tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post3996251374735518805..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: Two crime reviewsCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-9677233824135664432009-11-27T23:18:38.708+00:002009-11-27T23:18:38.708+00:00Hi Tara: Interesting observation about the Ls in w...Hi Tara: Interesting observation about the Ls in words like 'cruellest'. Another one I noticed is 'traveller' (ours) and 'traveler' (yours). The Louise Penny books are Canadian so I'm assuming they follow English English in their spelling, whereas I would have thought they would have followed yours. It's something I've never given any thought to before...<br /><br />No, I haven't read anything by Minnette Walters. I know of her of course and seen several very good dramatisations of her books on TV and an excellent documentary she did once about writing. I imagined her writing was similar to Barbara Vine's and will definitely get to her at some stage.<br /><br />I'm pimping Martin Edwards to all and sundry at the moment. A bit reminiscent of Susan Hill to my mind.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-34952910271039176372009-11-27T17:18:41.777+00:002009-11-27T17:18:41.777+00:00Not sure why I noticed this but it looks like Engl...Not sure why I noticed this but it looks like English English has two Ls in Cruelest while American English only one.<br /><br />I am looking forward to this one!<br /><br />I am wondering have you read any Minnette Walters? I am reading one by her now, it is reminiscent of Vine/Rendell.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-9763640035547256652009-11-23T14:32:54.836+00:002009-11-23T14:32:54.836+00:00Elaine: thanks for your view on the Montalbano boo...Elaine: thanks for your view on the Montalbano books... very interesting. I may well persevere with them then, from the library.<br /><br />Nice to know I'm not the only one with Maisie Dobbs, I was beginning to feel rather lonely. My impression is that they may be more popular in the US than they are here.<br /><br />I will certainly try Donna Leon, thanks for the rec. And Dorothy Sayers and Ngaio Marsh have been on my radar for a while now, I just haven't got to them. <br /><br />Diane: Louise Penny is now one of my favourite crime writers, I'll be reading my 4th. Gamache book soon. If you like crime writers, see Elaine's comments above for recs. And I must recommend Martin Edwards' Lake District series too, starting with The Coffin Trail.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-32803252341581415072009-11-21T22:02:48.909+00:002009-11-21T22:02:48.909+00:00I love Louise Penny for a light mystery. I read Th...I love Louise Penny for a light mystery. I read The Brutal Telling and Still Life, but hope to get to the other 3 soon. Glad to see you enjoy her as well.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-72086914152457079122009-11-21T07:50:05.344+00:002009-11-21T07:50:05.344+00:00When I first started the Camilleri book, I felt ex...When I first started the Camilleri book, I felt exactly the same and did not like them. However, I hate to be beaten by a book, which sounds silly, and I persevered and now I really love them. As the series progresses and the reader finds out more about him, you warm to him - well this one did anyway and now I am hooked!<br /><br />Maisie Dobbs - gave up on<br />Agatha Raisin - have read them all and they are fun and that is all that can be said about them<br />Agatha Christie - I am a huge fan and always have been<br /><br />May I suggest you try Donna Leon? Her books are set in Venice and her detective, Brunetti, is lovely and the books are full of depth and warmth.<br /><br />And of course, my other two favourites, DL Sayers and Ngaio Marsh of the golden age of detection and I read and re-read these books constantly.<br /><br />OK that is enough or else I will be here all day...Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739410242766153431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-89367291873360327122009-11-19T19:51:34.606+00:002009-11-19T19:51:34.606+00:00Hey, Pat! LOL. The *really* sad thing is I can'...Hey, Pat! LOL. The *really* sad thing is I can't remember how she was killed and, for all I know, it might have been in the dining room with a knife... or even a rolling pin or the frying pan... Heheheheh.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-25844616190810620732009-11-18T23:50:58.817+00:002009-11-18T23:50:58.817+00:00in end I couldn't remember who was doing what,...in end I couldn't remember who was doing what, to whom, and why<br /><br />he did it to her, in the dining room, with a knife because the knife was all he had.<br /><br />your sentence reminded me of "Clue" lol lolDesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.com