[bookshare-discuss] Re: Elizabeth George books
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:54:27 -0800 (PST)
Thanks, Greg.
Cindy
--- "Gregory A. Daniel" <gdaniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi Cindy,
>
> Here are the books by Elizabeth George which I have
> read:
>
> Elizabeth George books
>
> A GREAT DELIVERANCE
> PAYMENT IN BLOOD
> WELL-SCHOOLED IN MURDER
> A SUITABLE VENGANCE
> FOR THE SAKE OF ELAINA
> MISSING JOSEPH
> IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ENEMY
> PLAYING FOR THE ASHES
> DECEPTION ON HIS MIND
> IN PURSUIT OF THE PROPER SINNER
> A TRAITOR TO MEMORY
> A PLACE OF HIDING
>
> She also wrote I, RICHARD which I haven't read as
> yet. She may also have
> written more recent material, but I haven't as yet
> read it. As always,
> reading the books in order will lessen confusing
> circumstances in latter
> books, where mentioned events were covered in
> earlier mysteries.
>
> Happy reading,
> Greg
> Columbus, Ohio
> At 04:44 PM 1/8/07 -0800, you wrote:
> >Thanks, Greg. I would like a list olf her books in
> >order. I have quite a list now of mysteries and
> >historical romances to read. sigh. An impetus for
> >taking care of myself so I can live a long life.
> smkle
> >
> >Cindy
> >
> >--- "Gregory A. Daniel" <gdaniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Cindy,
> > >
> > > My first book by Anne Perry was the HYDE PARK
> > > HEADSMAN and, since I get my
> > > books from NLS (at least until I recently signed
> up
> > > for BookShare), I read
> > > them as I get them. Thanks to Anne Perry, I
> think
> > > that I know of every
> > > slum in London during the mid- and
> late-Victorian
> > > ages. Perry has been
> > > compared with Charles Dickens and their styles
> and
> > > writing pace are much
> > > the same. It's sometimes difficult for us to
> > > appreciate a class society
> > > where words and glances were as cutting as
> swords
> > > and lances. If you want
> > > to read a more modern approach to British law
> > > enforcement, try Elizabeth
> > > George's books. If you are interested, I will
> > > provide a list of her books
> > > in chronological order.
> > >
> > > Happy reading,
> > > Greg
> > > Columbus, Ohio
> > > At 08:15 PM 1/7/07 -0800, you wrote:
> > > >They are not like the Braun cat mysteries. I
> read
> > > the
> > > >first one of those because they're so popular
> and
> > > >didn't care for it, so I haven't read any of
> the
> > > >others.
> > > >
> > > >They're more like Ellery Queen and Agatha
> Christie.
> > > >They're set in Victorian times and, like Jane
> > > Austen,
> > > >the author satirizes, in a way, "Society." The
> > > >contrast between the various classes of British
> > > >Victorian society and problems of the time are
> > > worked
> > > >in. Only in one I've read so far have I guessed
> the
> > > >culprit, and that one was near the end of the
> book.
> > > >Anne Perry writes in a style that fits the
> period.
> > > I
> > > >found when I went to read a more modern mystery
> it
> > > was
> > > >hard for me to accept the style and come back
> from
> > > >Victorian times to the present. smile
> > > >
> > > >If you're going to try one, start with the
> first,
> > > The
> > > >Cater Street Hangman. Characters, places and
> > > incidents
> > > >recur, and if you read one out of order, as I
> did
> > > when
> > > >I validated it, you'll want to know where
> > > so-and-so
> > > >met so-and-so and what tragedy had happened in
> > > >so-and-so's life. smile
> > > >
> > > >The Henning Mankell detective stories are
> grittier.
> > > >The protagonist is a Swedish detective named
> Kurt
> > > >Wallander. These can more easily be read out of
> > > order,
> > > >but even so, characters and events from
> previous
> > > books
> > > >are referenced. I don't think we have any in
> the
> > > >collection, but they'd be good additions, and I
> > > think
> > > >detective story aficionados would like them.
> > > >
> > > >HTH
> > > >
> > > >Cindy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >--- Tony Baechler <bookshare@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi. Can I ask why you like them? What's
> > > special
> > > > > about them? I've
> > > > > read mixed reviews and am trying to decide
> if
> > > it's
> > > > > worth downloading
> > > > > all of them. Are they slow moving? Can you
> > > compare
> > > > > them to another
> > > > > author or series? Are they like classic
> > > mysteries
> > > > > such as Ellery
> > > > > Queen or Agatha Christie? Are they like the
> > > Braun
> > > > > cat
> > > > > mysteries? Thanks for your comments.
> > > > >
> > > > > At 07:54 PM 1/3/07 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > > >Thank you for the scanning and validating
> of
> > > the
> > > > > Anne Perry books. I =
> > > > > >love the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt
> mysteries.
> > > > > >Rita
> > > > >
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