--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCK00003 Date: 08/15/96 From: HELEN FLEISCHER Time: 11:07am \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Private Library ST> Our "friends of the Library" has 3 BIG book sales a year. They have ST> tens of thousands of books for each one. Next is October. Several of the local libraries have such sales, but they are such a madhouse I tend to avoid them. That's why I was so happy to find they had a full time store over in Wheaton. re: Killed in the Ratings by William Deandrea ST> Nope. Never heard of him. I'm reading "A Monstrous Regiment of ST> Women", the sequel to "The Beekeeper's Apprentice" which I LOVED. ST> This one is much slower going, andf I have read almost 200 pages... Good. I hope you like it. I accidentally bought a second copy before I'd read it. It's harder to do that when you've actually read the book. ;) I sent the books by book rate. I'm curious to see how long that takes. Finished The Sea King's Daughter last night. It was a fast read. I wonder what I'll pick up next? ;) ... What is the existential vacuum? Does it come with attachments? * Q-Blue 1.0 * Helen Fleischer is helen@mbbs.com in Fairland, MD --- GEcho/2-PCB/2 * Origin: * MetroNet * Columbia, MD * (410) 720-5506 * (1:261/1137) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCK00004 Date: 08/15/96 From: PATRICIA FERRARA Time: 05:53pm \/To: HELEN FLEISCHER (Read 3 times) Subj: Lists -=> Quoting HELEN FLEISCHER to Patricia Ferrara <=- HF> Kind of hard to forget you planned to read a mystery when you have it HF> on a special shelf right next to your bed. ;) This is true! HF> New authors I want to try, on the other hand, I do HF> have to write down. I also keep a shopping list of all the authors I HF> read so I don't end up buying the same book more than once. That's a list I could definitely benefit from. When I come across a title that rings a bell, I can't be sure if it is because I read the book or that I've read the title before. At least this isn't true of my favorite authors. Those I tend to remember. If you come across any Harold Adams books, give 'em a try. I have yet to find anyone who has read his books. I tried them (from the library) just because I liked the titles, and was really glad I did. I've read every one the local library has, and plan to look for more at other branches. If you read any, let me know what you think. HF> Decided to go for a complete change of mood and grabbed an old HF> Barbara Michaels that's been sitting on my to-read shelf for years; HF> The Sea King's Daughter. It's a far cry from the Lockridge's HF> sophisticated NY society in the late '40's! Reading is a magic carpet ride, isn't it? How could anyone, once they've learned to read, not enjoy it? Well, tomorrow is the monthly FoL sale. Actually, it's a special one because they're holding their annual inventory clearance sale, offering two books for the price of one. They've been advertising it in the paper, so it will probably be uncharacteristically crowded. I'm planning to go with a bunch of my fellow employees at lunch. Should be fun. Patsy --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Orion's Sword | Bush, LA | (504) 867-9701 | V.* (1:3828/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCK00005 Date: 08/15/96 From: IRV KOCH Time: 11:41pm \/To: MAUREEN GOLDMAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Mystery Convention IK> I'm starting a Mystery Convention in Atlanta to be SOMEWHAT modeled IK> after Malice Domestic. (I just bought half the And at the moment am dialing into my own board from the home of my partner in Atlanta.... MG> This is from a pamphlet I picked up a few years ago. The MG> national address for their then-membershp secretary was P.O. Box MG> 442124, Lawrence, KS 66044. Thanks. I got ahold of Kathy Trocheck (sp?) tonight, on the phone, and got the phone and address of their local and national presidents. The National is a fast local call to me in Northern VA. MG> I think you'd do better to run an Internet check on them, which MG> should bring up other sites that also run mystery conventions. MG> ... You can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish. -- REO Speedwagon --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Ice Fire 703-354-4176 (1:109/629) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCK00006 Date: 08/15/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 10:18am \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Grimes -=>While in the White Hart, Suzze Tiernan explained to Fred Runk that<=- -=> Quoting Fred Runk to Suzze Tiernan <=- DER> Yes, that's what Fred told me. I think it would be kinda fun to do DER> the research for her books! Considering that even the smallest DER> village has at least one pub, it could be a life long project!! ST> Can I join you? I'll take notes for you. FR> I'll volunteer to carry your notebook and writing materials. ST> We'll have a great time together - anyone else want to join? This could be a great project. Pehaps after the pub tour, or maybe before?--I would suggest visiting Shrewsbury. I understand that the town has worked out a map and directions for visiting those places that are around that Peters mentioned in her "Brother Cadfael" tales. ... Imagination is intelligence having fun. ___ 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: DCK00007 Date: 08/15/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 10:22am \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: What I've been reading.. -=>While in the White Hart, Suzze Tiernan explained to Fred Runk that<=- -=> Quoting Fred Runk to Delores E Rowe <=- FR> I'm part way through Caleb Carr's THE ALIENIST. It's an intriguing FR> work, one that reminds me of two other favorites of mine--Eco's THE FR> NAME OF THE ROSE and Finney's TIME AND AGAIN. This is strange because FR> neither of those two ever brought the other to mind. ST> I thought "The Alienist" was one of the best books I have read so far ST> this year. I once picked up "The Name of the Rose" but never did read ST> it. I found it highly entertaining. There were probably some anachronism involved--but I definitely put it on my "must read" portion of recommendations. I also have THE NAME OF THE ROSE on the "must read" list too. I've read it twice so far and will probably reread it several more times at least. Carr's THE ALIENIST definitely belongs on the list, probably in third place, right behind Eco's NAME OF THE ROSE and AS Byatt's POSSESSION. ... A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer. ___ 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: DCK00008 Date: 08/13/96 From: ROBERT WHITE Time: 10:40am \/To: DENNIS MCCUNNEY (Read 3 times) Subj: Child abuse.... -=> Quoting Dennis Mccunney to Delores E Rowe <=- Hello Dennis, DER> As someone who suffered physical, sexual and emotional abuse as a DER> child, I guess I have the mentality that the more people are made aware I have to agree with Delores that casting a lot more light on the problem may be part of the solution to a large and persistant crime and social problem. DM> Is child abuse *really* more prevalent, or is it simply more likely DM> to be *reported*? That emphasis by papers looking to build But I also agree with Dennis that a lot of the coverage is simply due to the sensational side of the issue. DM> so it *appears* more prevalent. But I suspect this may not be the DM> case, and that actual abuse may not be all that much greater than it DM> used to be. It is simply more likely to be discovered. Fortunately, I was not abused as a child; but I can now look back and recognize that other kids that I knew were being abused, many of them sexually. At the time I was growing up, society tended to turn a blind eye on such things unless it got really public. Today the kids are selling their stories to Jenny Jones and the parents are n Oprah. Is this good or bad? I really don't know, and I suspect we will have to wait a generation or so to see how this exposure works. DM> difficult to break. There are large numbers of folks out thre who DM> are really unfit to be parents, but how do you identify them and DM> prevent problems? All too true, and I'm not sure what the solution is here either. Perhaps classes in parenting in high school? Bob 8-{) --- Blue Wave/Max v2.20 * Origin: TechTalk; Calgary, Alberta. V.34+ (1:134/40) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCK00009 Date: 08/13/96 From: ROBERT WHITE Time: 10:53am \/To: DELORES E ROWE (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Grimes -=> Quoting Delores E Rowe to Russ Jernigan <=- DER> Yes, that's what Fred told me. I think it would be kinda fun to do DER> the research for her books! Considering that even the smallest DER> village has at least one pub, it could be a life long project!! Unfortunately, the IRS has taken a dim view on her research expenses (or so I read awhile back) and has disallowed a lot of them. Perhaps 1 glass of Old Peculiar is considered research, but an evenings worth isn't. I thought the name 'Old Peculiar' was an invention of Grimes' until I saw a couple of bottles amongst a collection of unusual brands. Bob 8-{) --- Blue Wave/Max v2.20 * Origin: TechTalk; Calgary, Alberta. V.34+ (1:134/40) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCK00010 Date: 08/14/96 From: ROBERT WHITE Time: 10:13am \/To: BELLE BIJOU (Read 3 times) Subj: Summer reading -=> Quoting Belle Bijou to Robert White <=- Hi Belle, BB> Great to hear from you again! The weather here has been lousy - BB> we've had the wettest summer I can remember. And hot - whew. August Ouch, your weather does sound pretty bad, especially the humidity! After an iffy June, July & Aug. have been pretty good out this way. BB> nothing that I'm allergic to is growing. I also have hay fever, it only started about 8 or 9 years ago in me and I don't know exactly what I'm allergic too. It doesn't seem to be trees or flowers, but it may be some grasses (real hay fever!). Hope yours has ended s well by now. BB> out. I've read some terrific books this summer - the new Robert Crais Lots more fodder for the BOLO list, I'll probably look for the Buchanan's first. The Present Tense part of Martini does sound wierd and probably hard to read as well. You said they should be read in order, do you have a sting? Let's see what have I been reading lately. The latest Laurence Gough, 'Heartbreaker' with his usual assortment of characters and crosslinked plots. Gough comes up with some interesting and incisive comments on society now and again. I especially like the following view of BC politicians: "How else to explain the vast legions of fools and clowns and outright buffoons who, the moment they were elected, suffered severe brain damage through self-inflicted asphyxiation as a consequence of burying their snouts too deeply in the ublic trough?" You don't have to be familiar with BC's recent political history to appreciate the sentiments expressed in that bit, you only need be a taxpayer. I finished Laurie King's 'With Child' and loved it. She really builds the suspence for most of the book. All of her books that I've read have been ood, but I liked this one the best. Probably because she is developing her talents as a writer a little more with each book. I'm just finishing up Sharyn McCrumb's 'If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him...' I kind of run hot & cold on McCrumb. Or cold and luke-warm, maybe. A couple f her books have been pretty good, and a couple have been stinkers (IMNSHO), ut this one is fairly good, if not much of a mystery in the classic sense. She does have a pretty good sense of humor, but not as good as Joan Hess. A number of her books are set in your neck of the South & include historical sub-plots. Part of the story revolves around an historical murder of some notoriety, the Lucy Todhunter case. McCrumb presents a plausable solution to the case. Not sure what I'll grab off the stack next, but I'm overdue for a hit of llis Peters' Brother Cadfael, so that is most likely. I'm sending you netmail re: your trip to France - suffice it to say I'm green with envy you lucky dog!!! Bob 8-{) --- Blue Wave/Max v2.20 * Origin: TechTalk; Calgary, Alberta. V.34+ (1:134/40) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCK00011 Date: 08/14/96 From: ROBERT WHITE Time: 10:51am \/To: DEBBIE SHANKER (Read 3 times) Subj: Carousels -=> Quoting Debbie Shanker to Robert White <=- Hello Debbie, > There is a tourist trap located near Spring Green, Wisconsin > called The House on the Hill. The house was designed and built by a snip > entire carousel with something like 100 animals on it and not one DS> An entire menagerie carousel!! I assume its just a showpiece and DS> doesn't actually run.... I have a carousel meeting tonight and will The carousel runs (as I remember) but you can't ride it. I never would have guessed that there was such a thing as a club devoted to carousels! I've eard of the groups of fanatics who are devoted to rollercoasters, so I guess this is a similar fascination. DS> discussion. I thought Taliasin was out in Arizona or Nevada or such. DS> Didn't realize there was another similar house. I've read a lot about Wright had two studio-homes, one in Arizonia for the winter, and the one in Wisconsin for the summer. Both are still schools of architecture and working studios. DS> it and would love to see it. We have a F L Wright house right here in It's amazing where you find a Wright design now and then. I stumbled on one n the town of McCook, Neb. a few years ago when I was working in that area. He was a visionary and an important influence especially in the way he used new' materials like concrete & glass blocks, plywood, etc. They have an annual event in the Chicago area where a number of FLW's houses are open to the public, and they provide maps and a route to drive past many others. The tour sells out quickly & is a bit pricy, but I may have to make the pilgrimage one of these days. Glad I could add a bit of knowledge about your interest, and I'll look for he brochure to The House on the Hill (I think we saved it) and see if there is any more about the carousel in it. Bob 8-{) --- Blue Wave/Max v2.20 * Origin: TechTalk; Calgary, Alberta. V.34+ (1:134/40) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCK00012 Date: 08/15/96 From: MAUREEN GOLDMAN Time: 08:30am \/To: HELEN FLEISCHER (Read 3 times) Subj: Lists On (14 Aug 96) HELEN FLEISCHER wrote to Patricia Ferrara... HF> Decided to go for a HF> complete change of mood and grabbed an old Barbara Michaels that's HF> been sitting on my to-read shelf for years; The Sea King's Daughter. I picked that one up about six months ago and didn't care for it at all. Found it boring and something of a mishmosh, probably an early effort. ... Just because I have this chainsaw, that doesn't mean I did it ... --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: Point of No Deposit, No Return (1:153/404.11)