--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F5G00013 Date: 04/16/98 From: MICHAEL LABRECK Time: 09:37pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 0 times) Subj: Miz Christie Fred: ML> It would be great if I could post the story here - but I was told NOT ML> to do this, by the moderator of this echo. I'll just have to post the ML> story elsewhere.... FR> Yes, I saw the message. I think there's various writers' conferences FR> around, which would be probably a more appropriate conference. Jan suggested that if I had wanted to post the story here, write a File Request; and if people want to read it they'll request that I post it. FR> What are you reading now? I've been busy, so I haven't had a chance FR> to grab a mystery lately. I know that by telling you, I would be off topic. Let's just say that it ISN'T a mystery.... :) -={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: F5G00014 Date: 04/23/98 From: JEFFERSON WHITEHEAD Time: 01:00pm \/To: MICHAEL LABRECK (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Miz Christie ML> JW> Hello. I am new to this conf. Has anyone read "The Moonstone" b ML> JW> Wilkie Collins? It is one of my all-time favorites. It is suppo ML> JW> the forerunner of all modern-day mystery stories; or so I have ML> JW> told. ML> ML> Hello there, Jefferson -- ML> ML> Welcome to the echo.... No, I can't say that I have read "The Moonst ML> but it sounds like a really interesting story. Why don't you share w ML> of us here, what it is all about? ML> ML> -={Michael}=- Thank you Michael for your reply. As I stated earlier; it is suppose to be the forerunner of all modern-day mystery stories; check-out the novel from you library and read it and let me know what you think; much better than my inept telling of the story. Also, "The Woman in White" by WC is suppose to be an even better story; one that Collins rated his best. Jeffeerson:) --- TriToss (tm) Professional 10.0 - (Unregistered) * Origin: WILD TURKEY BBS * Doors, Doors, Doors (1:133/5012.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F5G00015 Date: 04/17/98 From: ROBERT WHITE Time: 03:37pm \/To: JEANE MOORE (Read 0 times) Subj: Shot in the Dark -=> Quoting Jeane Moore to All <=- Hi Jeane, JM> If you like boats, and/or Santa Barbara, you'll be at least JM> interested in SHOT IN THE DARK by Tony Gibbs. I'm not particularly JM> interested in boats and I loathe places like Santa Barbara, but I liked On the strength of your recommendation, I grabbed this book and a few others from the library. It's interesting that you were so taken by this book given your antimosity toward boats etc. Usually I have to have some connection to or at least not an aversion to a subject to have a good connection to a story line. I'm impressed that you are so able to put aside your personal feelings and appreciate the book on another level. I also liked this book and am looking forward to reading the next in the series, 'Fade to Black'. Tory Lennox definitely does have brass whatevers, cut from the same cloth as Sue Grafton's Kinsey Milhone I'd say. I also got 'Vanishing Act' also on your recommendation, and again I really liked the book. The whole plot with the hunted/hunter suspense and the way Perry slowly unfolds the story made it a great read. For a man, I thought he wrote quite well about a female heroine. Did you notice anything that really jumped out and made you feel that Jane Whitefield wasn't female enough? I am fairly familiar with the area of Upstate and Western NY where most of the action of the story takes place, so that was an added attraction for me. I suspect that this is a one off effort and not a series, but I have put erry on my BOLO listing. His other books include: 'The Butcher's Boy' (won an Edger in 1982), 'Metzger's Dog', 'Big Fish', 'Island', and 'Sleeping Dogs'. I also found 'The Only Game' by Patrick Ruell (aka Reginald Hill) but that book just didn't appeal to me as much. I like the Dalziel/Pascoe novels that he writes as Hill, but this book just didn't jibe with me. Other mysteries I've read lately include Marcia Muller's 'The Broken Promise Land' another of her Sharon McCone series and a good read. 'The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling' by Lawrence Block. One of his Bernie Rhodenbarr ooks, and as usual with Block a great read. I though I had read this before, but it was just a few of the plot similarities to another book in the series I ink. Most of the rest of my free-time has been taken up with figuring out a new computer with the dreaded WIN95. Some things I like better than Windoze, but seems like I have to go through too many menus to get to anything I really want to do. I'm still setting up short-cut to a lot of app's and util's but I liked the way I could group related app's into a common window in WIN 3.11. t least I can still run DOS based programs like BlueWave in W95. I've heard hat with WIN98 you can kiss them old favorite DOS programs goodbye. TTYL, 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: F5G00016 Date: 04/26/98 From: EDWARD FLEMING Time: 08:30pm \/To: MICHAEL LABRECK (Read 0 times) Subj: Story Idea ML> Hello, and welcome to the echo! Thank you for the warm welcome. ML> Your story sounds very interesting..... You want to hear something else that's interesting? I formulated the entire story based on answers from a magic 8 ball! (long story) =) ML> How long have you been writing? Since just last year, actually. I rather amateur. Thanks for replying! Edward Fleming --- FMail 0.98 * Origin: Lava Lamp * Gettysburg PA * 717 337 2222 * (1:2700/119) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F5G00017 Date: 04/26/98 From: STEVEN A. HORN Time: 12:50pm \/To: ROBERT WHITE (Read 0 times) Subj: Shot in the Dark On 17 Apr 98 at 15:37, Robert White (1:134/40) wrote to Jeane Moore: RW> Most of the rest of my free-time has been taken up with figuring out RW> a new computer with the dreaded WIN95. Some things I like better than RW> Windoze, but seems like I have to go through too many menus to get to RW> anything I really want to do. I'm still setting up short-cut to a lot RW> of app's and util's but I liked the way I could group related app's RW> into a common window in WIN 3.11. At least I can still run DOS based RW> programs like BlueWave in W95. I've heard that with WIN98 you can kiss RW> them old favorite DOS programs goodbye. Grouping related apps in a common window is possible under Win95 and Win98 will continue to give you access to your DOS programs. I'm running Win98 b3 and am pleased to say that it's a significant improvement over Win95. Take care, Steven Horn (shorn@yknet.yk.ca) Moderator, CAN_SYSLAW Co-Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT --- * Origin: Yukon Mail Only, Whitehorse, Canada (1:3409/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F5G00018 Date: 04/16/98 From: STEVEN HORN Time: 12:04am \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 0 times) Subj: Death is now my Neighbor On 14 Apr 98 at 21:47, Fred Runk (1:300/105) wrote to Steven Horn: FR> What do you mean by evocative? It captures the atmosphere? Exactly. The four books have given me an urge to visit that part of the U.S. Take care, Steven Horn (shorn@yknet.yk.ca) Moderator, CAN_SYSLAW Co-Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT --- Msged/386 4.30 beta 1 * Origin: Yukon Mail, Whitehorse, Canada (1:3409/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: F5G00019 Date: 04/16/98 From: FRED RUNK Time: 07:07am \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 0 times) Subj: Judge Dee -=>While in the White Hart, Suzze Tiernan explained to Fred Runk that<=- ST> *** Quoting Fred Runk to Suzze Tiernan dated 04-14-98 *** > > There are several Judge Dee books out. As far as I can figure, the > first > book is a translation of several Chinese tales about Judge Dee; the > rest are > stories Robert? Gulik (the trans. of the first book) wrote himself. > ST> [------------------------- End of Quote --------------------------] ST> I just saw a blurb last night about a reprint of some old ST> Judge Dee storiews, I was going to see if I could get a ST> copy for the store. I thought they were interesting. They certainly are a nice addition to the growing list of the "historical mystery" tales. ... When the Gods want to punish us, they give us what we want. ___ 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: F5G00020 Date: 04/15/98 From: SUZZE TIERNAN Time: 08:10am \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 0 times) Subj: Judge Dee *** Quoting Fred Runk to Suzze Tiernan dated 04-14-98 *** > > There are several Judge Dee books out. As far as I can figure, the > first > book is a translation of several Chinese tales about Judge Dee; the > rest are > stories Robert? Gulik (the trans. of the first book) wrote himself. > [------------------------- End of Quote --------------------------] I just saw a blurb last night about a reprint of some old Judge Dee storiews, I was going to see if I could get a copy for the store. --- T.A.G. 2.7c Standard * Origin: The Chessplayer's Forum (1:2410/278)