--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E3P00001 Date: 03/18/97 From: BLANCA ALVAREZ Time: 07:45pm \/To: THOMAS SHIN (Read 4 times) Subj: Who has read... Hello Thomas! BA> I bought a new book, Called "Harpy Thyme" by Piers Anthony. BA> It is a very good book, I read 4 chapters on 34 minutes. :))))) BA> Som I was wondering if anybody else has read it. :) BA> Ja ne, My friends! TS> I read all the piers anthony books... they're ok but it has too many TS> puns... ugh. It has puns Allright... especially in Harpy Thyme, the 2nd, or 3rd chapter... So.. wich one do you like the best? Any good books you recomend? Bye! Blanca. ... That tagline is TRUE -> <- That tagline is FALSE --- GEcho/32 1.20/Pro * Origin: -=+=- LA CONEXION MEXICANA = TIJUANA, MEXICO -=+=- (4:972/4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E3P00002 Date: 03/19/97 From: FRED RUNK Time: 07:50pm \/To: THOMAS SHIN (Read 4 times) Subj: Who has read... -=>While in the White Hart, Thomas Shin explained to Blanca Alvarez that<=- BA> I bought a new book, Called "Harpy Thyme" by Piers Anthony. BA> It is a very good book, I read 4 chapters on 34 minutes. :))))) BA> Som I was wondering if anybody else has read it. :) BA> Ja ne, My friends! TS> I read all the piers anthony books... they're ok but it has too many TS> puns... ugh. TS> Loremaster D'Arven Those are just his Xanth books. Many of his other works have no puns at all. CR: Wilkie Collins, THE WOMAN IN WHITE, 153/564 CR: JRR Tolkien, _The Fellowship of the Ring_ 10/423 Email: fredr@gci-net.com ... Dogs respond when you call; cats have answering machines. ___ 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: E3Q00000 Date: 03/19/97 From: POLLY FITT-JONES Time: 11:21pm \/To: STEVEN HORN (Read 3 times) Subj: Inspector Morse Hello Steve.... SH> As good as the PBS Morse episodes are, the novels SH> are better. However, I'm still waiting for the one SH> which reveals Morse's name. Thanks for the information....When I finish all t"The Cat Whos" I will start on the Inspector Morse series. I see you are up in Canada. I have made arrangments to be reincarnated somewhere in Canada. I wouldn't even be dissapointed if I found myself in Alaska. Best 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: E3Q00001 Date: 03/19/97 From: POLLY FITT-JONES Time: 11:12pm \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: The Cat Who.... Hello Susie... I found I so enjoyed "The Cat Whos" so much I have started on the whole series. "The Cat Who Saw Red" was in a book of 3 stories. They must have been early cat whos as he had just gone to live in Pickaxe and just met Polly, the librarian. I am at an age when I can achieve my life long dream of reading all night and sleeping until noon....and I am really enjoying it! the 14 Cat Tales is on the end of the list so I have not gotten to that one yet. Happy reading....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: E3Q00002 Date: 03/20/97 From: DOROTHY REYNOLDS Time: 08:16am \/To: ** ALL ** (Read 3 times) Subj: Sharyn McCrumb Hi everyone, Have just finished reading my first Sharyn McCrumb. "If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him ..." Good book and very funny. I'm going to be looking for more from her. It's one of her Elizabeth MacPherson series. Have just started a book by John Spencer Hill. It's his first mystery. "The Last Castrato." Takes place in Florence Italy and so far, I think it's going to be a good one. Will let you all know. Anyone else out there read it yet? Also, I know this is a bit off topic, but ... have finally gotten a short story published. What a thrill to see that byline! I'm still a bit buzzed by it all. Be talking to you soon again. Dorothy ... Happiness is a conscious choice-not an automatic response. anon. ___ 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: E3Q00003 Date: 03/20/97 From: JAN MURPHY Time: 08:36am \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: Mysteries > Anyone reading a mystery? This morning there are 4 messages > in here and > none are about mysteries! Last night I was reading "Trunk > Music", the > most recent Michael Connelly. He is such a good writer! Hi, Suzze - I agree, let's talk about the mysteries we are reading. Let's see -- most recently, I'm catching up on a bunch of Peter Lovesey's books which I missed when they first came out. I went through all the Peter Diamond series I could get my hands on, and read them mostly backwards, starting with THE SUMMONS (the newest paperback), reading the newest hardcover next (THE BLOODHOUNDS, I think it was called -- it's a great locked-room mystery set in a mystery readers' club) and then going back to read DIAMOND SOLITAIRE. I am now kicking myself for not buying THE LAST DETECTIVE (the first Peter Diamond) when I saw it, since it's out of print and I can't find it anywhere. So having learned my lesson, I'm busily collecting all the Sergeant Cribb books and plan to go through them in order this time. I most recently read WOBBLE TO DEATH, the first Cribb mystery. (I've also read MAD HATTER'S HOLIDAY and one of the other ones, maybe SWING, SWING TOGETHER.) My husband has been catching up on a couple of early Arthur Upfield novels which he mail-ordered from Bloody Dagger books in San Diego. HOUSE OF CAIN is a thriller (not really a mystery) and GRIPPED BY DROUGHT is a mainstream novel -- neither are Bony books. Both are handsome reprints published by my friend Dennis McMillan. --- 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: E3R00000 Date: 03/17/97 From: HEATHER HARPER Time: 06:03am \/To: JOAN RENNE (Read 3 times) Subj: Books Hi Joan JR> I'm glad to know there is another like me out there in Fidoland. I JR> usually have 4 going. Living room, dining room, computer room and JR> kitchen. I no longer keep books in my bedroom...I discovered I slept JR> less, and since I have fibromyalis, I need all the sleep I can get. JR> If the pain gets to be too much, then I get up and go to the kitchen and JR> read to take my mind off the pain. It works if the book is a page JR> turner. I am the same way. I have a book in each room so that if I am in there for any reason I can use the book to kill time. I always take the time for me to read every night before bed. I also find that with my FM I have trouble sleeping so I find I pick up my book and read myself to sleep. It works for me because reading relaxes me so much. What kind of books do you read? Heather --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: 1000 Island Game Exchange * 613-549-5599 (1:249/116.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E3R00001 Date: 03/21/97 From: FRED RUNK Time: 08:05pm \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Mysteries -=>While in the White Hart, Suzze Tiernan explained to All that<=- ST> Anyone reading a mystery? This morning there are 4 messages in here ST> and none are about mysteries! Last night I was reading "Trunk Music", ST> the most recent Michael Connelly. He is such a good writer! Yes, slowly. I'm busy right now trying to survive another semester, so pleasure reading unfortunately is taking a back seat. I'm about half way through Wilkie Collin's THE WOMAN IN WHITE. If you happen to like nineteenth century novels, as well as mysteries, I would recommend this one. If you don't, I would recommend it anyway as a neat starting place to get familiar with nineteenth century novels. This one is also considered to be the first true mystery novel. Fred ... Pleasures are shallow, sorrows deep. Old Chinese Proverb ___ X Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 X --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: My Blue Heaven BBS (520) 750-0716 (1:300/704) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E3S00000 Date: 03/20/97 From: RUSS JERNIGAN Time: 06:02pm \/To: DOROTHY REYNOLDS (Read 3 times) Subj: Sharyn McCrumb Hi, Dorothy! DR>Have just finished reading my first Sharyn McCrumb. "If I'd Killed DR>Him When I Met Him ..." Good book and very funny. I'm going to be DR>looking for more from her. It's one of her Elizabeth MacPherson DR>series. Ms. McCrumb is a good author. Be aware that the Tennessee hill series that she does are not really mysteries -- and are dead serious with no humor at all. Good, though. Best, RussJ * SLMR 2.1a * By confessing her culpabilities, she made way for more. --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.11 * Origin: Rams' Island BBS (1:104/333.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: E3T00000 Date: 03/23/97 From: DOROTHY REYNOLDS Time: 08:12am \/To: RUSS JERNIGAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Sharyn McCrumb -=> Quoting Fn:russ Jernigan@1:104/33 to Bears <=- FJ> Hi, Dorothy! DR>Have just finished reading my first Sharyn McCrumb. "If I'd Killed DR>Him When I Met Him ..." Good book and very funny. I'm going to be DR>looking for more from her. It's one of her Elizabeth MacPherson DR>series. FJ> Ms. McCrumb is a good author. Be aware that the Tennessee hill series FJ> that she does are not really mysteries -- and are dead serious with no FJ> humor at all. Good, though. FJ> Best, FJ> RussJ Hello Russ, Nice to see you here. Have sure been enjoying the humor you pass on. Thanks for telling me about this author. I noticed on the page that lists her books that she's written quite a few and not all of them mysteries. Does the Tennessee hill series feature Elizabeth McPherson or is she in the mystery series only? I'm reading The Last Castrato by John Spencer Hill. It's gotten rave reviews but I find it a bit distracting in places. Goes into a lot of detail about the art and architecture of Florence, Italy. However, I'm managing to wade through it, and the story is finally beginning to unfold enough to hold my interest. Will let you know what I think when I'm finished with it. I believe the author is British and they're notorious for going into a lot of detail, most times. Very literate, dontcha know. Dorothy FJ> * SLMR 2.1a * By confessing her culpabilities, she made way for more. FJ> -!- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.11 FJ> ! 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