--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDE00004 Date: 09/09/96 From: PATRICIA FERRARA Time: 06:54pm \/To: ROBERT WHITE (Read 3 times) Subj: Edna Buchanan -=> Quoting Robert White to Patricia Ferrara <=- RW> If you like terse, action filled stories, and a fair bit of violence RW> you'll probably like Buchanan. The violence isn't very graphic, but the This one's definitely fast-paced, and so far I'm really enjoying it. RW> I tend to read mainly the hard-boiled variety of mysteries, and RW> balance them with the lighter ones on occasion. I like the Clare Malloy RW> series, but for some reason I haven't gotten as hooked by the Maggody RW> series. That happens to me with other authors like Julie Smith. I RW> really like the ones set in San Francisco with Rebecca Schwartz, but RW> one of her other series that is set in New Orleans I like, but not RW> nearly as well. I can appreciate that. As I said, I like both of Hess' series and wouldn't pass up anything she writes, but I do much prefer the Claire Malloy series to the Maggody series. I haven't tried any of Julie Smith's books set in SF. I've read one (or maybe two?) of her Skip Langdon series but found them less than appealing. I've been attributing it to the fact that I'm from the New Orleans area and don't think they capture the area as I know it. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for one of the Rebecca Schwartz books and see if I like those. 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: DDF00000 Date: 09/10/96 From: HELEN FLEISCHER Time: 09:02am \/To: PATRICIA FERRARA (Read 3 times) Subj: Living Forever Hi Patsy, PF> What are the BART and MUNI? I thought her books were set PF> in New Orleans, or am I confusing her name with another PF> author's? Sourdough Wars is set in San Francisco. Same author, but a whole separate series from her New Orleans stuff. BART is Bay Area Rapid Transit; a subway. MUNI is a tram line that also runs underground, just above the BART for the stops along Market she mentions in the book. It's older, but cheaper and runs more frequently than the BART which primarily serves the suburbs. PF> I'm not shopping yet, I'm "crafting". I'm trying to use some PF> of the materials that are readily available to me, buying as PF> little as possible. So far, I've only spent $1.25 and that PF> was for a little container of paint. I'm not very far into the PF> project but, even so, the results so far are encouraging. Ah, MUCH better. Do you get the Crafting Echo? PF> I enjoyed it. Now I'm working on on Suitable For Framing PF> by Edna Buchanon. It's pretty fast-paced and whenever I'm PF> at home doing something besides reading, I keep finding PF> myself being drawn back to the book. I love it when a book PF> goes beyond holding my interest! Haven't read Edna Buchanon. The talk here makes her sound a bit too violent for my tastes. My current read is _Now Let's Talk of Graves_ by Sara Shankman. It's set in New Orleans and a pretty good read. Don't know if she captures the setting well or not, though. ... Contentment is not getting what you want but realizing what you have. * 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: DDF00001 Date: 09/08/96 From: MYRL PARDEE Time: 09:55am \/To: JAN MURPHY (Read 3 times) Subj: RE: LIVING FOREVER At last, I find readers who read as I do, enjoying the plot, the characters, and the occasional flaws that indicate the author did NOT adequately research the background. I'm sorry I missed the BART/Muni slip-up. As an out-of-towner, (it's been 40+ years since I lived in the Bay Area), I usually only ride BART. I guess it is time to re-read the "Sour-dough Wars". She is a very entertaining writer, and I often reread her books. My favorite is the one based on the Monterey Aquarium. I read it first, then went to view. It was a great introduction. Cheers! And thanks for your analysis. Myrl --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: 24th Street Exchange * A BBS Since 1983 * 916.448.2483 (1:203/52) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDF00002 Date: 09/10/96 From: PATRICIA FERRARA Time: 08:07pm \/To: HELEN FLEISCHER (Read 3 times) Subj: Sourdough Wars -=> Quoting HELEN FLEISCHER to Patricia Ferrara <=- HF> Sourdough Wars is set in San Francisco. Same author, but a whole HF> separate series from her New Orleans stuff. BART is Bay Area Rapid HF> Transit; a subway. MUNI is a tram line that also runs underground, HF> just above the BART for the stops along Market she mentions in the HF> book. It's older, but cheaper and runs more frequently than the BART HF> which primarily serves the suburbs. She can fool me with no problem when it comes to subways. The only thing that runs underground in the New Orleans area is water, water, and more water. Which is one of the reasons that our historic cemetaries buried above- ground. HF> Ah, MUCH better. Do you get the Crafting Echo? No, I'm usually not into crafts, but only because they seem to be so costly to get into. Maybe I'll check out that echo though. HF> Haven't read Edna Buchanon. The talk here makes her sound a bit too HF> violent for my tastes. My current read is _Now Let's Talk of Graves_ HF> by Sara Shankman. It's set in New Orleans and a pretty good read. HF> Don't know if she captures the setting well or not, though. I've seen that author's name many times, but never tried any of her books. Are all of Sara Shankman's books set in N.O.? 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: DDF00003 Date: 09/10/96 From: DOROTHY REYNOLDS Time: 09:28am \/To: ** ALL ** (Read 3 times) Subj: Bad penny returns Hello everyone, Just to let you know I'm back on line after my modem died. Finally got a new one installed. Am sure I've missed a lot of messages so if anyone has left one and I didn't answer, you know why. Have been doing a lot of mystery reading (but of course), and will be discussing some with you here very soon. Got lots of goodies to share with you, but not today. Am up to my eyeballs catching up with things here. My best to everyone and keep reading those mysteries. Have a new EMail address in case anyone wants to leave a message there. Bears@tnl-online.com Sincerely, Dorothy Reynolds ... The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- DBSMail V2.00g [F633BFFC] * Origin: tnl-online.com -=- san diego, ca -=- (1:202/711) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDF00004 Date: 09/11/96 From: BELLE BIJOU Time: 12:06am \/To: JIM MAGILL (Read 3 times) Subj: TV Mysteries I'd like to say to , Jim Magill (1:2613/608) who said: -> 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. She wrote two fantastic books after the Anna Lee series with a main character unlike ANY in mystery fiction - an East End female wrestler with an attitude that won't quit. Speaking of the A&E mysteries - have you seen the newest series, "Silent Witness"? A bit reminiscent of Patricia Cornwall with the female pathologist, but much better, IMHO. Although the one tonight was allllllmost too gritty for me, and I have a very high tolerance for grit. --- msged 2.05 * Origin: 1:109/253 Dinah's Scrabblemania (1:109/253) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDF00005 Date: 09/08/96 From: JAN MURPHY Time: 02:52pm \/To: HELEN FLEISCHER (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Living Forever > JM> > there might be a good reason for the characters to > JM> > have taken the BART > JM> > for that trip, but I can't think of one. > > JM> Did they sit or stand for the ride? Maybe they wanted > JM> a padded seat. > > It didn't say, but that's a possibility, I guess, even for > 2 stops. ;) > It was a good book, but that tidbit struck me as odd. My husband pointed out another Really Obvious Reason -- BART used to have a cheaper minimum fare than MUNI (85 cents for BART vs a dollar for MUNI). There are people who would cheerfully take the longer trip down the escalator to BART and wait longer for a train just to save fifteen cents. On the other hand, I suspect that the real reason is just that the author was more familiar with BART than Muni Metro, and put in the BART ride because that's what she knew. --- 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: DDG00000 Date: 09/10/96 From: JAMES MCNEILL Time: 08:25pm \/To: MYRL PARDEE (Read 3 times) Subj: RE: LIVING FOREVER MP> At last, I find readers who read as I do, enjoying the plot, the MP> characters, and the occasional flaws that indicate the author did NOT MP> adequately research the background. I'm sorry I missed the BART/Muni Forgive me for intruding with my two cents worth. I once read a novel, both author and title now forgotten, where the hero carried "a Browning automatic." No problem. Somewhere around page 50, our hero commenced to reload, and "swung the cylinder out..." I didn't get to the end of the sentance before it hit me that a Browning has no cylinder. The illusion that had been so carefully built burst like a soap bubble. I tried to keep going, but disbelief set in too deep. A few chapters later, I tossed it in the trash. Too bad. Other than that one mistake, it might have been a decent book. * OLX 2.2 * james.mcneill@privy.com --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: The Privy Ledged BBS, Kearns, Utah (801) 966-6270 (1:311/5.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDG00001 Date: 09/11/96 From: HELEN FLEISCHER Time: 06:06pm \/To: PATRICIA FERRARA (Read 3 times) Subj: Sourdough Wars PF> She can fool me with no problem when it comes to subways. PF> The only thing that runs underground in the New Orleans PF> area is water, water, and more water. Which is one of PF> the reasons that our historic cemetaries buried above- PF> ground. Speaking of which, there's a picture of just such a cemetary on the cover of _Now Let's Talk Of Graves_. Trouble is the decoration on the side of the tomb looks like a urinal to me; kept cracking me up every time I looked at it. HF> Ah, MUCH better. Do you get the Crafting Echo? PF> No, I'm usually not into crafts, but only because they seem PF> to be so costly to get into. Maybe I'll check out that echo PF> though. Well there are a few crafts that don't require expensive tools and supplies, but it's all too easy to spend a fortune on most of them. PF> I've seen that author's name many times, but never tried PF> any of her books. Are all of Sara Shankman's books set PF> in N.O.? Nope. As far as I can tell, only this one. The sleuth is from Atlanta and that's home base for the stories, even though she does travel a bit. ... Allen's Axiom: "When all else fails, read the instructions." * 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: DDG00002 Date: 09/10/96 From: MYRL PARDEE Time: 05:39pm \/To: JAN MURPHY (Read 3 times) Subj: RE: KEVIN ROBINSON Very interesting, Jan Murphy, and although it is off-topic, would you provide a reference for "The Great Vowel Shift"...I recall having heard of it, but don't know where I can find out more about it. Linguistically yours, Myrl.Pardee@24stex.com. Thank you. --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: 24th Street Exchange * A BBS Since 1983 * 916.448.2483 (1:203/52)