Merry Generic Winter Day-Off With No Religious Content

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Barbara Cleverly?

I read this as Beverly Cleary. What is that moving letters around to make words you understand phenomenon? Cause I apparently am good at it.

Carry on.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by barely_legal
Thanks. I was trying to keep my post less than book-length but I probably should have noted that I've read all of the Spenser novels and all of Ann Rule's true-crime books (I tried reading her one novel but it sucked). I've also read all of Robert Barnard's novels, and i love his stuff.

Have you exhausted Walter Mosley's stuff as well?

TM

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by taxwonk
I've heard the same said of monkey.

Must be a regional thing, because my experience in America is that they go straight for the genitals.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by barely_legal
awesome -- thank you. I have read Devil in the White City, Poisonwood Bible (and all her other novels), and all of the Kellerman novels. I will check out your other recommendations. And the Poe Shadow was good, but not as good as Dante Club.

I like all of Elizabeth Peters' novels except the Amelia Peabody ones. Should I give them another chance? Unfortunately that seems to be all she writes anymore. I don't think she writes as Barbara Michaels at all anymore, which is too bad bc I like her Barbara Michaels novels a lot.

I think that she has such a roll going with Amelia Peabody it's hard for her to write anything else, though I'm hoping one day Vicky Bliss will come back. The Night Train to Memphis was the last Vicky Bliss novel, and her website says that there's a Bliss novel "in the works". (Vicky Bliss novels are Borrower of the Night, Street of the Five Moons, Silhouette in Scarlet, Trojan Gold, and Night Train to Memphis. The one thing I hate about Amazon is that it doesn't sort series in order.)

The problem with Amelia is that you sort of have to have been following along. Characters from six or seven books back will reappear and she doesn't bother to spend too much time getting you up to speed on the events from the last book. I'm vested, though, and I love Amelia. And 18 books in a series is a lot to catch up on.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Walter Mosley? (Bad Boy Brawley Brown, Devil in a Blue Dress, etc.)

John Dunning.

Wind-Up Bird Chronicles is also good, but not really a mystery.

[barely_legal]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Have you exhausted Walter Mosley's stuff as well?

TM

I dont' think I've read anything by him. I will check him out on your and ltl's recommendation.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
John Dunning.

Wind-Up Bird Chronicles is also good, but not really a mystery.

am I on ignore? She promised to read my books first. Save your typing strength.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
am I on ignore? She promised to read my books first. Save your typing strength.

Go fuck yourself.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Go fuck yourself.

I'm afraid I'd arch my back doing that.

[barely_legal]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I think that she has such a roll going with Amelia Peabody it's hard for her to write anything else, though I'm hoping one day Vicky Bliss will come back. The Night Train to Memphis was the last Vicky Bliss novel, and her website says that there's a Bliss novel "in the works". (Vicky Bliss novels are Borrower of the Night, Street of the Five Moons, Silhouette in Scarlet, Trojan Gold, and Night Train to Memphis. The one thing I hate about Amazon is that it doesn't sort series in order.)

The problem with Amelia is that you sort of have to have been following along. Characters from six or seven books back will reappear and she doesn't bother to spend too much time getting you up to speed on the events from the last book. I'm vested, though, and I love Amelia. And 18 books in a series is a lot to catch up on.

I LOVE the Vicki Bliss novels -- I recently bought Night Train to Memphis to re-read because I'm running out of books. I've read the entire series and would love to see another one. I also love her series that featured the well-traveled librarian woman. It kills me that I dont' like Amelia Peabody since I love all of her other books so I might actually give that series another try, if I can figure out the proper order to read them in.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by barely_legal
I dont' think I've read anything by him. I will check him out on your and ltl's recommendation.

I also like Walter Mosely.

I would also recommend Colin Dexter, creator of Inspector Morse. Not sure if anyone has mentioned him.

You might pooh-pooh this, but I also like Alexander McCall Smith, for travelling mainly. The 44 Scotland Street series I am reading now. Not mysteries (unless you count the Isabel Dalhousie stuff, and that's only quasi-mystery).

Hmm. Yoda-esque.

[LessinSF]

Originally posted by barely_legal
Yep, I've read both her books. Her second one isn't nearly as good as Prep, but it's still not a bad read.

Seriously, I have no life and I read way too much.

Greg Iles is not strictly mystery, but more psycho-sexual mystery/thriller, but way better than the Kellerman crap.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Yes, Jessica Biel has a tremendous ass.

Yes, slave, I was wrong. She is as hot as Jessica Alba.

And now, let's take a look at Alba's trunk. It is devine.

http://thesuperficial.com/2007/01/je...oks_terri.html

TM

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by LessinSF
Greg Iles is not strictly mystery, but more psycho-sexual mystery/thriller, but way better than the Kellerman crap.

My uncle's name is Greg Iles, but he spends way too much time playing cricket and drinking beer to write psycho-sexual mystery/thrillers. FYI.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by barely_legal
I dont' think I've read anything by him. I will check him out on your and ltl's recommendation.

The Easy Rawlins (I think that's how it's spelled) series is very good. Devil in a Blue dress, White Butterfly, etc.

TM