--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E1T00000 Date: 01/20/97 From: SUSAN BULLA Time: 09:25am \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Beekeeper's apprentice ST> It has a lot of theology in it, I felt it bogged the book down a lot, but it ST> can't be missed as part of the series. Thanks, Suzze, I'll try to lay hands on it at some point! * JABBER v1.2 * Home...Home is derranged! Where the dear... --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: * The Oasis BBS * Weatherford, TX * (817) 613-9002 * (1:130/716) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E1T00001 Date: 01/23/97 From: DEBBIE SHANKER Time: 07:21am \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 3 times) Subj: Books > re Virginia Lanier > DS> I thought "Death in Bloodhound Red" was wonderful. It's almost a > DS> series of murders and adventures, all rolled into one book. It has a > DS> number of characters in it, all of whom reappear in her > DS> sequel, "House on Bloodhound Lane". I thought the first one > DS> was a tad bit better than the second, but both were > DS> excellent stories. > Is it a novel or a collection of short stories? It's a novel. But the adventures are all held together by one main theme..the threat of her husband coming back for revenge. Despite the threat, her life goes on. > The second book in a series frequently is weaker than the first-- > SBS or > Second Book Syndrome. The adventures just seemed more interesting the first time around. > DS> Just finished Aaron Elkins'newest, "20 Blue Devils". I've loved his > DS> Gideon Oliver series for years, but his last two haven't been as > DS> good as the first few in the series. In this new one, > DS> murder takes place on a Tahitian coffee plantation. The > Did that make it to TV for a couple of seasons? It sounds > familiar. In the > TV series, I think he was black? Yes, I believe it was made into a short series but didn't last long. I had watched the series on TV and never even realized it was connected to the books! > DS> Unfortunately, Gideon's vast knowledge of forensics and > DS> pathology was only slightly touched on. > Yes, that's always a disappointment. I've also read novels in > which the > Detective only appears near the end of the book--I bought the book > because > I enjoyed the character, so I feel cheated when this happens. That's exactly how I felt. Just finished Death In Little Tokyo by Dale Furutani. It was quite good..his first novel. The hero is an unemployed computer person who gets caught up in a real murder while being mistaken for a real PI. It has a lot of humor, lots of clues and a great sense of place for the Japanese community in Los Angeles. It also tells about the relocation camps during WW2 for the Japanese-Americans...quite an eye opener. I finished it in two sittings. <<< Debbie >>> --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: chocolate, Chocolate, CHOCOLATE: Roch, NY (1:2613/321.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E1U00000 Date: 01/23/97 From: POLLY FITT-JONES Time: 10:06pm \/To: SUZANNE WILLIAMSON (Read 3 times) Subj: Burley, J.W. Hello Suzanne! Nice to hear from another cat fancier-rocking chair loving-mystery reader! Oh my...I, too, would give my eye teeth to go to England. I have read all the Burley novels in our library system here...and feel a little as if someone in the family has died...you know, that empty sort of feeling...that someone you have loved and enjoyed so much being with has gone away for good. A now what will I do with myself feeling. I suppose in a little while I will find another true love to take his place on cold winter nights in front of the fire. Regards...Polly --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Awakening - Lakewood WA (206)582-5579 HST16/V32b/VFC/V34 (1:138/102) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E1U00001 Date: 01/23/97 From: POLLY FITT-JONES Time: 10:20pm \/To: ROBERT WHITE (Read 3 times) Subj: More books! Hello Robert.... I enjoyed the way you respectfully capitalized THE DETECTIVE! (I would put that part of your message in one of those quote things, but I can't seem to remember how to do it). He really was THE DETECTIVE as Irene was THE WOMAN! I took down the names of the books you suggested and will check into them on my next trip to the library, then let you know how they struck me. You like South Florida mysteries! That sounds like the Travis McGee books. My father's family lives in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale area and after a visit down there (too hot and humid for me) I had what I refer to as "My Travis McGee period" and really enjoyed it! That was in the 1970s. I guess it is fair to say that I have done a lot of mystery book "surfing" since then. I remember seeing all the old Basil Rathbone Sherlock movies and thought that no one could ever take his place...until the Jeremy Brett series on TV. The boys said they thought I was going to cry when he died. I must have gotten over it because I am eagerly awaiting the NEXT Sherlock. Regards....Polly --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Awakening - Lakewood WA (206)582-5579 HST16/V32b/VFC/V34 (1:138/102) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E1U00002 Date: 01/23/97 From: POLLY FITT-JONES Time: 10:56pm \/To: IRV KOCH (Read 5 times) Subj: Sherlock Holmes Hello Bob...Did you get to the meeting of the Confederates of Wysteria Lodge? There is a group up in Seattle that I have heard about...can't remember their name....but it is pretty far for me to go, although I did think a lot about going. They meet up on Mt. Rainier, I think, by one of the big waterfalls. Doesn't that sound intriguing? --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Awakening - Lakewood WA (206)582-5579 HST16/V32b/VFC/V34 (1:138/102) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E1U00003 Date: 01/24/97 From: FRED RUNK Time: 05:52pm \/To: DEBBIE SHANKER (Read 3 times) Subj: Books -=>While in the White Hart, Debbie Shanker explained to Fred Runk that<=- DS> It's a novel. But the adventures are all held together by DS> one main theme..the threat of her husband coming back for DS> revenge. Despite the threat, her life goes on. Glad to hear that. > The second book in a series frequently is weaker than the first-- > SBS or > Second Book Syndrome. DS> The adventures just seemed more interesting the first time around. Element of surprise is missing the second time around, I would suppose. > DS> Gideon Oliver series for years, but his last two haven't been as > DS> good as the first few in the series. In this new one, > DS> murder takes place on a Tahitian coffee plantation. The > Did that make it to TV for a couple of seasons? It sounds > familiar. In the > TV series, I think he was black? DS> Yes, I believe it was made into a short series but didn't DS> last long. I had watched the series on TV and never even DS> realized it was connected to the books! I wasn't aware of any books either--don't think there was ever a mention of them. Were the TV scripts taken from the books or created especially for TV? ... Truth is rarely pure, and never simple. -Oscar Wilde- ___ 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: E1W00000 Date: 01/25/97 From: IRV KOCH Time: 12:55pm \/To: POLLY FITT-JONES (Read 5 times) Subj: Sherlock Holmes PF> Hello Bob...Did you get to the meeting of the PF> Confederates of Wysteria Lodge? There is a group up in PF> Seattle that I have heard about...can't remember their PF> name....but it is pretty far for me to go, although I Bob? Yes, I got to a Confederates meeting. Similar clubs exist all over the US and the world. I'm supposed to be getting a list of them. PF> did think a lot about going. They meet up on Mt. PF> Rainier, I think, by one of the big waterfalls. PF> Doesn't that sound intriguing? Nice. --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Ice Fire 423-267-3789 (1:362/629) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E1W00001 Date: 01/23/97 From: SUSAN BULLA Time: 06:41am \/To: RUSS JERNIGAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Monstrous regiment RJ> I read it. Nothing to rush out a buy in hardback. Maybe pb, so that you can RJ> follow future story lines. Thanks, Russ. That's exactly what I planned to do! Just finished "Chain of Evidence" by Ridley Peterson. Pretty good. Just started the non-mystery "Nirvana Blues." * JABBER v1.2 * Genealogical Lotto: #####<- Scratch here to reveal an ancestor. --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: * The Oasis BBS * Weatherford, TX * (817) 613-9002 * (1:130/716) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E1X00000 Date: 01/26/97 From: SUZZE TIERNAN Time: 02:38pm \/To: DEBBIE SHANKER (Read 3 times) Subj: Books -=> Quoting Debbie Shanker to Fred Runk <=- DS> Just finished Death In Little Tokyo by Dale Furutani. It was quite DS> good..his first novel. The hero is an unemployed computer person who DS> gets caught up in a real murder while being mistaken for a real PI. It DS> has a lot of humor, lots of clues and a great sense of place for the DS> Japanese community in Los Angeles. It also tells about the relocation DS> camps during WW2 for the Japanese-Americans...quite an eye opener. I DS> finished it in two sittings. Another book that I loved, and thank God for DorothyL or I would never have heard of it! If you haven't read it, pick up "The Persian Pickle Club" by Sandra Dallas. Excellent read involving life in small-town Kansas during the depression and the relationship of a group of women. When the body of one of the women's husband is found buried in a field, one of the members of the club starts investigating. ... I'm not a complete idiot - several pieces are missing. --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.21 * Origin: The Chessplayer's Forum (1:2410/278) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E1Y00000 Date: 01/27/97 From: FRED RUNK Time: 11:42pm \/To: POLLY FITT-JONES (Read 3 times) Subj: More books! -=>While in the White Hart, Polly Fitt-jones explained to Robert White at<=- PF> I remember seeing all the old Basil Rathbone Sherlock movies and PF> thought that no one could ever take his place...until the Jeremy Brett PF> series on TV. The boys said they thought I was going to PF> cry when he died. I must have gotten over it because I am PF> eagerly awaiting the NEXT Sherlock. Yes, I thought the same thing. Basil was Sherlock, until Jeremy Brett came along. It was very disconcerting at first, but I got out my Complete Sherlock and started reading and realized that Brett's characterization was even better than Basil's--especially in the treatment of Dr. Watson. I wonder who will be the next Sherlock, and how long it will take to get used to the new one. ... at began: Once upon a Mobius strip, there was a story th ___ X Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 X --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place (1:300/6.2)