--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: D5V00001 Date: 05/14/96 From: DOROTHY REYNOLDS Time: 07:03am \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: Susan Isaacs Hi there everyone: What's happening with this conference? Don't see as many messages as I used to. Guess everyone is busy reading mysteries :} Have a question. Does anyone know if Susan Isaacs has written more than one mystery? I'm a fan of hers and have read a lot of her other novels that aren't mysteries. But picked up one called Magic Hour. Her protagonist is a police detective by the name of Steve Brady, tough, reovering alcoholic. Excellent story and keeps you guessing through the whole book. This author has a way with words and is often very humerous. Puts you right in the scene. Anyhow, if anyone knows of whether she's written other mystery novels, please advise. By the way, I do know of one other; Compromising Positions--which I haven't read yet-but fully intend to. Thanks for your reply. Will be back soon. Love reading the input on what everyone is reading. Cheers, Dorothy Reynolds ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- GEcho/32 1.20/Pro * Origin: Pacific Rim Information -=- San Diego, CA -=- (1:202/711) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: D5V00002 Date: 05/16/96 From: DOROTHY REYNOLDS Time: 08:31am \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: Susan Isaacs Hi there everyone: What's happening with this conference? Don't see as many messages as I used to. Guess everyone is busy reading mysteries :} Have a question. Does anyone know if Susan Isaacs has written more than one mystery? I'm a fan of hers and have read a lot of her other novels that aren't mysteries. But picked up one called Magic Hour. Her protagonist is a police detective by the name of Steve Brady, tough, reovering alcoholic. Just re-read this message to All and discovered I'd left out the "c" in recover and misspelled humorous. And this from a person who received A's in spelling while in school. That loud sound you hear is my English teacher rolling over in her grave. That's what I get not proof reading before sending. (Hanging head in shame). DR Excellent story and keeps you guessing through the whole book. This author has a way with words and is often very humerous. Puts you right in the scene. Anyhow, if anyone knows of whether she's written other mystery novels, please advise. By the way, I do know of one other; Compromising Positions--which I haven't read yet-but fully intend to. Thanks for your reply. Will be back soon. Love reading the input on what everyone is reading. Cheers, Dorothy Reynolds ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- GEcho/32 1.20/Pro * Origin: Pacific Rim Information -=- San Diego, CA -=- (1:202/711) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: D5V00003 Date: 05/21/96 From: DOROTHY REYNOLDS Time: 10:20am \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: Where is everybody? Have been sending messages but getting no reply. Is anybody out there, or is Fido burying messaages in the yard again? Left a question about Susan Isaacs and got no reply. Guess no one reads her? Where's Suzze Tiernan and Joan Tuckey these days? Haven't seen them here for a long time. Hope all are okay and busy reading. Please let me know if my messages are coming through. May be something wrong with my local BBS. Thanks, Dorothy Reynolds ... You know you're getting older when the happy hour is a nap. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- GEcho/32 1.20/Pro * Origin: Pacific Rim Information -=- San Diego, CA -=- (1:202/711) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: D5V00004 Date: 05/25/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 07:14pm \/To: MIKE NICHOLS (Read 2 times) Subj: Cornwell -=> While in the White Hart, Mike Nichols insisted to Fred Runk that <=- MN> Just had to butt in. I had Ms. Cornwell highly recommended to me here MN> last year. I've read all her books. With the exception of `The MN> Body Farm', they have been great. Her main continuing MN> character is Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a pathologist. I can't MN> speak for the accuracy of the medical descriptions, but the MN> writing is very good. That's all I usually require in a MN> book, good writing. Anyway, I'd recommend the first book MN> in the series: Post-Mortem. It's really good, it actually MN> got my pulse rate bouncing along in one scene. Ah, of course. Thank you for reminding me. Yes, now I remember. I've read descriptions of her works in various book club offerings. Is she located in NY? LA? POST-MORTEM: first book. Appreciate that. I always like to begin reading someone new with that person's first book. I supposed it's risky because that person might not do so well at first but improve later. Have to keep any eye open for that one. ... Before telling secrets on the road, look in the bushes. ___ X Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 X --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place (1:300/6.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: D5V00005 Date: 05/25/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 07:21pm \/To: JAN PERKINS (Read 2 times) Subj: Hello? -=> While in the White Hart, Jan Perkins insisted to Fred Runk that <=- JP> Whoops, you're absolutely right -I should have checked my JP> bookshelves :-( Now *what* on earth was the Tey I was thinking of? If you remember, let me know. I would be interested. JP> Completely different. In the book, she was a person who in middle JP> age wrote a pop psychology book that turned out to be successful and JP> it rather went to her head, leading her to believe she understood JP> people and motivations a lot more than she actually did. As far as I JP> am aware she is a one time only character. Very likable. Oh, ok. She's a comic character, then. Somehow I got the idea she was a continuing character similar to Miss Marple. Was that novel a mystery? ... It's not easy being imperfect; one has to work at it. ___ X Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 X --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place (1:300/6.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: D5V00006 Date: 05/25/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 07:19pm \/To: STEPHANIE SHAPTER (Read 4 times) Subj: Patricia Cornwell -=> While in the White Hart, Stephanie Shapter insisted to Fred Runk that <=- SS> Patricia Cornwell is an author from Richmond, VA and a former member SS> of the Richmond Police Department. She writes police procedurals, SS> but her main charcter is a woman by the name of Kay SS> Scarpetta. She is the Chief Medical Examiner. The stories SS> are based on her level of procedures, and I have found them SS> to be pretty true to form and VERY interesting. Her latest SS> is called "From Potters Field" but I haven't started it SS> yet!! One of her first novels was called "Body of SS> Evidence". Ok, thanks for the information. Where are the works set? In the South? SS> Try her, she's wonderful!! Thanks for the recommendation. I shall definitely keep her in mind when next I go browsing. ... Minds, like parachutes, work best when open. ___ X Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 X --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place (1:300/6.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: D5W00000 Date: 05/25/96 From: RICK PINZON Time: 10:27pm \/To: NANCY KOPFHAMMER (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: K is for Killer -=> Quoting Nancy Kopfhammer to All <=- NK> It's been a long time since I've posted here.... NK> I just finished Sue Grafton's "K is for Killer" and was totally NK> stumped and disappointed by the ending....I know I only read in fits NK> and starts and it took me about 4 weeks to read the book, but, what NK> happened????? The guy she thinks did it just disappears at the end and NK> that's it....did he do it? And if he did, why???? I'm just completely NK> lost on this one. I feel ripped off! I so enjoy Sue Grafton and her NK> humor and style of writing, but this one really turned me off. NK> BTW, I only have E, F and L left to read in her series! I too am a great fan of Sue Grafton's novels I read each one with such anticipation but hate to reach the end. Each book is the adventure I wish I could live. However her last two have not had quite the same "punch" that her "A" through "J" have had. Don't hesitate to read E and F; they're great. I eagerly await "M" through "Z". Aloha! C.P. ... Blue Wave - World Tour - 1996 --- Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- QScan/PCB v1.17b / 01-0258 * Origin: FISH F-ile I-nformation S-ource H-awaii 808-599-7962 (1:345/48) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: D5W00001 Date: 05/26/96 From: MIKE NICHOLS Time: 03:54pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 3 times) Subj: Cornwell I'm not entirely sure where she's from, but I can try and find out --- SuperBBS 1.17-3 (Reg) * Origin: The Richwood BBS, SuperBBS Support/Reg, (409)265-5958 (1:3812/10) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: D5W00002 Date: 05/26/96 From: JOAN TUCKEY Time: 08:29pm \/To: DOROTHY REYNOLDS (Read 3 times) Subj: I'se right here Hello DOROTHY! 21 May 96 10:20, DOROTHY REYNOLDS wrote to ALL: DR> Have been sending messages but getting no reply. Is anybody out there, DR> or is Fido burying messaages in the yard again? One message was dated on the 14th and this one dated the 21st and another one that I deleted before I noticed the date arrived here today (the 26th). They must have gone on a tour. DR> Left a question about Susan Isaacs and got no reply. Guess no one DR> reads her? I haven't read her - yet. :-) DR> Where's Suzze Tiernan and Joan Tuckey these days? Haven't seen them DR> here for a long time. Hope all are okay and busy reading. Yes, I have been busy reading, and the snow finally went away so I have been out in my garden. The latest book I've read was "The Baked Bean Supper Murders" by Virginia Rich. It was a good read and full of mouthwatering recipes - for baked beans and lobster dishes and other things. The one I'm working on now is "House of Blues" by Julie Smith. I have read several others of hers and really like them - set in New Orleans. DR> Please let me know if my messages are coming through. May be DR> something wrong with my local BBS. As I said before, 3 came through to day. What I want to know is how is your writing progressing? Have you heard any more from your publisher? So long for now, Joan (joan.tuckey@nn.lcrnet.org) ... Alberta has lots of beach property; it's waterfront property that's scarce. --- GoldED 2.50+ * Origin: Notes & Numbers, Edmonton, AB (1:342/1015) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: D5W00003 Date: 05/26/96 From: PHYLLIS CAMPBELL Time: 2:30:am \/To: STEPHANIE SHAPTER (Read 3 times) Subj: RE: PATRICIA CORNWELL Hi, Stephanie, I can't help breaking in here, because I share your enthusiasm for the Cornwell books, although I didn't think The Body Farm was as good as the earlier ones. I'm blind, and have to wait for NLS to record titles, and so far as I know they haven't gotten around to FROM POTTER'S FIELD. I'm anxious to read it. I just got Internet services through Virginia Public Network, and will try to find my way to the pending list at NLS to see if it's in the works. Hope you didn't mind my intruding here. PHYLLIS CAMPBELL ... Typos? Blame my cat. * Silver Xpress V4.3 SW23764 --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: It's Magic BBS, Stuarts Draft, VA (1:2602/420)