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Pat Maginess: Private-Eye

Hard Shelled Detective Fiction by Edward Piercy

P.M.P.I. Contents and Updates

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"Somewhere between belief and knowledge,
there's guessing."


— Pat Maginess in Years and Shadows.



This blog is best viewed with Opera Web Browser 9.5
Opera MEMBER OF THE WEEK 26 January 2007



"I would never shoot a cat. Unless they really had it coming to 'em."

-- "All My Todays"



It was a long, dark, quiet drive back to Los Angeles.

-- from That Killer Smile



SHORT STORIES:

"Those Songs We Sing to Ourselves" -- NEW!
"Remember Me"
"Hello, Robert"
"All My Todays"
"The Salesman"
"It's a Dog's Life"


NOVELS:

That Killer Smile (Complete Novella).


Click on the book cover to go to the novel.


HISTORICAL:

Nick Carter: The Crime of the French Cafe (Anon/Piercy)

COVER ART MINI-STORIES:

As a service to my readers who might only have about two minutes
between Point A and Point B, I decided to post humorous bits using
the covers of old pulp magazines. Here's the link.

The Complete Cover Art Mini-Stories

REVIEWS:

Hollywood Confidential (Movie Review) -- NEW!
Margin for Murder (Movie Review)
The Proposal (Movie Review)
Best Detective Movies
Kiss Me, Deadly (Movie Review)
Attack of the Sabretooth (Movie Review)
Savior (Movie Review).
Bare Trap by Frank Kane (Book Review).
I, the Jury by Mickey Spillane (Review-Essay).
DaVinci's Inquest (TV Series Review).
The Snarl of the Beast by Carroll John Daly (Book Review).
Poisons Unknown by Frank Kane (Book Review).
V. I. Warshawski (Movie Review).

MISCELLANEOUS:

CSI: Noir
Survivor China Episode 2 (Parody)
The Jungle Book Revisited (Parody)
The Black Dahlia Revisted (Parody)
The Nazi Bastard Diaries
Einstein On Lunch (Tiny Tale #1)
Robespierre's Doll (Tiny Tale #2)
The White Book (Tiny Tale #3)
Curse of the Body Snatchers (Tiny Tale #4) -- NEW!
Barbershop Quartet #1
Barbershop Quartet #2
Barbershop Quartet #3
Barbershop Quartet #4

Green Car Buying Guide (Link) -- Check it out, it's really cool!
AutoBlog Green (Link) -- Excellent!

Check out what you've missed in the Archive.

My thanks to Glen Pierce of Topsail Productions for being so gracious as
to give me a link in their Blog Spot links. You can view that one here.

JULY UPDATE:

Due to June being a very sad month for me, I will
not be doing the normal update this month. Have a
happy 4th of July.


"When life gives you flippers you make waves, right?" -- Karen Sota

Well the only thing that could possibly be better than private-eye fiction
are sea turtles. Humans have been around about 6 million years. Turtles
have been around for 200 million years. Unfortunately, they're having kind
of a tough go at it lately due to human civilization and a new virus out
there that's affecting them. Here's a quick link to several turtle hospitals.
Just click on the images and you'll get there. If you are a turtle hospital
or a turtle rescue organization, I will gladly post your link on this blog,
so just let me know.



Plus: Turtle Live Cam! (North Carolina (UTC -5) daylight hours)

Best wishes to all,
Edward Piercy


That I have made all transformations
According to the dictates of my heart
In all places that have desired my ka



Three AlbumsEscort Sex Scandal Rocks P.M.P.I.

Comments

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So glad that you're feeling better!

I hope the spring brings you much health, more happiness, and loads of love and laughter!

:smile:

By Stardancer, # 15. March 2008, 17:33:22

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I thank you for your wishes, Star; and many to you in return. :heart:

By edwardpiercy, # 15. March 2008, 19:17:27

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My friend, had you been sick ? How are you now? Hope you feel better.
I am here, at your blog, because I like it very much. I love the small poem about the fallen angel, it is very nice and funny, I laughed reading it a lot.
Kisses for you ... and if you need a better weather you can make a trip to any of Mexico´s beaches. You are going to be my guest of honor.

By greenwitch3, # 19. March 2008, 18:59:21

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I am going to post the fallen angel´s poem at by blog, is it right? Can I do that ? Arent you be angry with me ?

By greenwitch3, # 19. March 2008, 19:02:01

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You can go ahead, I don't mind.

By edwardpiercy, # 19. March 2008, 19:36:54

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:happy:

By greenwitch3, # 19. March 2008, 19:47:09

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re "I also felt the blog moving in the new direction that I spoke of
last month, though I still don't know exactly what that is.
"

It was always a blog that had a splendid movement. Now add "Impressive and even more Magnificent" and the movement becomes a manifestation of your considerable talent.

That's my opinion and I know what I'm talking about.

Glad you are better :up:

By lokutus_prime, # 17. April 2008, 17:33:59

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Thanks a million for the encouragement, Loku. :up:

By edwardpiercy, # 17. April 2008, 20:03:32

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:smile:

By lokutus_prime, # 17. April 2008, 21:30:02

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I am here, just to say hi, and reading your nice blog, and learning, learning always from you...hugs....bug bug bug

By greenwitch3, # 17. April 2008, 21:31:40

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Hey Rocio. How's it going? -- Best wishes.

By edwardpiercy, # 17. April 2008, 21:33:04

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I am fine my dear friend, maybe tired, because I have just arrived from school, but I am ok, thank you very much. And you? How have you been ??? bug bug bug

By greenwitch3, # 17. April 2008, 21:41:41

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:up: for the most part.

By edwardpiercy, # 17. April 2008, 22:23:24

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Dear Ed,
I want you to know that your witting inspires me.
I find it smart, funny ,informative and very enjoyable.It makes me to improve my writing .
I learn so much every day by simply visiting your posts.
Sorry things are not so easy for you these days .
I feel that investing more time in photography, it will be an amazing way to be comforted and also you will photograph things in your very unique way!
your friend,
Angeliki
:heart:

By ellinidata, # 18. June 2008, 02:51:28

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Angeliki...congratulations for being the member of the week, a big hug for you.

Edward... here, just to say hi and sending you a big hug too.

By greenwitch3, # 18. June 2008, 02:55:35

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Thanks to you both. And A., two big days left for you to be MOW! Enjoy! You deserve it!

By edwardpiercy, # 18. June 2008, 02:58:05

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mother of the week takes too much time out of me ! :lol:
Thank you both!
:love: + hugs

By ellinidata, # 18. June 2008, 03:28:59

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Hey Edward.
There´s a lot to read at your place here. Look forward to do just that :smile:

By nopanic, # 18. July 2008, 08:04:52

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"Somewhere between belief and knowledge,
there's guessing."

that's a rather tantalizing statement. you have trumped the sad existentialists. sartre, camus, kierkegaard, kafke, who all drove themselves and their contemporaries either totally nuts or suicidal.

they just couldn't reconcile their conditioning with their reason. so sad. but they did provide a stepping stone.

i like this line because it opens the question of the meaning of existence. which i hope will remain open forever. for everyone.
like that great mind einstein is quoted as saying... " answers are dead. questions are alive."

By I_ArtMan, # 23. July 2008, 05:38:19

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Great quote by Einstein. And thanks for your comments, Scott. Gives me more to think about.



By edwardpiercy, # 23. July 2008, 05:40:48

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