tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post7113606431490026968..comments2024-03-24T06:32:13.194+13:00Comments on Crime Watch: Damn you, Unity Books!Kiwicraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-25635207149114414132010-03-25T01:50:35.744+13:002010-03-25T01:50:35.744+13:00I also loved that story!
And when will we learn ...I also loved that story! <br /><br />And when will we learn to resist all these temptations? *sigh*Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-34667924109778196602010-03-24T08:44:50.158+13:002010-03-24T08:44:50.158+13:00Thanks for the comments everyone. I didn't get...Thanks for the comments everyone. I didn't get to Unity Wellington when I was down there last a few months ago, so thanks for the tip tilleyhelen - I'll have to make sure I try them (and Scorpio Books in Chch) next time I'm in those two cities. <br /><br />Philip - when I was doing background research for my interview with Liam McIlvanny last year, I noticed that Ian Rankin actually gives quite a lot of credit to the Laidlaw books as being very influential, for him, when it comes to Scottish detective fiction. <br /><br />Now, as long as people go into stores like Unity, and buy some of the Kiwi crime they stock, things could start to grow...Kiwicraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-74867366385238255432010-03-24T07:09:26.300+13:002010-03-24T07:09:26.300+13:00Always fatal for me to go into Unity Books in eith...Always fatal for me to go into Unity Books in either Auckland or Wellington!Truly wonderful independent bookstores, long may they flourish. In response to tilleyhelen above I would say in fairness to the Auckland store their Wellington sister-store is more than twice the size so you would expect a larger range.Beattie's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505389626725979100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-39555643721205731982010-03-24T01:30:59.282+13:002010-03-24T01:30:59.282+13:00Craig - I love the title of your post! And I think...Craig - I love the title of your post! And I think you got some terrific books : ). I hope you enjoy them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-53119527687684548512010-03-23T22:54:46.050+13:002010-03-23T22:54:46.050+13:00Liked your post. Someday I hope to write a book wh...Liked your post. Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the copies I give away. <br />:-)<br />NikkiNikki Thorntonhttp://www.princetoncryo.com/control-rate-freezer.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-32106971143911290772010-03-23T21:33:49.985+13:002010-03-23T21:33:49.985+13:00Splendid, Craig -- good on you. A nice little list...Splendid, Craig -- good on you. A nice little list of books there and, oddly enough, Peter at Crime Beyond Borders has a post on William McIlvanney this morning, which moved me to comment there that it is unfortunate his crime fiction is largely forgotten, for it is splendid stuff. Not a few writers in a crime fiction sub-genre today might do well to acknowledge his influence, but they don't seem to.Philip Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11739418522974972567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-26136056798643206172010-03-23T17:09:49.222+13:002010-03-23T17:09:49.222+13:00Actually I think Unity Auckland isn't a patch ...Actually I think Unity Auckland isn't a patch on the Wellington store - far more crime books to select from and I've always found the staff very knowledgeable. Plus its much easier to find the books. (and I'm not a Wellingtonian!)<br />Going back to Wellington in April so will check out their range of titles - also Scorpio Books in Christchurch which I haven't visited for a couple of years so I'm looking forward to checking out what they have to offer. Bernadette - Abbeys Bookshop in Sydney and Pulp Fiction in Brisbane have always been my favourites - thank heavens I can get the GST back after visiting those 2 places.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284205735478368023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-10649446324066172662010-03-23T17:03:25.326+13:002010-03-23T17:03:25.326+13:00Heh, heh, heh.Heh, heh, heh.Vanda Symonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956034768397598056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-87369062064486051812010-03-23T16:54:09.289+13:002010-03-23T16:54:09.289+13:00What a great story Craig - and how wonderful to kn...What a great story Craig - and how wonderful to know your undercover efforts have had such an influence. Well done indeed.<br /><br />As for your oops moment...I like to think of such sprees as my personal contribution to the struggling economy :)Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.com