Thanks for the info. I mean, I know you're almost perfect, but even perfectionists make mistakes. .. sometimes. And this really isn't a mistake... call it an...
Joe Hoffman
ljhoffman@...
Jul 22, 2001 9:31 pm
29
... According to the reference book I always use, Bailey's first book in the mystery genre was CALL MR. FORTUNE from 1920. But he wrote a number of...
Christian Henriksson
chenrik@...
Jul 22, 2001 8:58 pm
28
Nick: I checked the website again and the people who are puting up the book are called The Book Searchers, and are in Australia. The book is $5.00 so far, and...
Joe Hoffman
ljhoffman@...
Jul 22, 2001 4:20 pm
27
There is a book on e-bay called The Highwayman, dated 1915, by H.C. Bailey. The earliest book I am aware of by Bailey is 1920. Does anyone know if this is a...
Joe Hoffman
ljhoffman@...
Jul 22, 2001 4:17 pm
26
VEGETABLE DUCK (John Rhode, 1944) Apparently the forty-fifth John Rhode novel, and one of the best. The plot is ingenious, the detection admirable, and the...
Nicholas Fuller
stoke_moran@...
Jul 21, 2001 10:59 am
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... Nick- As you may remember, I have been strong ... merry band of readers. I > agree that Rhode was a > great plotter and that his murder methods were > ...
Nicholas Fuller
stoke_moran@...
Jul 21, 2001 4:20 am
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Nick- As you may remember, I have been strong advocate on John Rhode's behalf since I joined our merry band of readers. I agree that Rhode was a great plotter...
Richard.A.Liedholm@...
Jul 20, 2001 1:19 pm
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... John Rhode is an excellent writer. With obnoxious critics like Symons and Watson who don't bother to read the books but make judgements out of thin air ...
Nicholas Fuller
stoke_moran@...
Jul 20, 2001 12:04 am
22
Thanks Bill: I am now bidding on the item. More Later, Anita ... From: billvw@... To: GAdetection@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001...
Joe Hoffman
ljhoffman@...
Jul 19, 2001 11:40 pm
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Hi all: I was high bidder on two wonderdul books... John Rhode Peril at Cranbury Hall, HC 1st edition.... $30.00. Pricey, I know, but the cheapest addaLL had...
Joe Hoffman
ljhoffman@...
Jul 19, 2001 11:34 pm
20
Finally got Yahoo to readmit me to the group. Just wanted to note that e bay has Case For Mr. Fortune--H.C. Bailey as Item # 1447302897 , currently at $3.00....
billvw@...
Jul 19, 2001 3:40 pm
19
... Anita, ... female sleuth, Mrs. Dame Bradley in Saltmarsh Murders. I should have known. Glad to see that Mrs. Bradley is becoming a "favourite"! ... ...
stoke_moran@...
Jul 19, 2001 1:00 am
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The following message contains SPOILERS, so please be warned. Nick, Nick, Nick: Another book with an unlikely murderer. Shades of my "favorite" female sleuth,...
Joe Hoffman
ljhoffman@...
Jul 18, 2001 7:08 pm
17
As promised, by the time you read this an invitation should be on its way to other Yahoo groups subscribers to join our group. If you want to spread the word...
Jon Jermey
jonjermey@...
Jul 16, 2001 8:56 am
16
... Anita, ... 1st edition of Mitchell's When Last I Died for > $10.51 on e-bay. I know you think highly of it, so I > decided to go for it. I am bidding on...
Nicholas Fuller
stoke_moran@...
Jul 16, 2001 4:15 am
15
Hi Nick: You should be proud of me... I just acquired a HC 1st edition of Mitchell's When Last I Died for $10.51 on e-bay. I know you think highly of it, so I...
Joe Hoffman
ljhoffman@...
Jul 15, 2001 11:24 pm
14
Yahoo! - Groups SettingsThanks John. I'll check it out. Anita Hoffman ... From: John R. Mizell To: GAdetection@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001...
Joe Hoffman
ljhoffman@...
Jul 15, 2001 2:12 am
13
This "may" help you Joe. I did a little digging around on Yahoo Group's Help page and this is what I came up with: ...
John R. Mizell
jmizzell@...
Jul 14, 2001 7:07 pm
12
Well, I have deleted the listbot address, so I am completely on yahoo. The only question I have is that the messages appear in a text that looks like an...
Joe Hoffman
ljhoffman@...
Jul 14, 2001 4:39 pm
11
Erle Stanley Gardner's book THE BLONDE IN LOWER SIX is a collection of Ed Jenkin stories, popularly known to police and the underworld as The Phantom Crook....
Richard.A.Liedholm@...
Jul 14, 2001 2:56 pm
10
... You're doing some great work here, Jon - I think I speak for everyone when I say so. I do hope that some of our lurking members will take the step over to...
Christian Henriksson
chenrik@...
Jul 12, 2001 7:11 pm
9
Only 22 members so far have transferred across to the Yahoo list - slightly less than half. I can only assume that the others aren't interested. As discussed,...
Jon Jermey
jonjermey@...
Jul 12, 2001 2:58 am
8
The Smiler with the Knife In the detective-story-cum-thriller, two books stand out: Gladys Mitchell's The Dancing Druids (which shows how the thriller can be ...
stoke_moran@...
Jul 6, 2001 2:12 am
7
Richard: The Omnibus of Crime is one of the books I picked up for myself in LA. Boy, do great minds think alike... and appreciate the same things. Anita...
Joe Hoffman
ljhoffman@...
Jul 2, 2001 8:44 pm
6
... I only agree about Carr and Stout (and that Innes isn't irritating - he's just hard to read). These two can be extremely irritating, particularly if their...
chenrik@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:19 pm
5
Happy Monday to all! I visited one of our local mystery bookstores here in Minneapolis Saturday and spent a bit of time browsing for things (I found an ...
Richard.A.Liedholm@...
Jul 2, 2001 1:07 pm
4
... job." ... Humdrum's unhappy domestic life? No! Fiction should > > avoid realism! Do we want to hear about the tragedy > > of Mrs. Smith, alcoholic...
stoke_moran@...
Jul 2, 2001 2:10 am
3
... and behold > a brand new website! Thank you Jon, for setting it up and all the other > stuff that you do! Motion seconded. ... negative > about his...
stoke_moran@...
Jul 2, 2001 2:02 am
2
[I'm trying to crosspost this to both the Listbot and Yahoo addresses, just to see if it works - it might be a good idea to do while we're phasing Listbot out....
Christian Henriksson
chenrik@...
Jul 1, 2001 9:13 pm
1
Hello, everyone! It's a beautiful day here in Minnesota, and lo and behold a brand new website! Thank you Jon, for setting it up and all the other stuff that...
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