tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post550108760458109486..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: Desert NoirCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-52391629819162866832019-08-02T14:52:16.143+01:002019-08-02T14:52:16.143+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.做愛https://www.blogger.com/profile/16345375798510259354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-44797046214832907492019-07-23T09:48:56.212+01:002019-07-23T09:48:56.212+01:00Yvonne: I absolutely agree with you there. Plus, s...Yvonne: I absolutely agree with you there. Plus, some subjects like history can often be more interesting fiction books than in no-fiction as a clever author can weave facts, ways of life, into the narrative without the reader realising she is learning something. <br /><br />I liked the book but freely admit it's not for all. Cosy crime readers might not like it but I know you read a very wide variety of fiction so you would, I think, be fine with it.<br /><br />Susan: Kay does indeed have a wide reach. :-) <br /><br />I just checked my 'Arizona' page for my personal USA states challenge and I have 3 books read: Desert Noir, Dog on It by Spencer Quinn, and These is my Words by Nancy Turner. I expect you know of and have maybe read all of those.<br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-48837966023959006752019-07-22T17:38:04.812+01:002019-07-22T17:38:04.812+01:00Kay has a wide reach! I just picked this one up fr...Kay has a wide reach! I just picked this one up from the library on her recommendation. I haven't started it yet, but I'm excited that it's set in Arizona, where I live. It's a state that doesn't show up all that often in fiction, surprisingly.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-36134999079455407122019-07-21T23:39:03.081+01:002019-07-21T23:39:03.081+01:00Hi Cath,
There is often more truth and fact in fi...Hi Cath,<br /><br />There is often more truth and fact in fiction than there is in non-fiction, it is all a matter of working out which is which! I like that the story is set in a part of the US I haven't so far read too much about<br /><br />Ratings and reviews for this one have been very mixed to say the least, with you obviously enjoying it much more than some!<br /><br />I'm still not sure whether I want to get in on this particular story, however your well constructed and informative review was great in getting me up to speed with things.<br /><br />I can 't wait to see where you are going to take us on your next journey :)<br /><br />Yvonne<br />xx<br />Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-75423233873126427772019-07-20T23:35:41.143+01:002019-07-20T23:35:41.143+01:00Kay: Very pleased to hear that all of the things I...Kay: Very pleased to hear that all of the things I hoped would be in successive books actually are. Look forward to reading them. Annoyingly my library only has one more in the series and it's not book two. Never mind, AM will fill the gap.<br /><br />Cathy: Thanks for the link, will check that out tomorrow. I see that desert scene towards the end gripped you too... I was blown away. I'm pleased to hear she nailed it, coming from England it's not something I would know anything about about, but now I feel I know at least a little bit about what such a thing would be like. <br /><br />Sam: That's so good to know and thanks for your insight. As I said to Cathy, across the pond we know nothing of these things and that's a shame as I find it all absolutely fascinating. I remember reading one of Laura Ingalls Wilder's 'Little House on the Prairie' books several years ago where she described the beginning of one of the 'long marches', and how moving and tragic I found it. The info is out there if we care to look but it's not always easy to find. <br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-39399486549359482622019-07-20T17:09:06.909+01:002019-07-20T17:09:06.909+01:00I've always been fascinated by America's n...I've always been fascinated by America's native population, and I am always up for stories that explore their current culture. We have a reservation about 90 miles northeast of me that I've visited a few times with my grandchildren in tow, and it's good to see them doing so well. The reservation has been there since the mid-1800s when two tribes, one from Alabama and one from Tennessee, were forced to move to Texas and share the one reservation. The two tribes now consider themselves to be one. It is only in recent years, however, that they have started businesses along the highway that passes through the reservation to offer services to those passing through. I'm not sure where, or how they finally found the capital for construction and start-up, but they have been doing well for the last 10-15 years. Finally.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-85121524598864875242019-07-20T07:51:48.109+01:002019-07-20T07:51:48.109+01:00So glad you liked this one, Cath. I won't expa...So glad you liked this one, Cath. I won't expand on what Kay said, but I thought I'd share a link to <a href="https://www.kittlingbooks.com/2019/05/at-poisoned-pen-with-betty-webb.html" rel="nofollow">Betty's most recent appearance</a> at The Poisoned Pen. It has information about how Desert Noir came to be, the inspiration for the gallery owner who's killed in the book, and other goodies.<br /><br />In the mystery genre, there are two authors who give superb descriptions/information about the Phoenix metropolitan area, and Betty Webb is one of them. That scene you mention toward the end of the book that deals with survival out in the Sonoran Desert is one of the main reasons why I had to continue reading the series. So many times you see scenes on TV programs or in movies about people stranded out in the desert, and they're just ludicrous. Betty nails that scene. There's plenty of the "middle of nowhere" here, and the land is unforgiving. You do not want to be stranded out in it.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-47899675588432720052019-07-19T12:52:29.001+01:002019-07-19T12:52:29.001+01:00Glad you reported on this one, Cath. Yes, Betty W...Glad you reported on this one, Cath. Yes, Betty Webb does expand on all the themes you mentioned. Lots of info about the area and the native peoples that live in the region plus the people that came later. Lena gradually finds out about her past over the course of the series. I love Jimmy too. As I've now finished the whole series (10 books), I can also repeat what you said about the stories being more than a bit dark at times. Lena has had rough time in life and as she discovers more about it, she stumbles over many bad people.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.com