This Is the One - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T22:06:33Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:33434?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A33531&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWell, you really need to read…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-10:537324:Comment:337942007-05-10T02:25:58.366ZBill Criderhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/macavityabc
Well, you really need to read the others. Great, great stuff.
Well, you really need to read the others. Great, great stuff. I've only read FAREWELL, MY L…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-10:537324:Comment:337742007-05-10T01:51:48.052ZDaniel Hatadihttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danielhatadi
I've only read FAREWELL, MY LOVELY and THE BIG SLEEP, but the latter gets my vote, too.
I've only read FAREWELL, MY LOVELY and THE BIG SLEEP, but the latter gets my vote, too. Chandler is one of my favorit…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-10:537324:Comment:337162007-05-10T00:08:09.811ZBill Criderhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/macavityabc
Chandler is one of my favorites, too. And I like <i>The Big Sleep</i> best of all his novels. I may be in a minority there.
Chandler is one of my favorites, too. And I like <i>The Big Sleep</i> best of all his novels. I may be in a minority there. The very first mysteries I ev…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-09:537324:Comment:336372007-05-09T21:16:19.597ZAlan Cranishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Alanreads
The very first mysteries I ever read were Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, which I still love. But after several years of reading mostly science fiction, I decided to get serious about crime fiction and asked around. Several friends told me THE BIG SLEEP was the one to read. They were right! So I'd have to say that was "The One" for me.
The very first mysteries I ever read were Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, which I still love. But after several years of reading mostly science fiction, I decided to get serious about crime fiction and asked around. Several friends told me THE BIG SLEEP was the one to read. They were right! So I'd have to say that was "The One" for me. Rex Stout was one of the grea…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-09:537324:Comment:335782007-05-09T19:02:04.707ZBill Criderhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/macavityabc
Rex Stout was one of the greats, for sure. I wanted to be Archie Goodwin for a while. Heck, I still do.
Rex Stout was one of the greats, for sure. I wanted to be Archie Goodwin for a while. Heck, I still do. I haven't read Simon's book.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-09:537324:Comment:335762007-05-09T19:01:16.378ZBill Criderhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/macavityabc
I haven't read Simon's book. I guess I should put it on the TBR list.
I haven't read Simon's book. I guess I should put it on the TBR list. The first books that I read o…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-09:537324:Comment:335692007-05-09T18:47:47.283ZBrianLindenmuthhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BrianL
The first books that I read on my own were Watership Down, The Lord of the Rings, Encyclopedia Brown & The Great Brain with those four books my reading course was pretty much set for life.<br />
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My mom is a cozy reader so a lot of what I read were the books that she was finished with.<br />
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But within one year of each other I read two books that really changed the way that I viewed everything as an adult and have most affected my reading since then. Clockers by Richard Price and Homicide by David…
The first books that I read on my own were Watership Down, The Lord of the Rings, Encyclopedia Brown & The Great Brain with those four books my reading course was pretty much set for life.<br />
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My mom is a cozy reader so a lot of what I read were the books that she was finished with.<br />
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But within one year of each other I read two books that really changed the way that I viewed everything as an adult and have most affected my reading since then. Clockers by Richard Price and Homicide by David Simon. They blew me away. I loved those books, but at t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-09:537324:Comment:335382007-05-09T17:53:21.702ZBill Criderhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/macavityabc
I loved those books, but at that time I didn't think I'd ever write a book at all. I'm not sure what I was thinking of except maybe baseball.
I loved those books, but at that time I didn't think I'd ever write a book at all. I'm not sure what I was thinking of except maybe baseball. LOL! Erm, I think it WAS the…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-09:537324:Comment:335342007-05-09T17:46:43.658ZPepper Smithhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
LOL! Erm, I think it WAS the Nancy Drew series that got me interested in writing mystery fiction. Since the first mystery story I wrote was with a schoolmate when I was nine, it couldn't have been anything much more adult than that and the Hardy Boys.
LOL! Erm, I think it WAS the Nancy Drew series that got me interested in writing mystery fiction. Since the first mystery story I wrote was with a schoolmate when I was nine, it couldn't have been anything much more adult than that and the Hardy Boys. A good one, for sure.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-09:537324:Comment:335312007-05-09T17:39:02.066ZBill Criderhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/macavityabc
A good one, for sure.
A good one, for sure.