Like to read a wide array of subjects, but mysteries take up 75% of my reading. Also enjoy Civil War and WWII history. Write audio mystery reviews for Mystery News.
If I'm not reading or poking around here, you might find me on 4MA or Murder_and_Mayhem on Yahoo. Also look for me at www.goodreads.com/profile/mugsynoir and Facebook.
Recently finished:
MUCHO MOJO by Joe R. Lansdale
Up Now:
THE MINOTAUR by Barbara Vine
Audio: DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS by Meg Gardiner
Up Next:
THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN by James Lee Burke and BILLY BOYLE by James R. Benn
Audio - THE HEADHUNTERS by Peter Lovesey
Michael Connelly, John Sandford, James Lee Burke, Charlie Huston, James W. Hall, Ellis Peters, Tony Hillerman, Elmore Leonard, Loren Estleman, The Harlen Coben Myron Bolitar books, Lee Child, Linda Barnes, Sue Grafton, Walter Mosely, Thomas H. Cook, Ken Bruen. Haven't listed anybody that I've only read one book.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
TV: Boston Legal, NCIS, CSI (the original), Dancing with the Stars (because I took ballroom dancing for almost two years and I know how tough that really is), 24.
Movies: Tops include Patton, Kelly's Heroes, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Chinatown, North by Northwest and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Pulp Fiction and Kill Bills were great, so looking forward to Grindhouse.The Departed.
Hi David, Good to see you here! It has been a busy place so far. The Forum and the Blogs could keep you busy all day every day. I am not sure when writers actually have time left to write. Have fun!
LC from Moldy
This IS entertaining. Lots of new toys. I'm trying to train one eye to read a book while the other is paying attention to what's happening on the screen. Then there's the problem of timesharing with the brain. Multi-tasking isn't what it's drummed up to be.
I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of 24. Of course I get on these streaks where I watch four episodes in a row and it's two in the morning. Yikes!
It snowed here in the mid-Atlantic, in April. Go figure. Heading up to Pittsburgh area to do the Easter family thing. Trying to pick out an audio mystery that is short enough to finish during the trip - maybe a Nero Wolfe. Yeah, that will do: OVER MY DEAD BODY read by Michael Prichard.
Back at you, David. Glad you're here. The first 3 seasons of 24 rock. Season 5 is good too. Do you watch The Shield? I'm liking that more than 24 these days. It;s my crack cocaine. I cant get enough. And all 5 seasons are on DVD.
I'm in PA on a dial up line and I don't know how we lived with this. 28.8 kb/s. Yaahhhh! I'm afraid I'm off unless I discover a broadband dial-up. Nup, guess not.
David -- thanks much for the kind words on the book. Glad everyone enjoyed it, and very pleased to hear it was a pick of your group. Support like that is huge to new writers.
Best,
MJK
Thanks, Judy. I'm looking forward to Bouchercon being in my back yard and helping you folks with the preparation and execution.
I can't tell you how many more books I've been able to read because of audio and how many new authors I've found from doing the reviews.
Atkins I found through an interview at Mystery News. I found Koryta looking back through MWA's list of prior award nominees and suggested him to my F2F group. They all loved his book.
I'm a southern girl by birth and a New Yorker at heart, but for the time being I'm trying to get used to things like bats and really, really green grass. The bats are definitely harder to get used to. One got in the house this week sometime, and I just found him today, hanging on the grass wall of the sunroom. I'd never seen a bat in real life before I moved up here. There have been three of them in this house in four years. They're so odd.
I -so- digress.
As for becoming a professional awesome (or pro awe), it's something that has to develop over time, and when it happens, it just -happens-. I didn't plan to do it. But in a month, I'd been sent almost $100 by various people, for no apparent reason. So I figured they were paying me for being so...well...awesome. I was thinking about joining a pro awe society, but apparently there is no pro awe society. Imagine that. I may have to start one.
Hi David,
That lighthouse is Cape Neddick Light in York, Maine. Otherwise it's known as Nubble Light. I live in Massachusetts but my sister lives in York year round and my brother has a summer house there.
Hi David. Thanks for accepting my invite. It looks as though you know how all this works? Mind a couple questions? Is there a way to create tags on blogs? Also, when I respond to someone, I've been going to there page. How do you have you response to someone elses question show on your page? Thanks. LJ
I would say a visit to Nubble would definitely be worth it. When I was younger it was a manned lighthouse and you can see the contaption they used to get to the main land. If you're timing is right, I would recommend a visit to Brown's ice cream stand quite close to Nubble. :)
Hi Dave! Seems like it was just yesterday... well, maybe a little longer. It was great talking to you, too. And now I can't remember if you're going to Thrillerfest? If so, I'll see you there...
As for those glammed up photos, amazing what photoshop can do. (No braces on my teeth... :-)
David, I have a friend who reviews mysteries, which gave me additional respect for the work involved. It sounded like fun until I saw the STACKS of books she's supposed to read and comment on, most of them by last week!
Hi David
I keep seeing your name (4MA), so I thought I'd introduce myself. I like watching choreography of any kind, and Dancing With the Stars is great fun.
LC Fraser
LC from Moldy
Apr 7, 2007
Patricia
Apr 7, 2007
David Magayna
I saw Barfly's survey request come up on 4MA and thought I couldn't answer it if I wasn't familiar with Crimespace. There is a lot to absorb.
Apr 7, 2007
David Magayna
Apr 7, 2007
LC Fraser
Apr 7, 2007
Merrill Young
Pretty soon we all will have to quit the page because we WON'T HAVE ANT TIME TO READ.
Welcome!
-Merlot
Apr 7, 2007
David Magayna
This IS entertaining. Lots of new toys. I'm trying to train one eye to read a book while the other is paying attention to what's happening on the screen. Then there's the problem of timesharing with the brain. Multi-tasking isn't what it's drummed up to be.
Apr 7, 2007
David Magayna
Thanks for stopping by.
I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of 24. Of course I get on these streaks where I watch four episodes in a row and it's two in the morning. Yikes!
Apr 7, 2007
David Magayna
Apr 7, 2007
Libby Hellmann
Apr 8, 2007
David Magayna
Apr 8, 2007
Rose
Thanks for trying with a photo of me. I will get it worked out, eventually.
Welcome to the over-busy zoo.
Apr 9, 2007
Simon Wood
Hope to see you at a con some time soon.
Simon
Apr 10, 2007
Sandra Ruttan
Apr 10, 2007
Michael Koryta
Best,
MJK
Apr 10, 2007
David Magayna
I can't tell you how many more books I've been able to read because of audio and how many new authors I've found from doing the reviews.
Atkins I found through an interview at Mystery News. I found Koryta looking back through MWA's list of prior award nominees and suggested him to my F2F group. They all loved his book.
Apr 11, 2007
David Magayna
Apr 11, 2007
Eliza Tucker
I'm a southern girl by birth and a New Yorker at heart, but for the time being I'm trying to get used to things like bats and really, really green grass. The bats are definitely harder to get used to. One got in the house this week sometime, and I just found him today, hanging on the grass wall of the sunroom. I'd never seen a bat in real life before I moved up here. There have been three of them in this house in four years. They're so odd.
I -so- digress.
As for becoming a professional awesome (or pro awe), it's something that has to develop over time, and when it happens, it just -happens-. I didn't plan to do it. But in a month, I'd been sent almost $100 by various people, for no apparent reason. So I figured they were paying me for being so...well...awesome. I was thinking about joining a pro awe society, but apparently there is no pro awe society. Imagine that. I may have to start one.
Take care,
Eliza
Apr 12, 2007
Merrill Young
Apr 13, 2007
Eileen
That lighthouse is Cape Neddick Light in York, Maine. Otherwise it's known as Nubble Light. I live in Massachusetts but my sister lives in York year round and my brother has a summer house there.
Apr 15, 2007
Eileen
York is on the south coast of Maine; Rockland is more mid-coast. :)
Apr 15, 2007
LJ Roberts
Apr 15, 2007
Eileen
Apr 16, 2007
Robin Burcell
As for those glammed up photos, amazing what photoshop can do. (No braces on my teeth... :-)
May 2, 2007
Krystal Waters
Jul 26, 2007
Peg Herring
Dec 27, 2007
L.J. Sellers
I keep seeing your name (4MA), so I thought I'd introduce myself. I like watching choreography of any kind, and Dancing With the Stars is great fun.
Feb 25, 2008