tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537120063567683385.post6979149172419015014..comments2024-03-18T03:21:25.059-04:00Comments on Vintage Hardboiled Reads: The Long Saturday Night by Charles WilliamsAugust Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537120063567683385.post-23607602690526418702021-12-18T04:27:44.539-05:002021-12-18T04:27:44.539-05:00Lovely bloog you haveLovely bloog you haveWinnie Reevehttps://www.winniereeve.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537120063567683385.post-30495311479137986472008-10-16T14:19:00.000-04:002008-10-16T14:19:00.000-04:00Surely The Long Saturday Night is the best known W...Surely The Long Saturday Night is the best known Williams title because of Truffaut's film. But, well, maybe not many can say it's from a novel in the first place. <BR/><BR/>Hell Hath No Fury was published as a paperback when Hopper's film came out. <BR/><BR/>Agree with Frank on Talk of the Town.Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537120063567683385.post-50188425528818355972008-10-15T21:45:00.000-04:002008-10-15T21:45:00.000-04:00As with most things, I'm only familiar with Willia...As with most things, I'm only familiar with Williams because of Hard Case Crime. I have not read "A Touch of Death" yet but, as soon as I do, I think I'll be looking for more Williams books based on this review. Thanks.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537120063567683385.post-50067830984922696422008-10-15T17:41:00.000-04:002008-10-15T17:41:00.000-04:00August ... Go Home Stranger is a terrific read. I...August ... Go Home Stranger is a terrific read. I loved the story line, and all the swamp atmosphere was great. It also has a nemesis worthy of one that JD MacDonald would have created to go up against McGee. Man On The Run is another of Williams' lesser-known books, but worth tracking down. As the title suggests, there is a relentless pace to it, and it is short, so it comes at you like a freight train. Let's face it, CW was one of the best! <BR/>--- FrankFrank Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564007564601986631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537120063567683385.post-69924544440177671492008-10-14T21:49:00.000-04:002008-10-14T21:49:00.000-04:00Frank: Agree with you on "River Girl", it's one of...Frank: Agree with you on "River Girl", it's one of my favorites. Also was one of Gold Medals longer books (approx. 250 pgs) I also thought "Go Home Stranger" was one of his best. I have a copy of "Girl Out Back" (The Operator) and I read it so long ago, I vaguely remember it. I'll dig it out.<BR/><BR/>David: "The Hot Spot" which was a very good movie, is from the novel "Hell Hath No Fury" I'm sure you will enjoy this read. Some claim it's Charles Williams' best work and I will not argue with that.August Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537120063567683385.post-64999462813759818642008-10-14T20:52:00.000-04:002008-10-14T20:52:00.000-04:00I wrote a comment earlier but it didn't show up on...I wrote a comment earlier but it didn't show up on the post so I guess i did something wrong, so here goes again. Nice to see you writing about Charles Williams again. The Long Saturday Night is a good read. The French loved it enough that Truffaut made it into a movie. The book was also released under that title: Confidentially Yours, and that is the copy i have. The cover you posted is much nicer. Someone looking for great crime stories can't do better than any Charles Williams book. Some of his other less famous titles worth checking out: No Way Out (female con artist and triple crosses), Talk of the Town (stranger in town helps woman with lots of trouble), The Concrete Flamingo (tale of impersonation and murder), Operator (counterfeit money and greed), and River Girl (Williams' third book and my favorite, a tale of love, lust, the law and bad decisions). It would be great to see all the CW titles back in print, but until/if that happens, used copies of all his stuff are worth tracking down. No one does it better! --- FrankFrank Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564007564601986631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537120063567683385.post-63801648092458826692008-10-13T20:50:00.000-04:002008-10-13T20:50:00.000-04:00Great passage. Sadly, I haven't read Williams and ...Great passage. Sadly, I haven't read Williams and the closest I've come to his work is seeing the 1989 film Dead Calm and The Hot Spot from 1990.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com