tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post5654319910609970587..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: 100 Great MysteriesJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-82100040687715999402009-04-07T22:15:00.000-04:002009-04-07T22:15:00.000-04:00Thanks, Kathy! I hope you find some great reads o...Thanks, Kathy! I hope you find some great reads on there.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-49959357751176487452009-04-07T20:48:00.000-04:002009-04-07T20:48:00.000-04:00Well, never mind. I found the list of 100; read 1...Well, never mind. I found the list of 100; read 12 of them, mainly contemporary, not older books.<BR/><BR/>Will bookmark the list and hope to read many more.<BR/><BR/>Kathy D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-33964821495889366512009-04-07T20:41:00.000-04:002009-04-07T20:41:00.000-04:00Hi all,Hate to say this, but I can't find the list...Hi all,<BR/>Hate to say this, but I can't find the list of 100 best mysteries. Please direct me.<BR/>Thanks,<BR/>Kathy DurkinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-24233907165355179892009-04-07T19:42:00.000-04:002009-04-07T19:42:00.000-04:00Isn't that true, Marlys? And Helen MacInnes is su...Isn't that true, Marlys? And Helen MacInnes is suspense, too--maybe they have some criteria that suggests suspenseful novels aren't mystery novels--because Robert Ludlum isn't on here, either.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-64029195153255051922009-04-07T15:28:00.000-04:002009-04-07T15:28:00.000-04:00I've read 29 of them. I wouldn't have included TO...I've read 29 of them. I wouldn't have included TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, but I would have included something by Helen MacInnes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487464497446199247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-55911729982332064192009-04-07T07:59:00.000-04:002009-04-07T07:59:00.000-04:00Good point. There are more things in heaven and e...Good point. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio . . .<BR/><BR/>That only sort of applies, but it popped into my head after I read your response. :)Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-77737430386012599212009-04-06T23:27:00.000-04:002009-04-06T23:27:00.000-04:00There are some readers who prefer the older myster...There are some readers who prefer the older mysteries and would rather read them over and over than read anything recent. Must have been a lot of those readers among the people who created this list. Then, too, when people are asked to name the "best of" for the last 100 years, they tend to go for the classics, even if they don't personally love the books. Human nature. Go figure.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-2959082769386756942009-04-06T17:07:00.000-04:002009-04-06T17:07:00.000-04:00That's an interesting point, Sandra. And yet this...That's an interesting point, Sandra. And yet this was compiled by readers, wasn't it? Makes you wonder about people's criteria.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-88764553552613146582009-04-06T15:22:00.000-04:002009-04-06T15:22:00.000-04:00I've read a lot of them, but I'm puzzled by many o...I've read a lot of them, but I'm puzzled by many of the choices. Lots of older books, most of them terribly dated and interesting now only in the history-of-the-genre sense. We have so many writers today turning out crime novels that are better written and much richer in content than anything published 60-70 years ago. <BR/><BR/>Among the modern novels, the choices are also a little weird, Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-12456399710138658392009-04-06T15:18:00.000-04:002009-04-06T15:18:00.000-04:00But isn't it great to see how many great mysteries...But isn't it great to see how many great mysteries you've read--and how many of them are worth re-reading? The endless joy of books. :)Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-44022064713305866382009-04-06T13:52:00.000-04:002009-04-06T13:52:00.000-04:0056 here. On the other hand, I haven't written any ...56 here. On the other hand, I haven't written any books, so don't feel bad!Auntie Knickershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854138665883068803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-30470917988237688552009-04-06T12:41:00.000-04:002009-04-06T12:41:00.000-04:00Caryn, I agree with you about Ackroyd--it's not my...Caryn, I agree with you about Ackroyd--it's not my favorite, either. And I still have to read The #1, after all the wonderful things I've heard about it.<BR/><BR/>Liz, wow--what a big list you've read! And I didn't even know Peter Dickinson was still writing.<BR/><BR/>Lonnie, I had the same experience--right author, wrong book. :)Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-28209017362626992642009-04-06T11:33:00.000-04:002009-04-06T11:33:00.000-04:00Well, I've only read 12 on the list but I'm not ha...Well, I've only read 12 on the list but I'm not hanging my head in shame because I've read other books by some of the authors, just not the book listed as the fave. I've read Allingham, for instance, just not that one. <BR/><BR/>My list of 100 would have Shirley Jackson on it.Lonnie Crusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617936690870869287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-8505948571372786022009-04-06T09:57:00.000-04:002009-04-06T09:57:00.000-04:00I've read 60 or 61. It's not a bad list. S...I've read 60 or 61. It's not a bad list. Several of my top ten favorites are on it, including Janet Neel's Death's Bright Angel, which is available from Felony & Mayhem Press (I think Caroline Graham's The Killings at Badger's Drift is too), Brat Farrar, The Beekeeper's Apprentice, and The Bootlegger's Daughter. Some picks are the first of a series rather than Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-39552414221230006432009-04-06T09:18:00.000-04:002009-04-06T09:18:00.000-04:0052! I've read 52 of them. I don't know that I woul...52! I've read 52 of them. I don't know that I would add or subtract from the list. It's a good list that cuts pretty much across the genre. I might pick a different Christie though. Ackroyd might be the most discussed, but I don't know that I'd call it most people's favorite-and this is a list of favorites.<BR/>There are current books that might make the list in 10 years. It's hard to tell what carynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761365713102858135noreply@blogger.com