The Library

Blimey- The House of Lost Souls . I could only manage the first couple of chapters. One of the worst pieces of hackwork I've ever come across (although if I'd known DW was going to make an appearance, I might have persevered). Don't worry--you didn't miss anything. It was only a vaguely accurate po...

shanedwyer wrote:Is this the first of the two novels (in which DW appears as a character) you're referring to Jim?
Satan Wants Me

I didn't know about that one! I was referring to F.G. Cottam's House of Lost Souls, which makes three.

"It pits history’s most esteemed escape artist, Harry Houdini, and his friend, bestselling novelist, Dennis Wheatley, against ancient evil in the small New England town of Dunwich." Interesting to see DW as a character in two novels in just a few years. History be damned: Wheatley's first book wa...

Amazon US now lists the book as "Out of Print--Limited Availability," in spite of the fact that its release date was only a week ago...

Not to put down Tina Rosenberg, whose little book I read and enjoyed, but is there anything in D for Deception which was not in Wheatley's own The Deception Planners, issued thirty years before? The Express article makes it sound as though none of this had been known until a year or two ago...

If you've not seen these then you are in for a pleasant surprise. I have only just discovered them and I love them. You can't see it clearly but the wine is a 1973 Rustenberg Cabernet Sauvignon. I, of course, was more interested to see what the books were... :D (Thanks so much for sharing that!)

More goodies for The Uncollected Dennis Wheatley...

Steve Whatley wrote:Well Jim, I ordered on 2 December, and I'm still waiting! They've twice invited me to cancel my order. Is it available direct from the publisher?[font=Courier New] [/font]

It does not show on their (Strange Attractor) site yet. Their book on "Baron Corvo" was also very late in appearing...

This is now available to pre-order at Amazon.com, so I assume the UK site will not be far behind...

That's a lot more than I thought/remembered! Thanks to all for the input...

D'oh! I certainly should have remembered Murder Off Miami--yes, the Florida one. I haven't read Linda Lee yet, but it's true that she gets involved in adventures in Canada and the U.S.

Here's a little trivia question. We know that one of the Modern Musketeers (Rex van Ryn) calls the United States home. Off the top of my head, though, I can think of only two occasions when Wheatley characters visit the U.S.: Gregory Sallust comes to San Francisco in The Island Where Time Stands Sti...

Wow--a wonderful (and quite fair) write-up!

Thanks for the reminder, Steve.

Here's to crime!

Well a happy New Year to everyone when it comes and if anyone is planning on mixing a DW or two to celebrate then remember "make 'em small, drink 'em quick, four gives you an appetite and here's to crime!" We will certainly raise at least one and think of DW and all our friends in DW both still her...