[bksvol-discuss] Re: old mysteries
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:39:26 -0700 (PDT)
That's interesting. Apparently the stories are based
on the experiences of a real person. I guess the side
characters don't have to be, though.
Cindy
--- "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I just validated one of the Bruce Alexander books.
> It was sort of
> interesting though I have been more enthralled by
> other books. They
> do not seem particularly authentic to me in e ways
> the characters
> behave. For example, one character goes from being
> a cook to
> becoming a opera singer. Another is thinking of
> replacing the cook
> and she is secretary to the lady of the manor.
> Seems a step down for
> her and something she would be unlikely to do in
> real life.
>
> E.
> At 01:19 AM 7/13/2007, you wrote:
> >No, I haven't read the Hugh Pentacost books. They
> >sound interesting. On my list of things to read are
> >the books by Bruce Alexander, beginning with Blind
> >Justice. Several of them are in the collection and
> >they sound interesting. I hate misunderstandings,
> >though, and people wrongly convicted. I see Blind
> >Justice is rated only as good. Maybe someone will
> >rescan it. I wish there were a way we could fix
> books
> >in the colleciton without rescanning them, as we
> did
> >in the "old days." Then I could fix some of them
> >without feeling I was taking a book or money away
> from
> >someone else. If I'm going to read a book it would
> be
> >nice to be doing something with it, like fixing a
> >"Good" or Fair book at the same time. smile But
> time
> >and progress march on.
> >
> >Cindy
> >
> >--- Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, Cindy. Raymond Burr will always be Perry
> Mason
> > > to me. :) The
> > > books are actually rather similar to the TV
> series
> > > so that you don't
> > > have to keep making a mental adjustment between
> the
> > > books and
> > > shows. The Nero Wolfe mysteries were written by
> Rex
> > > Stout. I love
> > > those and have read most of them several times.
> > > Have you read any
> > > mysteries by Hugh Pentacost? I hope I spelled
> his
> > > name
> > > correctly. He wrote mysteries about a man
> called
> > > Uncle George, a man
> > > who had been an attorney until he helped to
> convict
> > > what proved to be
> > > the wrong man in a capital case. He left the
> legal
> > > profession and
> > > now is sort of retired. He is sometimes pressed
> > > into helping people
> > > who are wrongly accused when a crime is
> committed.
> > > Uncle George is
> > > the kind of relative every child should have and
> > > every town needs. I
> > > found them on NLS, though most of them were
> phased
> > > out of the
> > > collection when NLS moved away from records.
> It's
> > > too bad because
> > > these are fun mysteries that always have some
> > > surprises along the way.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Don't let yesterday use up too much of today!"
> Will
> > > Rogers
> > > Monica Willyard, rhyami@xxxxxxxxx
> > > Add rhyami to your Skype if you'd like to chat.
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