited about Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/mystery/the-house-without-a-key/comment-page-1/#comment-57905 daniel Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:11:04 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=6843#comment-57905 I'm happy to a knowledge the weakness of this entry. Just give the later ones a try as they do improve and are really good books. I’m happy to a knowledge the weakness of this entry. Just give the later ones a try as they do improve and are really good books.

]]> http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/mystery/the-house-without-a-key/comment-page-1/#comment-57896 Rod Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:16:11 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=6843#comment-57896 I wrote this review knowing I was going to be in the minority. Hey, at least it wasn't Nero Wolfe! I wrote this review knowing I was going to be in the minority. Hey, at least it wasn’t Nero Wolfe!

]]> http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/mystery/the-house-without-a-key/comment-page-1/#comment-57890 daniel Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:14:52 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=6843#comment-57890 I agree with ray's statement. the Chan books, like the Mr. Moto books paint a very vivid picture of a time and place. And House is perhaps the weakest both books and mysteries get better in later installments. Keeper of the Keys and The Black Camel are excellent. I agree with ray’s statement. the Chan books, like the Mr. Moto books paint a very vivid picture of a time and place. And House is perhaps the weakest both books and mysteries get better in later installments. Keeper of the Keys and The Black Camel are excellent.

]]> http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/mystery/the-house-without-a-key/comment-page-1/#comment-57889 Ray Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:37:38 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=6843#comment-57889 I have read the first three Chan novels and enjoyed each of them. The stories "hold up" because they take you back to a different era. Biggers is good at putting the reader in the location of the story. This first novel is certainly not the best of the Chan canon, but just as certainly not a bad novel. I have read the first three Chan novels and enjoyed each of them. The stories “hold up” because they take you back to a different era. Biggers is good at putting the reader in the location of the story. This first novel is certainly not the best of the Chan canon, but just as certainly not a bad novel.

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