Hi everybody, Just got back from my week in London, had a great trip. Stopped at Murder One, picked up a trade paperback of the Minotaur, a new Sarah Fortune...
Hi Alan..thanks for the report..sounds like a great trip, plus you got a copy of the Minotaur. Jack-the-Ripper brings to mind that Patricia Cornwell has done...
Mike, Will definitely keep my eye out for Half Broken Things, keep on hearing good things about Morag Joss. Alan Mike Brent <ml.brent@...> wrote: Hi...
What an exciting trip, Alan. You did all the things I would have done. I know from my research most of the Jack the Ripper places are all gone, but it still...
-- Hi Alan, Was wondering if you had , "Fish & Chips" while in England. That's one of my favorite meals but I'm sure it would be different in London than...
... Yes, Dianna Rigg has always been sooo great. I'm wondering which of Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine characters she could do best. Maybe Stella from The...
The Pump Room is a marvelous place for tea (or lunch) in Bath. An exquisite Georgian room in which you can actually see the baths while you dine. There are ...
I've just started reading crime novels by Peter Lovesey, many of which are apparently set in the Bath area - the Pump Room was visited once in ROUGH CIDER, and...
Hi Philip, Will have to check those out. I definitely want to read the Vault! Thanks. Mara ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Mike, Had Fish & Chips the first night I was here, there was a take away right around the corner from where I was staying that was open late, though I can get...
Also fun in Bath is visiting Sally Lunn's and eating the famous buns. They still have the ancient kitchen. Wonderful tea from shops all over the UK call...
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barbi-elizabeth223@...
Apr 14, 2006 8:07 am
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Hey Mike I hope you were being sarcastic, as Cosette is a GREAT Vine creation; so well written and so tragically portrayed. I'm not trying to start anything...
Just finished the Minotaur, I bought my paperback copy in London a couple of weeks ago and the "what fresh hell is this?" quote is still attributed to Virginia...
Just wanted to drop in and say hi to everyone around here. And also wanted to say that if any of you guys feel like getting to know me bit better come over...
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Apr 21, 2006 12:06 pm
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- Please butt out of our group. -- In ruthrendell@yahoogroups.com, "barbi-elizabeth223@..." <barbi- ... wanted to say that if any of you guys feel like...
Has anyone read any good books lately? I just finished Red Leaves by Thomas H. Cook. I do like his writing. I think he's one of the better American mystery...
I've read 3 Thomas H. Cook novels - THE CHATHAM SCHOOL AFFAIR (Edgar Award Winner), INSTRUMENTS OF NIGHT, and PLACES IN THE DARK. I have those and several of...
Hi Vickie. Thomas H. Cook is one of my favorite writers. He is on the short list for authors whose books I buy right away, in hardcover. His "twists" are ...
... by Thomas H. Cook. I do like his writing. I think he's one of the better American mystery authors. This book wasn't his best, nor was it his worst. A...
Have been reading that Dame Muriel Spark has passed away. She was the author of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie". The articles have mentioned that she wrote...
Spark's best-known novel is probably still THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE, which has had various incarnations on the stage, screen and television. Another of...
Yes, thanks for the tip about Thomas Cook. I'm thinking about picking up Half Broken Things again. I bought the first in Joss' Selkirk series but haven't...
Michael Salisbury
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Apr 24, 2006 4:43 am
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Mike asked: <<Before I read Rendell's Anna's Book (Asta's Book), should I read Henry James' The Wings of the Dove? >> The Wings of the Dove is referenced in...
Hi, Lynn, Glad there's some other Cook fans out there. I was very disappointed in PERIL, but I've liked most of the other new ones, though maybe they are not...
Philip, Wonder which one that was---Instruments of the Night gave me the creeps, but I did really enjoy Breakheart Hill, The Chatham School Affair and Mortal...
Me, too, Mike! Am about at the end of the list of books I had planned to read. Since I signed up on this list, some excellent books have been recommended....
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