--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DGE00005 Date: 12/08/96 From: DENNIS MENARD Time: 12:05pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: Ross McDonald -[ Quoting Fred Runk <12-06-96 18:36>, to Maureen Goldman ]- FR> I've got a copy of Wilkie Collins' THE WOMAN IN WHITE. Will settle FR> down with it during the semester break, along with Lord of the Rings. Interesting you should mention Wilkie Collins', "The Woman in White." I've got it sitting right here on the edge of my desk, scheduled to start reading it tomorrow once I've completed the third novel in Anne Rice's "The Mayfair Witches" series. I read Collins', "The Moonstone," just a bit over 2 months ago and enjoyed it considerably. As to "The Lord of the Rings": back in late 1971 an English girl recommended "The Hobbit" and the "trilogy" to me during a 3-month wander through Morocco and it hooked me well. It was the first fantasy I'd ever read and it was a marvellous experience which I recall with great nostalgia. For the next six years, I read it once a year ... like embarking on a journey. If it is your first time reading this story, I envy you! Enjoy. Say "Hi," to Tom Bomba- dil for me. :) -< Dennis >- ... He who dies with the most toys is still dead. -=- Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- SLMAIL v4.5a (#0185) * Origin: * Pacific Salt BBS * Whitehorse, YT * Canada * (1:3409/3) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DGE00006 Date: 12/08/96 From: STEVEN HORN Time: 04:16pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 5 times) Subj: Travis Mcgee Fred Runk (1:300/6.2) wrote to Steven Horn at 18:51 on 06 Dec 1996: FR> Louisiana will work also. FR> Will have to browse around and see what I can find. As Dennis Menard indicated, most of the Harper novels are set in California and most of the Travis McGee novels in Florida. Harper is also very much in the Marlowe tradition. Incidentally, Ross MacDonald is a pen-name for Kenneth Millar. His wife, Marbaret Millar, has also written mystery novels an since she began first, her husband felt he had to use a different name. Take care, Steven Horn (shorn@yknet.yk.ca) Moderator CAN_SYSLAW --- timEd/386 1.10+ * Origin: Yukon Mail, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada (1:3409/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DGE00007 Date: 12/09/96 From: BOB DONAHUE Time: 10:03am \/To: DENNIS MENARD (Read 5 times) Subj: Travis Mcgee On 12-07-96 09:46, Dennis Menard wrote a few lines To Bob Donahue on the subject of Travis Mcgee: BD> FWIW my opinion was quite the reverse; I thought he was quite good BD> as Travis McGee. DM> It is well that we don't all concur on the same things, else there DM> would be no variety. :) Absolutely . DM> But when I read J.D.MacDonald, it strikes me that there is always DM> an underlying tension, and immediacy, about McGee that I simply DM> fail to perceive in S.Elliott. McGee's lifestyle demands that - DM> his most gentle and laid-back mode - he is constantly aware and DM> prepared to react instantly, like a coiled spring, a force DM> disciplined by restraint; Elliott's style of acting rather reminds DM> me of a slow-burn to ignition (ie, when he's laid-back, he's "laid DM> back"). I get a sense! from Conrad's style of acting, he could Perhaps my perception of Sam Elliott differs because of other roles I have seen him play where he was also laid-back until action was required. At those times he moved into any needed physical performance swiftly and easily. Maybe it was just a feeling that he was a guy I would have liked for DM> a friend when I was his age . Bob --- * Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: COM-DAT BBS (1:105/314.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DGE00008 Date: 12/08/96 From: JOHN DECHANCIE Time: 01:19pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 5 times) Subj: Re: Travis Mcgee On 6 Dec 96 06:52pm, Fred Runk wrote to John Dechancie: JD>> And "The Hustler." And don't forget "The Hsting," and "Hbutch JD>> Hcassidy and the Hsundance Hkid." FR> Ah, THE HUSTLER--one that I had forgotten--a favorite of mine. HButch I FR> remember also, but "Hsting"? Are you confusing that with "The Hong HHot FR> Hummer"? Maybe so. I get that movie confused with "Hcat Hon Ha Hot Htin Hroof." Seriously, though -- someone responded to you about a Travis McGee movie starring Sam Elliot in 1983. Did they give the title? I take it this flick sank pretty quick. Never heard mention of it before. (I can't even put a face on the name Sam Elliot. What else did he do?) ... Old subspace radio show: Phaser McGee & Molecule... * Silver Xpress V4.3 SW11474 --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: SoundingBoard, Pittsburgh PA (1:129/26) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DGF00000 Date: 12/09/96 From: SUSAN BULLA Time: 07:04pm \/To: SHARON SKELLY (Read 5 times) Subj: James patterson SS> Finished _The Fool's Run_ & really liked it. It was interesting. SS> I'd like to see more of his hero in this one but couldn't tell if SS> it might be the beginning of a new series. I'll keep an eye out for this one. Hardback or paperback? SS> As to Lucas, he's a bit macho/psycho for my taste although I SS> seen him grow through the series. I think my fascination with the SS> "Prey" series is that the villains are so insidious that I marvel at SS> the mind that created them. Sounds like me and David Lindsey. He writes so beautifully, and so chillingly. Lucas just doesn't interest me. Maybe if I had read the series in order .... SS> Found a neat bookstore when I was down at Ohio U. this weekend. SS> Bought a couple used books, met the owner & solemnly promised to SS> visit their web page. Didja have your fingers crossed? * JABBER v1.2 * All I want for Xmas is a box of Smurfs and a mallet. --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: * The Oasis BBS * Weatherford, TX * (817) 613-9002 * (1:130/716) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DGF00001 Date: 12/10/96 From: HELEN FLEISCHER Time: 07:35am \/To: SHARON SKELLY (Read 5 times) Subj: Muller list HF>Thank you, Sharon! That should keep me busy for a while, just tracking SS> >them down at the used book stores. SS> Yup. Found a neat little one in Athens, OH when I was down SS> there this weekend at Ohio U. to watch #1 son swim (he qualified SS> for NCAA--Div. II Nationals--gotta brag!). Bought Muller's _The SS> Shape of Dread_ & James Lee Burke's _In the Electric Mist with SS> the Confederate Dead_. Met the owner who told me all about their SS> web page. Interesting note: when I told him that I was from out SS> of town, he informed me that they ship books for *free*. We're lucky to have over 6 within easy range. Been known to cram that many in a single day's shopping. Found The Shape of Dread a while ago when I started collecting Muller, but it's still on the to-read shelf. Started a vintage Emma Lathen last night, from 1966! ... Past life regression? Been there. Done That. * 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: DGG00000 Date: 12/10/96 From: SHARON SKELLY Time: 08:02pm \/To: SUSAN BULLA (Read 5 times) Subj: JAMES PATTERSON > SS> it might be the beginning of a new series. SB> I'll keep an eye out for this one. Hardback or paperback? Paperback. > SS> "Prey" series is that the villains are so insidious that I marvel a > SS> the mind that created them. SB> Sounds like me and David Lindsey. He writes so beautifully, and so Gotta look for a couple of these. Sounds interesting. > chillingly. Lucas just doesn't interest me. Maybe if I had read the > series in order .... That helps in this case. SB> SS> Found a neat bookstore when I was down at Ohio U. this weekend. > SS> Bought a couple used books, met the owner & solemnly promised to > SS> visit their web page. SB> Didja have your fingers crossed? Nope. I just might do it if I decide to go surfing. I do that on nights when I have insomnia. SB> * JABBER v1.2 * All I want for Xmas is a box of Smurfs and a mallet. Liberated! Best regards, Sharon * QMPro 1.53 * If a tree fell on a florist,would he make a sound? --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: CanCom TBBS - Canton, OH (1:157/629) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DGG00001 Date: 12/10/96 From: SHARON SKELLY Time: 08:06pm \/To: HELEN FLEISCHER (Read 5 times) Subj: MULLER LIST >SS> Shape of Dread_ & James Lee Burke's _In the Electric Mist with >SS> the Confederate Dead_. Met the owner who told me all about their >SS> web page. Interesting note: when I told him that I was from out >SS> of town, he informed me that they ship books for *free*. HF>We're lucky to have over 6 within easy range. Been known to cram that >many in a single day's shopping. Found The Shape of Dread a while ago >when I started collecting Muller, but it's still on the to-read shelf. I'm reading it right now. It's pretty good, IMHO. HF>Started a vintage Emma Lathen last night, from 1966! Haven't read her yet. Is she a cozy? Doesn't really matter but I'd like to know more about her work. HF>... Past life regression? Been there. Done That. LOL!!!! Liberated! Best regards, Sharon * QMPro 1.53 * He can't be insane, I've never seen him at the meetings. --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: CanCom TBBS - Canton, OH (1:157/629) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DGG00002 Date: 12/11/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 11:05pm \/To: SUSAN BULLA (Read 5 times) Subj: Hello again -=>While in the White Hart, Susan Bulla explained to Fred Runk that<=- re Wilkie Collins' THE WOMAN IN WHITE SB> Not familiar with the title or the author. He's a 19th century writer and was a friend of Charles Dickens. The intro blurb on him reads that his "concentration on the seamier side of life did not endear him to the critics of his day, but he was among the most popular of Victorian novelists. His meticulously plotted, often violent novels are now recognized as the direct ancestors of the modern mystery novel and thriller." ... Are YOU the Solipsist who started all this? ___ 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: DGH00000 Date: 12/11/96 From: JAN MURPHY Time: 08:49am \/To: ALL (Read 5 times) Subj: more Peter Lovesey Greetings, Just wanted to put in a good word for a versatile and (IMHO) unfairly neglected mystery writer. Peter Lovesey is probably best known for his "Sergeant Cribb" novels (at least among the TV-watching crowd) which have been adapted and shown on MYSTERY! Aside from the Cribb/ Thackeray books, which are set in the Victorian era, he has written a series of light romps featuring Bertie (the Prince of Wales) as the detective. And his modern stuff is terrific, too, especially ROUGH CIDER, which I read a couple of years ago. It's right up against my brutality-limit; any more gruesome than that, I don't go. I had also stumbled across a book called THE LAST DETECTIVE, which features a new character from Lovesey, a fellow called Peter Diamond. For some silly reason, I was hesitating on starting off on this new series, which is contemporary and set in Bath and the surrounding area. So I left _TLD_ on the shelf. Stupid me. So here we are a couple of weeks ago at work, my boss and I, tossing numbers back and forth about the new titles we were ordering. And I spot _The Summons_ which is the new paperback from Lovesey. We order it, I read it, and what did I expect -- it's Peter Lovesey, of course it's wonderful. Well-written, lively characters, lots of action and detail, a plot that won't stop (and leaves you nowhere to put the book down and rest from the story), etc. So now I'm hooked. I just found the new (this month) Peter Diamond hardcover, _Bloodhounds_, and I've got to go out and find the other two, _The Last Diamond_ and _Diamond Solitaire_. _Bloodhounds_ looks as if it will tickle the fancy of several readers here on the echo. It's a classic locked-room mystery, as Peter Diamond sets out to solve a murder that takes place at a mystery readers' club. Think of all the new (to you) writers you can discover as the readers discuss their favorites. ;-) I've just opened the book at random and found half-a-dozen mentions of other writers on one page (and personally, of the lot, I'd go for Peter Dickinson, but that's another story.) I can't wait for the weekend, when I'll have time to sit down and devour this new one in one big gulp. About the character: Peter Diamond is a born detective, one of those guys who seizes on a puzzle (or is seized by it) and won't let go. Abrasive, smart, funny, tenacious -- you might not want to know him in person, but by golly, if somebody did you in, you'd want him in on the hunt. It's great stuff -- if, like me, part of the fun of the mystery is observing the detective's obsession with the case, then you'll like these books. Jan Bob says check it out. ;-) --- Opus-CBCS 1.73a * Origin: Sci-Fido II, World's Oldest SF BBS, Berkeley, CA (1:161/84.0)