And then this big earthquake happened.... - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T01:39:01Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:99098?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A105205&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks, Amra! I'm always look…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-12-17:537324:Comment:1052052007-12-17T16:43:48.694ZM.G. Tarquinihttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/funnygirl
Thanks, Amra! I'm always looking. I just read a firecracker, The Electric Church, by Jeff Somers. There's some comments about it on my blog. I toted it along with me and read it every time I had a few minutes.
Thanks, Amra! I'm always looking. I just read a firecracker, The Electric Church, by Jeff Somers. There's some comments about it on my blog. I toted it along with me and read it every time I had a few minutes. Thanks, Jack, I will. I watch…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-12-03:537324:Comment:1001762007-12-03T18:45:55.406ZM.G. Tarquinihttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/funnygirl
Thanks, Jack, I will. I watched The Hunt for Red October on AMC yesterday and was reminded how much better the 'and things keep getting worse' aspect makes a story.
Thanks, Jack, I will. I watched The Hunt for Red October on AMC yesterday and was reminded how much better the 'and things keep getting worse' aspect makes a story. Try any book by Robert Crais.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-12-03:537324:Comment:999882007-12-03T05:20:53.798ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
Try any book by Robert Crais. Things not only keep happening, they keep getting worse. Delightful Elvis Cole P.I. Series, plus real thriller stand alones like HOSTAGE, recently a movie with Bruce Willis.
Try any book by Robert Crais. Things not only keep happening, they keep getting worse. Delightful Elvis Cole P.I. Series, plus real thriller stand alones like HOSTAGE, recently a movie with Bruce Willis. Thanks for the rec, Sunnie. I…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-12-02:537324:Comment:998172007-12-02T18:00:16.770ZM.G. Tarquinihttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/funnygirl
Thanks for the rec, Sunnie. I'm always into funny. Considering my real life, that's probably a good thing.
Thanks for the rec, Sunnie. I'm always into funny. Considering my real life, that's probably a good thing. Mindy Tarquini, International…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-12-02:537324:Comment:998142007-12-02T17:59:16.973ZM.G. Tarquinihttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/funnygirl
<i>Mindy Tarquini, International Woman of Action.</i><br />
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If I looked good in thigh high leather stiletto-heeled boots, I'd totally adopt this moniker.
<i>Mindy Tarquini, International Woman of Action.</i><br />
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If I looked good in thigh high leather stiletto-heeled boots, I'd totally adopt this moniker. My recommendation for the rea…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-12-01:537324:Comment:995642007-12-01T23:30:34.405ZSunnie Gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/sunniefromoz
My recommendation for the reading doldrums is always Christopher Brookmyre. Be My Enemy (with the subtitle F*ck this for a Game of Soldiers) might do the trick. Action a plenty and sick puppy laugh-out-loud funny.
My recommendation for the reading doldrums is always Christopher Brookmyre. Be My Enemy (with the subtitle F*ck this for a Game of Soldiers) might do the trick. Action a plenty and sick puppy laugh-out-loud funny. Mindy Tarquini, International…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-12-01:537324:Comment:994632007-12-01T18:31:19.051ZSandra Ruttanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
Mindy Tarquini, International Woman of Action.<br />
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I'm with you all the way. And that doesn't mean it has to be non-stop action, but there does need to be a catalyst for a story - which also does not mean that the murder has to happen at the beginning, but there does need to be a point.
Mindy Tarquini, International Woman of Action.<br />
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I'm with you all the way. And that doesn't mean it has to be non-stop action, but there does need to be a catalyst for a story - which also does not mean that the murder has to happen at the beginning, but there does need to be a point. I’d read that :-)
Introspect…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-12-01:537324:Comment:992042007-12-01T00:02:11.996ZNL Gasserthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/NLGassert
I’d read that :-)<br />
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Introspection has its place, but sometimes I want to read something fun (and I don’t necessarily mean humorous). It’s like watching junk TV. I don’t do it for the informational value. I do it to give my brain sixty minutes off (after I forced my children to bed).
I’d read that :-)<br />
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Introspection has its place, but sometimes I want to read something fun (and I don’t necessarily mean humorous). It’s like watching junk TV. I don’t do it for the informational value. I do it to give my brain sixty minutes off (after I forced my children to bed). Umm, James Lee Burke can get…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-11-30:537324:Comment:991812007-11-30T22:48:33.660ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Umm, James Lee Burke can get irritating sometimes. Yes, he has some wonderful descriptions but they are popped in there in little chunks -- as if he had thought: "Hmm, time for some beautiful language again!" And the stories and characters are rather repetitive.<br />
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Not sure what books were so boring. I toss a lot of them also, sometimes for that reason, sometimes for other reasons. I have no time to waste.<br />
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A book need not begin with an earth-shaking event. It need not even begin with a murder if…
Umm, James Lee Burke can get irritating sometimes. Yes, he has some wonderful descriptions but they are popped in there in little chunks -- as if he had thought: "Hmm, time for some beautiful language again!" And the stories and characters are rather repetitive.<br />
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Not sure what books were so boring. I toss a lot of them also, sometimes for that reason, sometimes for other reasons. I have no time to waste.<br />
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A book need not begin with an earth-shaking event. It need not even begin with a murder if it's a mystery. But it should be immediately interesting and if it's genre, it should shortly become a page turner. Literary fiction can move along on the sheer pleasure of good prose. I'm reading Burke's JOLIE BLO…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-11-30:537324:Comment:991312007-11-30T19:25:56.100ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
I'm reading Burke's JOLIE BLON'S BOUNCE right now. Every time I read one of his book, I wonder why I leave him alone for such long stretches sometimes. A wonderful writer.
I'm reading Burke's JOLIE BLON'S BOUNCE right now. Every time I read one of his book, I wonder why I leave him alone for such long stretches sometimes. A wonderful writer.