--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EAS00000 Date: 06/22/97 From: IRV KOCH Time: 12:52pm \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 1 times) Subj: Books IK> Interloc. We do that too, jointly, with the IK> Collectors Corner people. IK> The problem is that most people are just looking for reading copies IK> of books which only were published in paperback ... and won't be in IK> any dealers' inventory ... only musty old used book stores which IK> wouldn't dream of keeping an inventory much less making it available IK> on the Internet, etc. ST> Ah, but that is exactly what this bookstore is doing. It is a musty, ST> dusty place, with books on every available surface. Little by little we ST> are listing all these books on Interloc. (Guess I didn't know how to GOOD! Our people wouldn't actually LIST anything they had to save their lives. One won't even bother turning the computer on. (He can do it just fine and does so at his "real" job.) --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Ice Fire 423-267-3789 (1:362/629) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EAS00001 Date: 06/22/97 From: SCHWARZGRUBER Time: 12:42pm \/To: AREAFIX@2:314/70 (Read 1 times) Subj: ksw847la +ufo.ger --- * Origin: (2:314/70.77) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EBC00000 Date: 07/07/97 From: FRED RUNK Time: 11:18am \/To: POLLY FITT-JONES (Read 1 times) Subj: E. Morse's Name! -=>While in the White Hart, Polly Fitt-jones explained to All that<=- PF> Dexter...let me be the first to spoil your fun...page 347 PF> contains the answer to all our puzzling...get ready for PF> this.....ENDEAVOUR Morse! I can see why he would want to keep this a secret. Sounds like he was named for a battleship in the Royal Navy. PF> \i had a funny feeling that Colin Dexter was writing his last PF> Inspector Morse book.....it just felt that way when I was reading this PF> one. Let's hope he didn't really fall over the waterfall PF> clutched in the arms of his deadly enemy Moriarity...but PF> that Morse, with his diabetes, bad liver, and old age will PF> live on to experience a wonderful new rebirth in another as PF> did another old favorite named Sherlock Holmes. A friend mentioned a few days ago that he had seen Dexter in an interview on TV and that Dexter had mentioned that he was going to finish the series soon. I didn't think it was going to be this soon though. Fred Email: fredr@gci-net.com ... Truth is rarely pure, and never simple. -Oscar Wilde- ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place 1:300/704.2 (1:300/704.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EBC00001 Date: 07/05/97 From: POLLY FITT-JONES Time: 07:06pm \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: E. Morse's Name! Hello all... If you have not read "Death is now my Neighbor"...Colin Dexter...let me be the first to spoil your fun...page 347 contains the answer to all our puzzling...get ready for this.....ENDEAVOUR Morse! \i had a funny feeling that Colin Dexter was writing his last Inspector Morse book.....it just felt that way when I was reading this one. Let's hope he didn't really fall over the waterfall clutched in the arms of his deadly enemy Moriarity...but that Morse, with his diabetes, bad liver, and old age will live on to experience a wonderful new rebirth in another as did another old favorite named Sherlock Holmes. Regards...Polly --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Awakening - Lakewood WA (253)582-5579 HST16/V32b/VFC/V34 (1:138/102) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EBG00000 Date: 07/11/97 From: JAN WERTZ Time: 01:14am \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: Murder Most Irish A couple of chain bookstores her in town have this book, "Murder Most Irish" for sale at a nice price; One has a paperback for $9, the competition a paperback edition, same book, for $5. So have a look in your area. It lists stories by many well knowh Irish writers, and a few I haven't heard of. With such a list of writers it should have at least a few stories to add to the favorites list. --- Platinum Xpress/Win/Wildcat5! v2.0 * Origin: Mr Zip "Home of Aunt Gabby Echo" (1:123/17) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EBP00000 Date: 07/11/97 From: BETH FRIEDMAN Time: 06:25pm \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: New Moderator As long-time MYSTERY denizens may be aware, the official moderator (and creator) of MYSTERY is David Dyer-Bennet, and the de facto moderator was Pamela Dean. Neither David nor Pamela currently have Fidonet access, and Jan Murphy has been doing the echolist updates. While this was satisfactory as a temporary solution, especially since this a remarkably well-behaved echo, everyone involved agreed that it is more reasonable to have a moderator who participates in the echo in question. For that reason, Pamela and David are stepping down, and Jan Murphy has agreed to take over the moderatorship of MYSTERY. Thank you, Jan! --- Sirius 1.0ya * Origin: Beth's Point: Minneapolis, MN (1:282/26.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EBR00000 Date: 07/20/97 From: RUSS JERNIGAN Time: 08:43am \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: New Moderator Hi! BF>For that reason, Pamela and David are stepping down, and Jan Murphy has BF>agreed to take over the moderatorship of MYSTERY. Thank you, Jan! Works for me. Hi, Jan! Welcome to the moderator's club . . .! RussJ Moderator, The BardRoom * SLMR 2.1a * Life's trying to tell me something-I've no time to listen --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.11 * Origin: Rams' Island BBS (1:104/333.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: ECD00000 Date: 08/08/97 From: IRV KOCH Time: 07:49pm \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: Canceled event Due to hotel difficulties, Southern Mystery Meet (was to have been Nov '98) has been canceled. --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Ice Fire 423-267-3789 (1:362/629) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: ECJ00000 Date: 08/13/97 From: JAN MURPHY Time: 09:24pm \/To: ALL (Read 1 times) Subj: ping and what's in your to-read stack Greetings all -- A mini-rules recap: since David Dyer-Bennet, and Pamela Dean Dyer-Bennet (the echo founders) no longer have Fidonet access, and Beth Friedman (longtime echo participant) is too busy to handle this echo and SF too, I have agreed to take over moderation of MYSTERY. As the regulars can attest, this echo doesn't need much in the way of moderation, but I'm glad to keep an eye on things and provide basic caretaker services. And if we ever need serious moderating, I'll do what's necessary to keep things running smoothly. This is the area for discussions of mystery and detective fiction. TV and movie adaptations of same are also on topic, but please don't stray too far from books -- discussing how a particular adaptation is different from the original, and how it makes the story more or less satisfying, is encouraged. And the obvious -- be polite to other echo participants. No personal attacks. No obnoxious ads. Don't cross-post in or out of the echo without permission. If you suspect something's broken somewhere, send netmail. What are you reading these days? I'll cheat and mention that Mysterious Press has just published BLOODHOUNDS in paperback. This is Peter Lovesey's newest mystery featuring detective Peter Diamond (cf. The Last Detective, Diamond Solitaire, and The Summons). It's a classic locked-room mystery which takes place in a mystery readers' group, and the references to other mysteries fly fast and furious! The Peter Diamond books strike a middle ground between the utter silliness of his series featuring Bertie, the Prince of Wales, and his serious work like ROUGH CIDER (my vote for his best work ever). They are fun and humorous, but not as out-and-out wacky as Bertie; there are serious moments, too. I read the Diamond books all out of order (when THE SUMMONS and BLOODHOUNDS came out, the others were out of print), and while there are some minor spoilers, they don't suffer too badly being read as stand-alones. While it is probably better to read them in order if you can, I don't think you should let it stop you from enjoying them if you can't find THE LAST DETECTIVE. Aside from that, and THE FALSE INSPECTOR DEW (also by Lovesey), I've been trying to catch up with Elisabeth Peters' mysteries featuring Amelia Peabody. Once again, I've gone about it sort of backwards, since I read the most recent handful in reverse order of publication. I'm looking forward to the new one, which is still in hardcover, as I hear rumors that Ramses gets to take center stage for much of the book. Still in the "I should read these soon" pile: everything by Laurie King; a whole bunch of stuff by Richard A. Lupoff; Frank M. Robinson's DEATH OF A MARIONETTE; and Jonathan Lethem's GUN, WITH OCCASIONAL MUSIC. Please check in and let everybody know what you are up to. Fidonet does tend to slow down in the summertime, so sometimes it's hard to tell when things are just quiet and when there is a problem. Hope you are all enjoying your summer reading! --- QM v1.31 * Origin: Sci-Fido II, World's Oldest SF BBS, Berkeley, CA (1:161/84.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: ECJ00001 Date: 08/14/97 From: FRED RUNK Time: 06:39pm \/To: JAN MURPHY (Read 1 times) Subj: ping and what's in your -=>While in the White Hart, Jan Murphy explained to All that<=- JM> Please check in and let everybody know what you are up to. Fidonet JM> does tend to slow down in the summertime, so sometimes it's hard to JM> tell when things are just quiet and when there is a JM> problem. Hope you are all enjoying your summer reading! Ok, no problems receiving mail here. I just haven't been reading any mysteries lately, which is why I haven't left any messages here in some time. I read genre in spurts, so I may not read mysteries for months and then read a batch of them. Waiting patiently for me are Saylor's ROMAN BLOOD, S. Barron's JANE AND THE UNPLEASANTNESS AT SCARGRAVE MANOR, Gur's LITERARY MURDER, King's A GRAVE TALENT, Perry's CAIN HIS BROTHER, and three PD James' works (actually rereads) COVER HER FACE, A MIND TO MURDER, and SHROUD FOR A NIGHTINGALE. FINISHED: Donald Barr, SPACE RELATIONS CR: Greg Bear. PSYCHLONE, P. 28/312 CR: Robert Silverberg, BEYOND THE SAFE ZONE, p. 262/565, short story coll. CR: Desiderius Erasmus, THE PRAISE OF FOLLY, p. 155/254. CR: Marcel Proust, SWANN'S WAY, p. 52/462. Email: fredr@gci-net.com ... CYNIC: Each day wastes a new beginning. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place 1:300/704.2 (1:300/704.2)