--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFT00006 Date: 11/23/96 From: DOROTHY REYNOLDS Time: 08:43am \/To: MAUREEN GOLDMAN (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: James patterson -=> Quoting Fn:maureen Goldman@1:153/ to Bears <=- FG> On (20 Nov 96) dorothy reynolds wrote to SUSAN BULLA... dr> Also have Donald E. Westlake's "Trust Me On This." FG> I LOVED that book. It's set at a National Enquirer-type FG> tabloid. So many bizarre things go on that I totally forgot that FG> Sara discovered a body on the private road leading to the FG> company (on the first page). FG> Then I picked up another book by Westlake, and it was dreadful. FG> Can't recall the title, something to do with the film industry FG> and perhaps not even a mystery. Stopped reading after 20-30 FG> pages. This one doesn't ring a bell, but Westlake wrote so many books, Would take forever to read them all. Most of his stuff is comedic and good for a laugh. However, I did read one of his called High Adventure (or something like that). Setting in Jamaica, that wasn't up to his usual speed. Guess all authors have their "moments." But over all, I have enjoyed his books. His Dortmunder series is hilarious. Dortmunder is a long suffering thief who surrounds himself with some crazy characters. A car thief who only likes to steal Cadillacs, a tow truck driver who is enept at times, and various and sundry lesser criminals who seem to blunder through a bunch of hilarious capers to get the job done. Anyway, I kind of sandwich him in between other mysteries, (or whatever else I read). Hope you don't let the one book you didn't care for turn you off from him, as he truly is a gifted writer. It's nice to talk to you Maureen. Am sure glad this conference is going to be around longer. It's fate was rather iffy for a bit, wasn't it? I went to my local book store day before yesterday to pick up Phyllis Campbell's new book, and wound up spending my grocery money, next month's rent and the grandkids trust fund on books. :}. (Slight exaggeration here). But of course, one cannot leave a book store with only "one" book. That's sinful. Tee hee. Amongst them I picked up The Hotel Detective, by Alan Russell. It's been discussed here in the past that it's a good read. Have you read it? Well, gotta go. My tummy says, "It's time for breakfast." Talk to you later. DR FG> -!- PPoint 2.00 FG> ! Origin: Point of No Deposit, No Return (1:153/404.11) ... Try food. I hear it's a meal in itself! ___ 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: DFT00007 Date: 11/22/96 From: JOHN DECHANCIE Time: 05:11pm \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: Travis Mcgee Can anyone tell me if any movie or TV show was ever adapted from the Travis McGee novels of John D. MacDonald? And if no such bird exists, don't you find it curious? ... at began: Once upon a Mobius strip, there was a story th * Silver Xpress V4.3 SW11474 --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: SoundingBoard, Pittsburgh PA (1:129/26) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFU00000 Date: 11/21/96 From: SHARON SKELLY Time: 03:07pm \/To: SUSAN BULLA (Read 5 times) Subj: JAMES PATTERSON > SS> look that MacDonald uses in his description of Trav & the sort of > SS> smile that I'd guess McGee to have. SB> I could live with that (even if he's not Travis in my mind's eye, he's > fine to look at!). Indeed. I love his smile. SB> SS> The really tough casting for > SS> me would be finding just the right actor to play Meyer. SB> The guy that plays the coffee man on TV's "Ellen" fits the physical > description (if a bit too young). Skelly thinks that Theodore Bikel would be perfect. It works except that I think he's gone to the big green room in the sky. * QMPro 1.53 * There are normal outpatients & there are writers. - NYT --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: CanCom TBBS - Canton, OH (1:157/629) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFU00001 Date: 11/24/96 From: REBEKAH DICKERSON Time: 01:00pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 5 times) Subj: INSPECTOR MONK Could you please send me a list,if it's not too much trouble,of Inspector Monk books.I've only been able too find one other which is checked out at the moment so I'm reading From Potters Field right now. It's really good,but I like trying to figure out who did the murders instead of knwing who did it.Plus,I did'nt really like the adultry factor.I think that why I like older books,and I can't really read this anytime after dark or I find myself wanting to reach for a knife everytime I here a sound,which is quite often in a house with a lot of animals. Also,can you tell me the name of the characters in the other series you mentioned,I'd really appreciate it!Thanks!! Bec --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0450 * Origin: THE FAMILY SMORGASBOARD Pleasant Grove, Alabama (1:3602/77) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFU00002 Date: 11/24/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 09:34pm \/To: JAN MURPHY (Read 5 times) Subj: Brother Cadfael by Pe -=>While in the White Hart, Jan Murphy explained to Fred Runk that<=- JM> Okay, Fred, I'm confused now. Have you seen I, CLAUDIUS, or haven't JM> you? ;-) Yes, I did. I saw it when it first appeared on Masterpiece Theatre several decades ago. JM> You mentioned that Derek Jacoby was in I, CLAUDIUS. I then JM> proposed Brian Blessed as being more the right physical JM> type, and said: Sorry, that was so long ago I just don't remember who played Augustus nor what he looked like. If I saw it again, I might then. JM> Well, re-wind I, CLAUDIUS back to the beginning, before Caesar JM> Augustus gets murdered, and you'll find Brian Blessed there. JM> You'll also find him in Branagh's film _Henry V_, in Branagh's JM> _Much Ado About Nothing_, in Kevin Costner's _Robin Hood: JM> Prince of Thieves_, and the 1980 _Flash Gordon_ Thanks for the listing. I haven't seen any of these, but I'm sure I could find them at a video rental place. Email: fred.runk@mbhbbs.playcom.com ... I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken. ___ 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: DFU00003 Date: 11/24/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 08:39pm \/To: SUSAN BULLA (Read 5 times) Subj: Hello again -=>While in the White Hart, Susan Bulla explained to Fred Runk that<=- SB> Ah, a scholar and a gentleman. Thank you, Fred, but I have to lay SB> this one squarely at the feet of my absent-mindedness which was at SB> epic proportions in my youth and is now abetted by advancing age! I know the symptoms--have been dealing with them for many decades now. I always carry a notebook around with important phone numbers and reminders--that is if I remember to take it with me! ... Yellow gold...Plentiful compared to white-haired friends. ___ 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: DFU00004 Date: 11/24/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 09:21pm \/To: JOHN DECHANCIE (Read 5 times) Subj: Travis Mcgee -=>While in the White Hart, John Dechancie explained to All that<=- JD> Can anyone tell me if any movie or TV show was ever adapted from the JD> Travis McGee novels of John D. MacDonald? JD> And if no such bird exists, don't you find it curious? I vaguley remember that there was a Travis McGee movie that was made years ago. It was set in Florida, if I'm not mistaken. I may be confusing this with another movie made from a detective novel, but I think Paul Newman starred in it. ... Einstein on Pentium: E = mc^1.99999 ___ 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: DFU00005 Date: 11/24/96 From: HELEN FLEISCHER Time: 11:27pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 5 times) Subj: Books FR> Why not feel like a "golden oldie" insteead of a "gray oldie"? HF> I'd have to drink a lot more carrot juice. ;) FR> Is that better than prune juice? It makes you more golden. ;) FR> Works for me. What are you reading right now? That is a tale of woe! I was almost finished reading Tom Bodett's _End of the Road_, so I figured I'd leave it home and take along SF/Fantasy to read at the convention this weekend. Well, come the wee hours when I'm tucked up in my hotel room ready to read myself to sleep, I had the awful realization that I grabbed Pamela Dean's _The Hidden Land_ off my shelf. I had accidentally stacked it on top of _The Secret Country_, even though it is the sequel to that book and I have not yet read the first one. AAARRRGH! Oh well, at 2 am, you just give up and go to sleep cold turkey. Next morning I hit the dealer's room at the con, looking for anything resembling a mystery that I hadn't read. Fat chance. The only mystery in the place was _Bimbos of the Death Sun_. Been there, read that. So, I asked a few used book dealers what they had that might appeal to someone with a taste for character. Someone who's only read mysteries for years, after finally getting downright sick of a run of SF/Fantasy that kept telling the same stories about a limited lot of cardboard characters with only the names changed to protect the illiterate. One dealer wouldn't even try, another pointed me to a vintage Poul Anderson and raved about it. All I can say is I'm glad it only cost $1.25 and I did need to get to sleep quickly that night. I struggled through page after page of made-up words that added nothing to the story and a lot of description that flowed like firetrucks over speedbumps, only to get to a boy-meets-alien-girl scene that really did the trick. I was out cold. Zzzzz. This was a boiled down reminder of how I got sick of SF in the first place. Sigh. If I pick it up again tonight, it's only because I got less than 5 hours sleep last night and I need to get to sleep quickly. Either that or, ever-hopeful reader that I am, I am still praying it will get better. Unfortunately, the story has rumors of war.Space war is definitely NOT my cup of tea, so I'm not holding out much hope. ... Gone crazy. Back soon. Please leave a message. * Q-Blue 1.0 * Helen "Halla" Fleischer, Fantasy and Fiber Artist --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: * MetroNet * Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1:261/1137) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFU00006 Date: 11/24/96 From: HELEN FLEISCHER Time: 11:27pm \/To: DOROTHY REYNOLDS (Read 5 times) Subj: Westlake DR> Also have Donald E. Westlake's "Trust Me On This." According to DR> the synopsis on the dust jacket sounds like a great read. Will DR> let you know. This is not one of the Dortmunder series. The DR> protagonist is a woman reporter named Sara. Will let you know DR> how I like it. Westlake has never let me down yet. If it's the one I think it is, it's the start of a different series. I have only managed to find two of the books in that series. I enjoyed them both tremendously, even though I did't care for the one Dortmunder I ever read (Bank Shot?). ... That's why they call it a DROP spindle. * Q-Blue 1.0 * Helen "Halla" Fleischer, Fantasy and Fiber Artist --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: * MetroNet * Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1:261/1137) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DFV00000 Date: 11/25/96 From: SUSAN BULLA Time: 06:56am \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 5 times) Subj: Hello again FR> I know the symptoms--have been dealing with them for many decades now. FR> always carry a notebook around with important phone numbers and FR> reminders--that is if I remember to take it with me! I hear ya. I'm finishing up the second of Davis' Falco series in ancient Rome. I have enjoyed these thoroughly! * JABBER v1.2 * If stupidity is its own punishment, some of us are doing life. --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: * The Oasis BBS * Weatherford, TX * (817) 613-9002 * (1:130/716)