--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDN00001 Date: 09/17/96 From: BELLE BIJOU Time: 11:14pm \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Isaacs I'd like to say to , Suzze Tiernan (1:2410/278) who said: -=> Quoting Belle Bijou to Jim Magill <=- BB> 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 BB> Susan Isaacs is not really a mystery writer, although there are BB> mysteries in some of her books. I think her best was the first - BB> COMPROMISING POSITIONS - about the murder of a philandering dentist. BB> It was also very funny. >Ah! There we go! I knew I knew the name. I read that book, it was very >funny. Yes it was, unfortunately the movie was a disappointment. Raul Julia and Susan Sarandan - two terrific actors - were totally miscast. All that snappy dialogue fell verrrry flat. --- msged 2.05 * Origin: 1:109/253 Dinah's Scrabblemania (1:109/253) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDN00002 Date: 09/19/96 From: MAUREEN GOLDMAN Time: 09:02am \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 3 times) Subj: Birthday On (17 Sep 96) Fred Runk wrote to Maureen Goldman... FR> 1891, Agatha Christie was born in Torquay, Devon. If Sir Arthur Conan FR> Doyle is the father of the mystery story, then Dame Agatha FR> Christie has to be the mother. MG> There is a reason that the Edgar is not called the Conan. FR> Yes, I know--Edgar wrote the first ones, but Doyle I think popularized FR> the genre much more than EAP and consequently was much more FR> responsible for its growth. It does make for an interesting argument FR> though, doesn't it? FR> As far as that goes, what about the Wilkie? Mysteries have been around since long before either writer (I guess that should have been the Arthur, rather than the Conan). It seems to me that Poe was supposed to have written the first detective story using a pro. Or something. But, sure, the ongoing Holmes stories in newspapers did wonders for the genre. Don't know the date for THE MOONSTONE; it's on my shelves somewhere, dauntingly thick. ... Why cats have fur: they'd look real stupid in windbreakers. --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: Point of No Deposit, No Return (1:153/404.11) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDN00003 Date: 09/17/96 From: DOROTHY REYNOLDS Time: 05:56pm \/To: SAM WARING (Read 3 times) Subj: W.E.B. Griffin Hello Sam: Long time no talk. Since you work in a book store and are very knowledgeable, maybe you can answer a question for me. The other day, a bunch of donated books came into our building library. Among them were 2 Badge of Honor series. We already have a few of this series, written by Griffin. However, the two in question were written by John Kevin Dugan. The copyright on them were previous to Griffin's. In all other aspects, they bore the same covers, etc. Are these two authors one and the same? This is a mystery to me within itself (G). I wondered if maybe Dugan may have passed away and Griffin took over. Didn't find mention of this anywhere. Just curious. Now to get on topic. Have you read any of James Patterson's books? I picked up one titled Kiss the Girls. Wow! Can't put it down. His style is much different than any author I've ever read. Keeps his chapters to about 2 and half pages, the writing snappy and keeps you on the edge of your seat. One of those books that makes the hair stand up, but you can't help turning the pages. First time to read him for me, but will be looking for others by him. Guess my grandson never did get into your store. He's very busy these days, working and playing guitar with his band. I understand he's doing well with it too. Last message I got from him, they have several Gigs lined up to play in the night clubs around Austin. Well, gotta go. Would appreciate any feed back re: Dugan/Griffin. Thanks, Dorothy Reynolds ... Some days the only good things on TV are the lamp and the clock. ___ 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: DDN00004 Date: 09/17/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 11:30pm \/To: MAUREEN GOLDMAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Birthday -=>While in the White Hart, Maureen Goldman explained to Fred Runk that<=- FR> ... On this day, September 15, in the year-- FR> 1891, Agatha Christie was born in Torquay, Devon. If Sir Arthur Conan FR> Doyle is the father of the mystery story, then Dame Agatha FR> Christie has to be the mother. MG> There is a reason that the Edgar is not called the Conan. Yes, I know--Edgar wrote the first ones, but Doyle I think popularized the genre much more than EAP and consequently was much more responsible for its growth. It does make for an interesting argument though, doesn't it? As far as that goes, what about the Wilkie? Email: fred.runk@mbhbbs.playcom.com ... When the Gods want to punish us, they give us what we want. ___ 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: DDN00005 Date: 09/19/96 From: DAVID CHESSLER Time: 01:26am \/To: JAMES MCNEILL (Read 3 times) Subj: LIVING FOREVER On 16 Sep 96, 07:51pm, James Mcneill wrote to David Chessler on the subject of "LIVING FOREVER": DC>> No, it's a matter of forgetting whether you had a pony car or a DC>> pony. For someone who doesn't know or care much about firearms, DC>> it's an easy mistake to make, whether the character had a DC>> revolver or an automatic, 100 pages back. (Usually the plot DC>> doesn't hinge on the detail.) Thus, I think Christie did make the DC>> mistake in the first of the Tommy and Tuppence novels (N or M?), DC>> back at the beginning of her career, and later had Adriane Oliver DC>> complain of people who notice things like that. > It's hard not to notice that the hero is suddenly putting a saddle > on the Mustang that he was driving just a few chapters before. > If I didn't notice, then I must be asleep. Either way, they lost the > reader, something no writer should do. (8-} The question is whether the detail is significant (and guns are very significant to some people, even if they are only minor elements of the plot). However, often there are serious mistakes because the book was extensively rewritten and something was missed. I've seen authors admit to calling characters by the wrong name in the early printings of some novels (back before word-processors with an S&R function). -- ___ __ david.chessler@mix.cpcug.org david.chessler@neteast.com d_)--/d chessler@capaccess.org chessler@trinitydc.edu ... E-mail: ->132 1:109/1111 david.chessler@mix.cpcug.org * Evaluation copy of Silver Xpress. Day # 0 * Silver Xpress V4.3 --- Synchronet+SBBSecho v1.23 * Origin: << Crystal Aerie >> (703) 415-0134 (1:109/1111) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDP00000 Date: 09/19/96 From: IRV KOCH Time: 09:00pm \/To: MAUREEN GOLDMAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Birthday MG> On (15 Sep 96) Fred Runk wrote to All... FR> ... On this day, September 15, in the year-- FR> 1891, Agatha Christie was born in Torquay, Devon. FR> If Sir Arthur Conan FR> Doyle is the father of the mystery story, then Dame Agatha FR> Christie has to be the mother. MG> There is a reason that the Edgar is not called the Conan. There is, tho, I think, an Agatha Award ... given by the Malice Domestic Conferance/Groups. --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Ice Fire 703-354-4176 (1:109/629) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDP00001 Date: 09/19/96 From: IRV KOCH Time: 09:01pm \/To: ALL (Read 3 times) Subj: Question Who, in your opinions, is/are the best mystery writer who lives in the SE (as defined by Mystery Writers of America's SE Chapter: TN, GA, NC, SC, MS, AL, LA, and maybe Arkansas ... I forget the exact boundries but know that FL, VA, and KY aren't in it. (Work on the ToBeNamed Southern Mystery Conference in Atlanta is proceeding .... --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Ice Fire 703-354-4176 (1:109/629) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDP00002 Date: 09/20/96 From: JAMES MCNEILL Time: 01:18am \/To: DAVID CHESSLER (Read 3 times) Subj: LIVING FOREVER DC> The question is whether the detail is significant (and guns are DC> very significant to some people, even if they are only minor DC> elements of the plot). However, often there are serious mistakes DC> because the book was extensively rewritten and something was DC> missed. I've seen authors admit to calling characters by the DC> wrong name in the early printings of some novels (back before DC> word-processors with an S&R function). If the detail is one that you identify with, it becomes important. It may not push the plot along, but if the hero drives a Sunbeam Tiger and you once had one yourself, they better know it has a V-8. I've seen errors that I just laughed at and then went on. Doyle started two of the Sherlock Holmes stories with the same 2 or 3 paragraphs. When I read the second one, it sounded very familiar. Technology is good for something. If I had to write with a typewriter, I wouldn't last through the first rewrite. (8-} * 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: DDP00003 Date: 09/20/96 From: MAUREEN GOLDMAN Time: 08:52am \/To: IRV KOCH (Read 3 times) Subj: Birthday On (19 Sep 96) Irv Koch wrote to Maureen Goldman... FR> If Sir Arthur Conan FR> Doyle is the father of the mystery story, then Dame Agatha FR> Christie has to be the mother. MG> There is a reason that the Edgar is not called the Conan. IK> There is, tho, I think, an Agatha Award ... given by the Malice IK> Domestic Conferance/Groups. She is a comparative Johnny-come-lately. ... "The truth is out there, Mulder... but so are lies." - Dana --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: Point of No Deposit, No Return (1:153/404.11) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DDQ00000 Date: 09/20/96 From: JIM MAGILL Time: 12:53pm \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Isaacs Does she write mysteries? I know that name but for some reason I -> don't I believe that Belle has already responded to your question. Two other mysteries by her: MAGIC HOUR and AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. 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)