--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDC00008 Date: 09/07/96 From: BELLE BIJOU Time: 06:05pm \/To: JIM MAGILL (Read 3 times) Subj: Isaacs I'd like to say to , Jim Magill (1:2613/608) who said: > A recent newspaper article talked about a mystery writer name >Isaacs. i guess she's been writing for quite a while. Anyone have >comments about her work?? Thanks. >Jim Susan Isaacs is not really a mystery writer, although there are mysteries in some of her books. I think her best was the first - COMPROMISING POSITIONS - about the murder of a philandering dentist. It was also very funny. --- msged 2.05 * Origin: 1:109/253 Dinah's Scrabblemania (1:109/253) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDD00000 Date: 09/07/96 From: SHARON SKELLY Time: 12:34am \/To: ROBERT WHITE (Read 3 times) Subj: HIAASEN VS DISNEY > SS> as well, however. I read somewhere that Disney sued Hiaasen after > SS> _Native Tongue_. Never heard how it came out, however. RW>Sounds like the kind of petty thing that Disney would do. I'm sure old alt >is spinning a record speed in his grave. I heard that Hiaasen was being sued >by the bass fishing association because of his book that sideswiped the >'sport' >of professional bass fishing, I think the book was called 'Double Wammy'. Yep. That's the one. I thought it a riot. Skelly was on a business trip to North Carolina years ago & there was a bass tournament going on in the area. A lot of the fishermen were staying at the same hotel. He talked to a few of them & says that Hiaasen captured the mentality perfectly. RW>Disney & the Pro bass fishermen must be pretty insecure about themselves f >they have to sue a relatively unknown to the mass audience writer like >Hiaasen. Indeed. OTOH, suing is the national sport here. When someone reacts like that, it makes me wonder if the writer didn't hit a little too close to the truth. Gotta get 'Stormy Weather.' I need a good laugh. Best regards, Sharon * QMPro 1.53 * Jose Cuervo is more than a friend; he's my therapist. --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: CanCom TBBS - Canton, OH (1:157/629) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDD00001 Date: 09/07/96 From: SHARON SKELLY Time: 12:39am \/To: ROBERT WHITE (Read 3 times) Subj: WALTER MOSLEY RW> RW>You should make time for Mosley, his Easy Rawlins books are great. hey >real RW> SS> I'm glad you liked the film, too, I thought it was pretty > SS> good, too. It was one of those rare instances where Hollywood didn't > SS> totally destroy the book & kept the essence of the character intact, RW>Mosley was an associate producer on the film so that may explain why the >movie was so true to the books. Even when the writer does the screen play >and has a hand in the production it does guarantee any degree of veracity >to the original book, but now and again... Yep. Goes back to the old saw about even a stopped clock is right twice a day. I'm wondering what they'd do to Janet Evanovich's books if they made a film of them. They could be really funny if handled right but that would be a crapshoot. When they made "V.I. Warshawski", I thought that Kathleen Turner was perfect for the title role but they really trashed the series. Best regards, Sharon * QMPro 1.53 * I stress quality but I settle for quality stress. --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: CanCom TBBS - Canton, OH (1:157/629) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDD00002 Date: 09/07/96 From: JAN MURPHY Time: 12:18am \/To: ROBERT WHITE (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Kevin Robinson > Kevin is a founding member and secrectary of Hephaistos > Foundation. BTW it is > pronounced with the H silent, a long E, phase with a long > A, tos like toes. > Phonetically it would be Ephasetoes I'd guess. My Webster's gives it as [hi fes t(schwa)s] with i as in _is_ and e as in _ten_; schwa is the vowel spelled with an a at the end of the word _sofa_. In English, we stick the accent on the second syllable. In Greek, the initial H was certainly sounded, since the name has a rough breathing mark at the beginning. If you want to pronounce it in ancient Greek style, you'd be better off saying hay (as in 'hay is for horses') phice (rhymes with _ice_) toss (as in throw a ball). The accent is on the first syllable. On the other hand, if you want people to understand what the heck you are saying, it's usually better to stick to the standard English pronunciation. In general, it is better to avoid saying that so and so is pronounced like the English long vowel [fill in the blank] -- ever since the Great Vowel Shift, the English long vowels have moved far away from their orthography. Also, note that English plurals, while spelled with a letter _s_, are not spoken with the sound _s_, but with a voiced _z_ sound. (Contrast the snake's hiss with the bees' buzz.) Sorry to be nitpicky, but I can't see the point of guessing when people have labored for years to put these things down in reference books where they can be looked up. [People who are persnickety about the exact quality and location of the real Greek vowels are free to consult Allen's _Vox Graeca_, Stanford's _The Sound of Greek_ and all the papers following these two works wherein the dicussion has been carried out.] End of rant -- we now return you to your regularly scheduled echo topic. --- Opus-CBCS 1.73a * Origin: Sci-Fido II, World's Oldest SF BBS, Berkeley, CA (1:161/84.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDD00003 Date: 09/07/96 From: STEVEN HORN Time: 11:45pm \/To: DEBBIE SHANKER (Read 3 times) Subj: Sharyn McCrumb's Split Personality Debbie Shanker (1:2613/321.1) wrote to Steven Horn at 16:47 on 03 Sep 1996: DS> Be patient. I thought "The Hangman's beautiful Daughter" was the DS> best of the Ballad series. It gives Nora Bonesteel a good DS> introduction and that thread continues quite well in the lastest of DS> the series, DS> "The Rosewood Casket". The newest is not being called a DS> mystery...it's more of a mainstream story with a bit of mysterious DS> stuff thrown in. I bought the hardcover the first time I spotted it DS> at the bookstore and read it in two sittings! The "ghostly" aspect DS> was pretty easy to figure out; it was the WHY that was intriguing. DS> An excellent addition to a wonderful group of stories and DS> characters. (Needless to say, Nora is my favorite in the continuing DS> cast of characters!) I had the opportunity to buy a copy of The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter while I was "outside" in Victoria, B.C. but passed because I had it on order here. I may kick myself.:-( I'm not surprised that "The Rosewood Casket" is no longer being called a mystery. Even "She Walks These Hills" is not really a mystery novel. DS> On the other hand, I can't seem to warm up to the MacPherson DS> books. I've tried a few of them, but can't seem to even get half DS> way in before giving up. I have no trouble reading them but note that there's not much to any of them. The characters aren't particularly interesting. Take care, Steven Horn Moderator CAN_SYSLAW E-mail shorn@yknet.yk.ca _or_ shorn@web.net --- timEd/386 1.10+ * Origin: Yukon Mail, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada (1:3409/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDD00004 Date: 09/06/96 From: RUSS JERNIGAN Time: 12:11pm \/To: ALL (Read 3 times) Subj: Kevin Robinson Hi! RW>Kevin apparently does not have a FIDO feed currently. You can contact him RW>at: RW> Kevin Robinson RW> PO Box 3685 RW> Lawrence, KS 66046 RW> (913) 841-6049 Fax: (913) 841-6528 RW> OR kevinr@clubmet.metrobbs.com RW>Kevin is a founding member and secrectary of Hephaistos Foundation. BTW it i RW>pronounced with the H silent, a long E, phase with a long A, tos like oes. RW>Phonetically it would be Ephasetoes I'd guess. RW>Hephaistos Foundation is a non-profit corp. dedicated to building an arts RW>training center in the Rockies where promising students in all areas of e RW>The foundations address: The Hephaistos Foundation RW> 230 South Lark Ave. RW> Louisville, CO 80027 Actually, if you send anything to this address, it just gets forwarded to Kevin anyhow. How do I know? It's my house. The Hephaistos Foundation needs a Colorado address, since that will be its ultimate location. In any case, it's easier to send it directly to the Foundation, care of Kevin. RussJ * SLMR 2.1a * But if we save a whale, whose bathtub we gonna put it in? --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.11 * Origin: Rams' Island BBS (1:104/333.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDE00000 Date: 09/09/96 From: SUSAN BULLA Time: 06:59am \/To: ALL (Read 3 times) Subj: Read-a-thon Tried to put my eyes out this weekend by reading non-stop (what a way to go!). Read two J.A. Jance's (J.P. Beaumont series) and started a third (Joanna Brady series) and read Laurie King's "To Play The Fool," the second of the Kate Martinelli series. "The Beekeeper's Apprentice" awaits. * JABBER v1.2 * I let my mind wander, and it didn't come back. --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: * DataBoard BBS * Crowley, TX * (817)297-6222 * (1:130/916) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDE00001 Date: 09/09/96 From: JIM MAGILL Time: 12:13pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 3 times) Subj: TV Mysteries -> I have read the three CS Lewis works, and I never saw them as mystery -> and SF. Didn't see much really of the classic mystery in them. What -> specifically do you see as being part mystery? Hi, Fred: You're right. Not mysteries, but mysterious. I got the two mixed up. I consdidered them sci-fi because there were scientists involved and unusual creatures on another planet. regards Jim --- PCBoard (R) v15.22 (OS/2) 10 * Origin: T.O.I.L. BBS (315) 331-1556/5878 Newark,NY,USA (1:2613/608) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDE00002 Date: 09/09/96 From: JIM MAGILL Time: 12:17pm \/To: BELLE BIJOU (Read 3 times) Subj: TV Mysteries -> Anna Lee series - which are based on Liza Cody's books. Hi, Belle Bijou: thanks for mentioning Liza Cody. I wasn't aware or had forgotten that the series was based on her books and will look them up. Regards Jim --- PCBoard (R) v15.22 (OS/2) 10 * Origin: T.O.I.L. BBS (315) 331-1556/5878 Newark,NY,USA (1:2613/608) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDE00003 Date: 09/09/96 From: PATRICIA FERRARA Time: 06:41pm \/To: HELEN FLEISCHER (Read 3 times) Subj: Living Forever -=> Quoting HELEN FLEISCHER to Patricia Ferrara <=- HF> Well, at least long enough to finish my to-read shelf and re-read my HF> Wentworths and Upfields, huh? Okay, works for me. HF> Sure did. Also finished Julie Smith's _The Sourdough Wars_, and have HF> nearly finished _Frost At Christmas_. Only nitpick with the Julie HF> Smith is the 2 stop ride on the BART when the MUNI runs more HF> frequently, would have been cheaper, and is one level of escalators HF> less to ride. I suppose there might be a good reason for the HF> characters to have taken the BART for that trip, but I can't think of HF> one. What are the BART and MUNI? I thought her books were set in New Orleans, or am I confusing her name with another author's? HF> Good luck with the Christmas planning. It's a sensible approach, HF> though some folk end up buying twice as much when they start shopping HF> early. I'm not shopping yet, I'm "crafting". I'm trying to use some of the materials that are readily available to me, buying as little as possible. So far, I've only spent $1.25 and that was for a little container of paint. I'm not very far into the project but, even so, the results so far are encouraging. HF> That's often the case with dilemmas. ;) I have yet to regret reading HF> any of her books, even the ones that just aren't quite as good as the HF> rest. Hope you do get surprised with The Terrible Tide. Haven't read HF> that one yet, so don't give anything away! I enjoyed it. Now I'm working on on Suitable For Framing by Edna Buchanon. It's pretty fast-paced and whenever I'm at home doing something besides reading, I keep finding myself being drawn back to the book. I love it when a book goes beyond holding my interest! Patsy --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Orion's Sword | Bush, LA | (504) 867-9701 | V.* (1:3828/1)