tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991011494904852423.post486139724217194987..comments2023-04-03T08:48:29.337+01:00Comments on Mark's Three Investigators Book Review Blog: The Mystery Of The Flaming FootprintsMark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991011494904852423.post-65366856488918373632017-07-01T16:18:58.803+01:002017-07-01T16:18:58.803+01:00I remember thinking this was one of the weaker one...I remember thinking this was one of the weaker ones. Did Ally Jamieson first appear here? Savvas Tzionhshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763693747144083898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991011494904852423.post-23976893289334956302015-12-16T14:35:56.163+00:002015-12-16T14:35:56.163+00:00I found this book unsatisfying. I remember buying ...I found this book unsatisfying. I remember buying this and shrinking house from WhSmiths out of hard earned pocket money. They were the only 2 paperbacks they had. Weak plot and the contrived country don't convince. Rare disappointment from an excellent first 25 books<br /><br />Top blog Mark! <br /><br />Cheers SonnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991011494904852423.post-83859280515222891722013-02-08T16:16:18.295+00:002013-02-08T16:16:18.295+00:00I was reading the correspondence between Carey and...I was reading the correspondence between Carey and the publishers regarding this book on one of the 3I sites out there the other day. One criticism from Germany was the invented country. This is an extremely negative recurring theme in MVC's books, the invented country. In Haunted Mirror there are turgid pages where characters discuss the constitution of Ruffino. The only invented country I liked was Varania, and that was because the boys visited it. But all the shallow references to a "foreign power" in MVC's books are a real bore.Robert Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02663469862977799907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991011494904852423.post-53025978838986224192012-11-28T21:53:51.294+00:002012-11-28T21:53:51.294+00:00I have to disagree with you on this one. There are...I have to disagree with you on this one. There are a few things that are a little far fetched but this is a good story. It would be in the middle of the pack in terms of my favorites. Raynoreply@blogger.com