tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post6942092227891889830..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: What's Your Favorite Today?Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-35671554783773916542007-10-26T13:03:00.000-04:002007-10-26T13:03:00.000-04:00Julia, Mystic River will probably make you cry, bu...Julia, Mystic River will probably make you cry, but anyone with your love of language shouldn't miss the experience.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022883172212550101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-38311022108680424922007-10-23T11:15:00.000-04:002007-10-23T11:15:00.000-04:00Thanks, Carol! More for the list. I really need ...Thanks, Carol! More for the list. I really need to read Mystic River--Lehane is so much discussed these days.<BR/><BR/>I'm squeamish about it because I don't want to cry. :)Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-83890476741968819542007-10-23T00:34:00.000-04:002007-10-23T00:34:00.000-04:00Like Sandy, I judge my favorites by repeat perform...Like Sandy, I judge my favorites by repeat performances. If I have to pick my ultimate favorite, I choose Dennis Lehane's Mystic River. Others I read over and over are:<BR/><BR/>Lehane's Kenzie/Gennaro series<BR/>Laura Lippman's Every Secret Thing<BR/>Robert B. Parker's Early Autumn, Paper Doll, Mortal Stakes, and Taming a Sea-horse<BR/>Cornelia Read's A Field of Darkness (yes, the book is fairlyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022883172212550101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-4800099329768685982007-10-22T21:12:00.000-04:002007-10-22T21:12:00.000-04:00I have always loved Ruth Rendell, although I haven...I have always loved Ruth Rendell, although I haven't read her in years. Back before I worried over writing, I read more!Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-6867781310286940412007-10-22T20:31:00.000-04:002007-10-22T20:31:00.000-04:00The real test is not whether I loved a book when I...The real test is not whether I loved a book when I first read it, but whether I loved it just as much, or more, on the second read. While moderating a book discussion group for mystery writers, I've reread a number of books that I would have said I loved... and discovered that I didn't like them at all the second time around. I have read A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine more than twice and Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-54127846222246285022007-10-22T16:41:00.000-04:002007-10-22T16:41:00.000-04:00Wow! What a great response. Keith--yes, the boys...Wow! What a great response. <BR/><BR/>Keith--yes, the boys do grow quickly. :) I know they're getting big and I'm getting old now that they both have bigger feet than I do.<BR/><BR/>Jackie, I've never read Jodi Picoult, but I'm going to have to give her a try--I've heard many good things. I LOVE Madam, Will You Talk AND This Rough Magic. Also Airs Above the Ground and The Ivy Tree, and a Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-38541005371852012512007-10-22T13:15:00.000-04:002007-10-22T13:15:00.000-04:00I might be able to get it down to 5: Janet Neel's ...I might be able to get it down to 5: Janet Neel's DEATH'S BRIGHT ANGEL, Josephine Tey's BRAT FARRAR, Marcia Muller's BROKEN PROMISE LAND, Dorothy L. Sayers's GAUDY NIGHT, Margaret Maron's THE BOOTLEGGER'S DAUGHTER.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-23698914615908022012007-10-22T12:29:00.000-04:002007-10-22T12:29:00.000-04:00The Elvis Cole series by Robert Crais. PJ Tracy's...The Elvis Cole series by Robert Crais. PJ Tracy's books about the Monkeewrench gang. Marcia Muller's series about PI Sharon McCone. Lynn Viehl's Darkyn books.Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-54142536156824343672007-10-22T10:57:00.000-04:002007-10-22T10:57:00.000-04:00Best mystery of 2007: "The Virgin of Small Plains"...Best mystery of 2007: "The Virgin of Small Plains"<BR/><BR/>Best mystery movie: "The Maltese Falcon" or "Double Indemnity" or "Momento"<BR/><BR/>Best mystery twist: "Murder on the Orient Express" (I won't give it away, but I suspect most already know it.)<BR/><BR/>I don't think I have a favorite mystery novel of all-time. I've only come to mystery novels as of late. But here's a link to a list ofRick Bylinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493557860835710721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-49357915618543670602007-10-22T09:53:00.000-04:002007-10-22T09:53:00.000-04:00Ooops, I forgot! Thank you for the kids' choices ...Ooops, I forgot! Thank you for the kids' choices too. I love the Sammy Keyes series by Wendelin Van Draanen. (I think boys would like it too.)Jackie Houchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753758587434594531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-797079319975897272007-10-22T09:50:00.000-04:002007-10-22T09:50:00.000-04:00What a cool query! Today...my favorite mystery ha...What a cool query! Today...my favorite mystery has to be "Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult. But I LOVE Mary Stewart, and of hers, I like "This Rough Magic." My very first mystery ever read, when I was about 12-13 was "Madam, Will you Talk?" That sold me on the author. I've collected all of her books since, although I wasn't so happy with the Merlyn trilogy. JackieJackie Houchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753758587434594531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-59959810534451899722007-10-22T00:41:00.000-04:002007-10-22T00:41:00.000-04:00Wow! Your twelve-year old has quite a beard alrea...Wow! Your twelve-year old has quite a beard already!Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.com