tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984067990467963645.post3137811964636880616..comments2024-03-21T22:22:59.425-07:00Comments on Vintage Pop Fictions: John Bude's The Sussex Downs Murderdfordoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984067990467963645.post-29965035506495009502016-10-31T14:38:05.423-07:002016-10-31T14:38:05.423-07:00I think that the second-tier golden age writers li...I think that the second-tier golden age writers like Bude (and others like Christopher Bush and R.A.J. Walling) are a bit like the literary equivalent of B-movies. They lack the brilliance of the A-writers but they're often very decent entertainment.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984067990467963645.post-64168582335442135732016-10-29T13:55:13.383-07:002016-10-29T13:55:13.383-07:00My opinion of Bude seems to closely align with you...My opinion of Bude seems to closely align with yours: pleasantly written and mostly competently plotted affairs, but not representative of the best from the Golden Age. However, he seems to have been one of those writers you simply have to read and enjoy (i.e. not a Carr or Queen). <br /><br />I'll keep this one in mind when I return to Bude again. <br />TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.com