Mbdlevin@aol.com
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 19:12:38 EST
Juri Nummelin writes: THE LEATHER ALBATROSS...Awful name!
.... There is an English writer Derek Marlowe, who has
written at
least one HB novel, "Somebody's Sister" (haven't read
it), and one spy
novel, "Dandy in Aspic". And there is also Marlowe,
some kind of a
>>
On the other hand, I was so amused by the title "The Leather
Albatross" that I repeated it to several people. Bill Crider
tells us it refers to a holster, which makes perfect sense. I
wonder too if there is a little tip to that stone falcon from
Malta (which perhaps hangs like an albatross around the necks
of belated writers). Anyway, it was the best title I'd seen
until you mentioned, "Dandy in Aspic." Now that's excellent.
--Doug
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