--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F3E00002 Date: 03/05/98 From: MICHAEL LABRECK Time: 08:11pm \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 0 times) Subj: Miz Christie Suzze: > and one series will be far and away better novels than the other. I > always found the Miss Marple books to be more interesting and more > engaging than the Poirots. And most of her books that are neither > Marple nor Poirot range from dull to dumb. ST> I disagree! My favorite series by Agatha is the Tommy and Tupence ST> Beresford series!!!!!!!! Hey, I thought that I would never find someone out there that also likes the Tommy and Tuppence Beresford series! What is it that you like about the series? I, myself like it, because not only were they husband and wife, they had solved all of the mystery cases themselves.... I wish that Miz Christie was still alive, I would've liked to see her combine Miss Marple and Poirot together. Sounds interesting, huh? BTW, how have ya been doing? -={Michael}=- --- Blue Wave/Max v2.12 [NR] * Origin: A Bit Of Light In Your Night 860/290-8578 10p-8a Only (1:142/578) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F3E00003 Date: 03/04/98 From: ROBERT WHITE Time: 01:37pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Current reads Julie Smith has two different series and I have generally enjoyed them both, but have liked the Rebecca Schwartz books better than the Skip Langdon eries. Her books tend to be on the lighter side, especially the Schwartz series, but she does tend to bring up social issues as subthemes in most of her books. er latest out in PB, 'The Kindness of Strangers' turns up the heat in a whole lotta ways. This is a Skip Langdon book, set in New Orleans, and Smith uses the murky world of political and police corruption as the major background to the story. If you don't know, NO has had the dubiuous distinction of being selected as having the most corrupt police force a number of years running. Edging out the ignoble efforts of Chicago and LAPD to supplant them. This ook has much tighter writing and a cleaner, harder edge to it than the previous books in this series. That is probably why I liked it so much better than he others, but that is my personal preference. Another favorite of mine is the series by Laurence Gough that is set in Vancouver, BC, featuring the police detective team of Willows and Parker. Between the evolving relationship between Jack and Clair, the enjoyable collection of loony characters and villians, and the marbling of extraneous plots through the main narrative, I find these books to be great reads. Add n my personal knowledge of Vancouver geography so that I am able to follow the action around in my mind, a couple of extra scoops of violence and sex, and Gough's 'Karaoke Rap' is yet another winner. These books don't have much mystery to them, Gough tends to introduce you to the bad guys right off, but lots of suspence as the plots heat up. You may have a hard time finding these in the US, the zenophobic attitude of publishers seems to exclude Canada as being interesting enough to be publishable. Pity. Read on & prosper! Bob 8-{) --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.20 * Origin: TechTalk; Calgary, Alberta. V.34+ (403)209-2104 (1:134/40) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F3E00004 Date: 03/07/98 From: FRED RUNK Time: 06:57pm \/To: MICHAEL LABRECK (Read 0 times) Subj: Miz Christie -=>While in the White Hart, Michael Labreck explained to Suzze Tiernan t<=- ML> I wish that Miz Christie was still alive, I would've liked to see her ML> combine Miss Marple and Poirot together. Sounds interesting, huh? My money would be on Miss Marple. FINISHED: Kim Stanley Robinson. RED MARS FINISHED: Guy Davenport. THE HUNTER GRACCHUS CR: Walter M. Miller, Jr. & Terry Bisson. ST LEIBOWITZ AND THE WHW. 60/434. CR: Marcel Proust. THE GUERMANTES WAY. 51/620 CR: David Hartwell, ed. MASTERPIECES OF FANTASY AND ENCHANTMENT. 38/622 Email: fredr@gci-net.com ... Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: DPSystem:4285 OS2-WARPED 520-290-8418 USR V.e+ (1:300/105) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F3E00005 Date: 03/08/98 From: JEANE MOORE Time: 02:58pm \/To: ROBERT WHITE (Read 0 times) Subj: Current reads Robert White wrote to All. RW> Julie Smith has two different series and I have generally enjoyed RW> them both [snip snip snip] RW> Another favorite of mine is the series by Laurence Gough that is set RW> in Vancouver, BC, featuring the police detective team of Willows and RW> Parker. [snip snip snip] These sound worth looking up, especially the latter. I did once try on a Skip Langdon book, but my mood was wrong at the time. I'll try Julie Smith again. And the Gough series sounds right up my alley. [snip snip] RW> You may have a hard time finding these in the US, RW> the zenophobic attitude of publishers seems to exclude Canada as being RW> interesting enough to be publishable. Pity. Please say more. I have read several mysteries, some in series, by and/or about Canadians, both from the library and from my book store, and never knew I was being deprived of others. ... Describe the universe, name two examples. P.S. In fact, I just interrupted this message to log onto the online catalog of the Hennepin County Library (I can also search the Minneapolis Public Library online, the University of Minnesota Libraries, the Ramsey County ... I love this technology stuff!) and under the subject entry "mystery stories, Canadian" I found 94 items, many of which I've read. Cataloging being what it is, I expect there are others. Is this a reasonable number (bearing in mind the number of paperbacks that never make it into libraries) or is Canada being short-changed, even here in Baja Canada? --- X Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 [NR] X --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Allegedly from WizInfo CBCS Minneapolis 612.721.8859 (1:282/2022) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F3E00006 Date: 03/09/98 From: SUZZE TIERNAN Time: 08:00am \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: Valerie Wolzien I have always enjoyed Valerie Wolzien's Susan Crenshaw mysteries. They are a quick, light read. Her newest is "Weddings are Murder", in which her daughter gets married. Last year I wrote the author e-mail and told her that since ther character seems to be fairly wealthy, she out to have a cewll phone, instead of always looking for a pay phone! She agreed, and said it would come in handy for the details of the wedding. Within the first 10 pages of the book, Susan uses my phone! I was really excited!!! --- T.A.G. 2.7c Standard * Origin: The Chessplayer's Forum (1:2410/278) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F3F00000 Date: 03/09/98 From: STEVEN HORN Time: 11:12pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 0 times) Subj: Death is now my Neighbour I got Colin Dexter's latest and agree that it is not his most tightly plotted. However, I did enjoy it. I also have the sense it may be the last Morse. After all he is retired at its end and we even know his first name. But at least Dexter did not kill him off as Nicolas Freeling did VanderValk. Take care, Steven Horn (shorn@yknet.yk.ca) Moderator, CAN_SYSLAW Co-Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT --- Msged/386 4.20 beta 3kl1 * Origin: Yukon Mail, Whitehorse, Canada (1:3409/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F3H00000 Date: 03/10/98 From: MICHAEL LABRECK Time: 11:29pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 0 times) Subj: Miz Christie Fred: ML> I wish that Miz Christie was still alive, I would've liked to see her ML> combine Miss Marple and Poirot together. Sounds interesting, huh? FR> My money would be on Miss Marple. Excuse me, but I don't seem to understand just waht it is you're trying to say here. Can you please explain? Thanks in advance.... -={Michael}=- --- Blue Wave/Max v2.12 [NR] * Origin: A Bit Of Light In Your Night 860/290-8578 10p-8a Only (1:142/578) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F3H00001 Date: 03/12/98 From: FRED RUNK Time: 08:54pm \/To: STEVEN HORN (Read 0 times) Subj: Death is now my Neighbou -=>While in the White Hart, Steven Horn explained to Fred Runk that<=- SH> I got Colin Dexter's latest and agree that it is not his SH> most tightly plotted. However, I did enjoy it. SH> I also have the sense it may be the last Morse. After all SH> he is retired at its end and we even know his first name. SH> But at least Dexter did not kill him off as Nicolas SH> Freeling did VanderValk. I didn't understand Morse as having retired but simply being on vaction. His comment about their "last case together" suggests to me "last" in the sense of the most "recent" case they were on together, not their "final" one. In the previous chapter, when Janet nags him to send the card to Lewis, Morse asks, "What for? We're back at work together on Monday!" If it were not for that, I also would be wondering if this meant their final case together. ... If you don't pay your exorcist, you get repossessed. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: DPSystem:4285 OS2-WARPED 520-290-8418 USR V.e+ (1:300/105) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F3I00000 Date: 03/13/98 From: FRED RUNK Time: 12:23pm \/To: MICHAEL LABRECK (Read 0 times) Subj: Miz Christie -=>While in the White Hart, Michael Labreck explained to Fred Runk that<=- ML> Fred: ML> I wish that Miz Christie was still alive, I would've liked to see her ML> combine Miss Marple and Poirot together. Sounds interesting, huh? FR> My money would be on Miss Marple. ML> Excuse me, but I don't seem to understand just waht it is you're ML> trying to say here. Can you please explain? ML> Thanks in advance.... Misunderstood your message. I thought you meant that she should write a story with both Poirot and Miss Marple. I would bet Miss Marple would solve the case faster than Poirot, or so I would like to believe. She is a favorite of mine, while I don't really care for Poirot at all. I seldom watched MYSTERY! when he was on, but I would never miss a "Miss Marple" story. FINISHED: Kim Stanley Robinson. RED MARS FINISHED: Guy Davenport. THE HUNTER GRACCHUS CR: Walter M. Miller, Jr. & Terry Bisson. ST LEIBOWITZ AND THE WHW. 188/434. CR: Marcel Proust. THE GUERMANTES WAY. 162/620 CR: David Hartwell, ed. MASTERPIECES OF FANTASY AND ENCHANTMENT. 96/622 Email: fredr@gci-net.com ... The stupid argue; the talented talk; the wise are silent. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: DPSystem:4285 OS2-WARPED 520-290-8418 USR V.e+ (1:300/105) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F3J00000 Date: 03/13/98 From: STEVEN HORN Time: 10:52pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 0 times) Subj: Death is now my Neighbou On 12 Mar 98 at 20:54, Fred Runk (1:300/105) wrote to Steven Horn: FR> I didn't understand Morse as having retired but simply being on FR> vacation. See my comments below. FR> His comment about their "last case together" suggests to me "last" in FR> the FR> sense of the most "recent" case they were on together, not their FR> "final" FR> one. I agree that the reference is equivocal. FR> In the previous chapter, when Janet nags him to send the card to FR> Lewis, FR> Morse asks, "What for? We're back at work together on Monday!" If FR> it were FR> not for that, I also would be wondering if this meant their final FR> case FR> together. But in the chapter before that [67], Morse gets Strange to process his retirement papers right away. And at the point Lewis gets Morse's card on Monday evening, there's no suggestion that he'd seen Morse earlier that day. Take care, Steven Horn (shorn@yknet.yk.ca) Moderator, CAN_SYSLAW Co-Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT --- Msged/386 4.20 beta 3kl1 * Origin: Yukon Mail, Whitehorse, Canada (1:3409/1)