--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCP00001 Date: 08/19/96 From: BELLE BIJOU Time: 11:53pm \/To: ROBERT WHITE (Read 3 times) Subj: Summer reading I'd like to say to , Robert White (1:134/40) who said: >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 >listing? Yes, COMPELLING EVIDENCE, PRIME WITNESS, UNDUE INFLUENCE and THE JUDGE. He also wrote another book called THE SIMEON CHAMBER that I believe was his first, although I haven't read it and don't know if it features the same character. I don't think it's really necessary to read his books in order, and I also think that with the last two he has really taken a leap. The others were good in spite of the strange style, but the last two were terrific. My husband read UNDUE INFLUENCE and he had not read any of the others, and really liked it. >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 >public >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'm always bewildered by the "fools and clowns and outright buffoons" who VOTE for some of these bozos! >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 >good, >but I liked this one the best. Probably because she is developing her >talents >as a writer a little more with each book. I'll have to check this out. I did read one of hers (and earlier one, I'm sure) and liked it, but not enough to run out and look for more. But, if like Martini, she is really improving I'll give her another chance ;) I think I mentioned the Thomas Perry book - VANISHING ACT - that I enjoyed so much. I've now read his second book featuring Jane Whitefield, his native American "guide," and it was quite good. Didn't have quite the impact the first one did, but I suspect it's because the character is no longer a novelty - although still interesting. Also, this past weekend while in the throes of insomnia (a chronic problem), I read all 450 pages of MOTION TO SUPPRESS by Perri O'Shaughnessy. It must have been good, 'cuz I just kept on turnin' those pages. The authors are actually sisters (Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy), and I was occasionally conscious (well, maybe conscious is not the word I want) of two different writers - but on the whole it was a good read. Set in Lake Tahoe, which I visited only once for a weekend, but found to be a lovely and strange place. >I'm sending you netmail re: your trip to France - suffice it to say I'm >green >with envy you lucky dog!!! I got it - ooh la la! I'll be sure to have a memorial aperitif for you ;) Belle --- msged 2.05 * Origin: 1:109/253 Dinah's Scrabblemania (1:109/253) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCQ00000 Date: 08/19/96 From: SHELLEY GINGRICH Time: 08:40am \/To: DELORES E ROWE (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: J.A. Jance DER> Shelley! I'm a mother...ergo, I have patience! By "here", d DER> mean Wenatchee? I had no idea that such things occurred here! You;d be surprised at what happens in Wenatchee. Good things, even! Everything I need to know I read in the Kiosk. (or the safety valve) I read the Kiosk thoroughly - as a Mom and a camp Fire leader I'm always on the lookout for activities for kids. --- TriToss (tm) Professional 10.0 - #189 * Origin: TMK BBS - 509.886.7607 - mystique@nwinternet.com (1:344/115.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCQ00001 Date: 08/19/96 From: DELORES E ROWE Time: 07:08pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Grimes and the Pub to -=> On 08-17-96 13:04, Fred Runk said something about Grimes and the Pub tour to der....... Hello Fred.... FR> "Oh, to be in England FR> Now that April's there FR> And whoever wakes in England FR> Sees, some morning, unaware, FR> That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf FR> Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, FR> While the chaffinch sings on the orchaard bough FR> In England--now! FR> - Browning - Ah, indeed, England is beautiful in the spring....but only if it doesn't rain everyday, or if the fog isn't so thick that you can't see a hand in fron t of your face! DER> About ten miles from there is Guildford...the highstreet is paved with DER> cobblestones laid by the Romans, there are the ruins of St. Catherines DER> Abbey, which Henry VIII burned during his great snit, the Cathedral, a DER> really nice little pub just down the hill from St Catherines, where DER> the Pilgrims actually stayed on their journey to the Mayflower... FR> Works for me.... Good! Actually I worked across the street from St. Catherines Abbey, and the building I worked in was an Inn at that time.(Mayflower). It was protected by the National Trust so could not be modernized with a great deal of paperwork! It still had the original muck and plaster walls (whitewashed many times) and the original leaded light windows. Man, what a pain they were to clean! The floors were so old, they actually undulated! I worked upstairs, and was always somewhat afraid that we were going to get to the ground floor a lot quicker than we got up stairs! I did not have the same appreciation for things ancient in my youth, as I do now. I didn't realize quite how unique my surrounding were. DER> How long do we have for this "fact finding" tour? FR> How long is your imagination? A lot longer than the numbers in my check book!! DER> Get your passports ready!! FR> Ready! How many are going on this trip, anyhow? der ... Come on... Lead me into temptation... I'm really BORED! ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- TriToss (tm) Professional 10.0 - #189 * Origin: TMK BBS - 509.886.7607 - mystique@nwinternet.com (1:344/115.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCQ00002 Date: 08/19/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 06:37pm \/To: REBEKAH DICKERSON (Read 3 times) Subj: Good Author -=>While in the White Hart, Rebekah Dickerson explained to All that<=- RD> I have'nt been on this conf. long and I was just wondering if RD> anybody knows any good authors.I like stuff written by Agatha Christie RD> and Sherlock Holmes books,but I'm running out of stuff to read.I would RD> really appreciate any suggestions. Heh, you've just opened the floodgates. Stand back or you will be buried in responses with lists. How about: PD James, Martha Grimes, Elizabeth George, Ellis Peters, John Straley, Colin Dexter, Mah Sjowall and Per Wahloo, Anne Perry, Dashiell Hammett, Ngaio Marsh, William Bayler, and Arthur Upfield, among others. I'm sure you will get a "few" more suggestions. Happy reading... Email: fred.runk@mbhbbs.playcom.com ... Take my advice, I don't use it anyway. ___ 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: DCQ00003 Date: 08/15/96 From: ROBERT WHITE Time: 04:15pm \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Monstrous Regiment of Women -=> Quoting Suzze Tiernan to Robert White <=- -=> Quoting Robert White to dorothy reynolds <=- RW> bit as good with this series. I've heard mixed reviews on the sequel to RW> beekeeper, and I haven't gotten it from the library yet to see for ST> I am reading it right now and find it slow going. Too much women's ST> rights and religion and not enough mystery so far. It is starting to Hi Suzze, Thanks for the info on 'Monstrous regime...', your's is the first specifics that I've gotten about the book and why folks haven't liked it as well. So many others on my stack and BOLO list, guess I'll put that one quite far own. It's too bad, 'cause like you I liked 'Beekeeper' and I love her Kate Martinelli series. By chance do you remember Suzanne Williamson who used to be a regular here a year or so ago? We have developed a strong friendship through email and she her husband are coming for a visit over Labor Day. Bob 8-{) --- Blue Wave/Max v2.20 * Origin: TechTalk; Calgary, Alberta. V.34+ (1:134/40) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCQ00004 Date: 08/19/96 From: RUSS JERNIGAN Time: 07:57pm \/To: REBEKAH DICKERSON (Read 3 times) Subj: Good Author Hi, Bec! RD> I have'nt been on this conf. long and I was just wondering if anybody RD>knows any good authors.I like stuff written by Agatha Christie RD>and Sherlock Holmes books,but I'm running out of stuff to read.I would RD>really appreciate any suggestions. Try Dorothy Sayers: _Murder Must Advertise_ might be a good place to start. Best, RussJ * SLMR 2.1a * Nothing's so hard, but search will find it out -herrick --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.11 * Origin: Rams' Island BBS (1:104/333.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCQ00005 Date: 08/19/96 From: RUSS JERNIGAN Time: 07:58pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 3 times) Subj: used books Hi! FR> JM> And here's another new wrinkle that has cropped up -- a FR> JM> couple of the major used bookstores in town don't take FR> JM> mystery hardcovers in trade anymore. Zilch. Nada. So if FR> JM> the book is out of print, and you want the hardcover, you FR> JM> shop somewhere else or do without. FR> JM> FR> JM> Why they don't take them, I don't know. Do mystery fans FR> JM> buy fewer used hardcovers than other used book buyers? FR>I find that is true for all sorts of hardback fiction, not just mysteries. FR>The usedbook stores now will take only out-of-print or old hb, or new ones FR>if the pb versions haven't come out yet. Once the pb version appears on FR>the stands, the stores here won't take the hb versions. This doesn't seem to be true in Boulder County, Colorado. "New" HBs are moving briskly in the used BS I go to. Best, RussJ * SLMR 2.1a * Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise -cowley --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.11 * Origin: Rams' Island BBS (1:104/333.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCQ00006 Date: 08/19/96 From: RUSS JERNIGAN Time: 08:00pm \/To: DELORES E ROWE (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: J.A. Jance Hi, Delores! SG>DER> SG> noticed you haven't read J.A. Jance. You really must put her SG>DER> SG> To Read list. Not only are they fun to read with an enjoyabl SG>DER> SG> but the series is set mostly in seattle. I get a kick out of SG>DER> SG> about sights and places I am familiar with. You might,too. SG>DER> SG>DER> Could you post a couple of titles for me, preferrably the first two SG>DER> I can begin at the beginning? SG>I'll be happy to. My mother-in-law has a list of all the books in SG>order. If you can give me a day or two I'll get the whole list to you. SG>I can't wait to see how you like Jance. BTW - She used to come to SG>Cover to Cover to do book signings with every new book. It was fun SG>visiting with her. There you go! And I didn't even have to stir from my chair. BTW, I haven't been able to (as yet) find any of the older ones. Best, RussJ * SLMR 2.1a * I wouldn't even judge ELVIS by his groupies -kk --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.11 * Origin: Rams' Island BBS (1:104/333.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCQ00007 Date: 08/19/96 From: ROBERT WHITE Time: 05:55pm \/To: DEBBIE SHANKER (Read 3 times) Subj: Carousels 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 DS> We did some research at the library today and I found some tidbits on DS> the Roch. FL Wright house. Its a beautiful house..found some great DS> pictures of it. I'm fascinated by his houses..not sure I could live in That is one thing about FLW houses, some of them were not that nice to live in, although they were interesting and original designs. Apparently he designed one house and didn't put a doorway between the kitchen and dining room. You had to go down a hallway, through th living room and then into the dining room, not convenient at all! > brochure to The House on the Hill (I think we saved it) and see if > there is any more about the carousel in it. DS> That would be great. A few in the group actually spend their DS> vacations going from park to park to see all of the well known ones. The actual name of the place is 'The House on the Rock' and it was designed and owned by Alex Jordan. I couldn't find a brochure on the place, only a little map of the layout. It only mentions the carousel as being the world's largest. Any way it's in Spring Green, Wisconsin so if you should happen to be out in the midwest, it may be worth your time to seek it out. Back on topic a wee bit: I'm reading an Edna Buchanan book 'Suitable for Framing'. It is set in Miami, one of my least favorite spots on earth; and Buchanan does nothing to endear it to me or I would think anyone else. The book is a good read, with great characters and a good quick pace to it. I think Buchanan is about to become a favorite author. Bob 8-{) --- Blue Wave/Max v2.20 * Origin: TechTalk; Calgary, Alberta. V.34+ (1:134/40) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCQ00008 Date: 08/19/96 From: ROBERT WHITE Time: 06:05pm \/To: BELLE BIJOU (Read 3 times) Subj: Child abuse.... -=> Quoting Belle Bijou to Robert White <=- DM> used to be. It is simply more likely to be discovered. BB> I'm afraid that it really is possible that there is more child abuse BB> murderous (I can confess that HERE, can't I?) and I'd like to drag BB> them off to see some abandoned crack babies. Hello Belle, You are probably right about the neglect side of child abuse, I was thinking more of the sex abuse side of it. Calgary and most of Canada is still relatively untouched by the drug abuse that is all too common in many parts f the US. We are a long way from being without drug and drug related crime and social problems, but it is no wheres near as prevalent. I'm about half way throught Edna Buchanan's 'Suitable for Framing' and it is great. You were certainly right thinking that I would like her and the Florida setting. She certainly does nothing to enhance the appeal of Miami though. The local C of C would probably just as soon lynch her! Bob 8-{) --- Blue Wave/Max v2.20 * Origin: TechTalk; Calgary, Alberta. V.34+ (1:134/40)