Favorite settings for mystery novels? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T12:27:57Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/favorite-settings-for-mystery?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A244581&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI really like using the subur…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-20:537324:Comment:2849562011-04-20T03:59:53.011ZZ. LaPorte Aireyhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ZLaPorteAirey
I really like using the suburbs as a setting for mystery/crime related stories.
I really like using the suburbs as a setting for mystery/crime related stories. I mostly agree. I'm a city pe…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-19:537324:Comment:2847052011-04-19T00:37:25.677ZSusanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
I mostly agree. I'm a city person, any city in the world person, and I don't enjoy reading stories with country setting, especially in the South. The writer may be the best in the world, but I won't get past the first five pages.
I mostly agree. I'm a city person, any city in the world person, and I don't enjoy reading stories with country setting, especially in the South. The writer may be the best in the world, but I won't get past the first five pages. I am a native of Colorado and…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-03:537324:Comment:2817092011-04-03T18:39:07.227ZAvery Danielshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ArielHeart
I am a native of Colorado and I have to admit my first criteria is the location of the book. I am completely burned out on Southern mysteries and just will not read anything set in the South except for very rare exceptions. I am enjoying San Francisco a lot which is very diverse.
I am a native of Colorado and I have to admit my first criteria is the location of the book. I am completely burned out on Southern mysteries and just will not read anything set in the South except for very rare exceptions. I am enjoying San Francisco a lot which is very diverse. a few that i enjoyed:
philli…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-11-30:537324:Comment:2574122010-11-30T12:29:18.900ZBenedict J Joneshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BenedictJJones
a few that i enjoyed:<br />
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phillip kerr's 'berlin noir' (3 short novels) set in 1930's berlin (the first two) and post war vienna (the third)<br />
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ken bruen's 'the gaurds' set in dublin. (his 'Brandt' novels set in south east London, where I'm from, are also well worth looking at - although you said you were done england...)<br />
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john wilson's 'javier falcon' series ('blindman of seville' 'the hidden assassins') set in Seville (Spain) and he also wrote some set in west africa (i only have one of these and…
a few that i enjoyed:<br />
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phillip kerr's 'berlin noir' (3 short novels) set in 1930's berlin (the first two) and post war vienna (the third)<br />
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ken bruen's 'the gaurds' set in dublin. (his 'Brandt' novels set in south east London, where I'm from, are also well worth looking at - although you said you were done england...)<br />
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john wilson's 'javier falcon' series ('blindman of seville' 'the hidden assassins') set in Seville (Spain) and he also wrote some set in west africa (i only have one of these and prefered the falcon series)<br />
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john burdett's 'bangkok' series ('bangkok 8', 'bangkok tattoo' 'bangkok haunts') are brilliant, a bhuddist detective with a very different viewpoint on things to your 'typical' western detective On the whole, I would much ra…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-29:537324:Comment:2545452010-10-29T17:57:15.446ZCaroline Trippehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
On the whole, I would much rather praise than criticize!<br />
It definitely takes considerable imagination (as well as some hard work, inn terms of meticulous research) to re-create a "vanished" world.<br />
And good writers---even established ones---need encouragement. :)
On the whole, I would much rather praise than criticize!<br />
It definitely takes considerable imagination (as well as some hard work, inn terms of meticulous research) to re-create a "vanished" world.<br />
And good writers---even established ones---need encouragement. :) Thank you, Caroline. You guys…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-29:537324:Comment:2545442010-10-29T17:37:52.940ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Thank you, Caroline. You guys are too much!
Thank you, Caroline. You guys are too much! You won't be disappointed! I.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-29:537324:Comment:2545382010-10-29T15:27:57.016ZCaroline Trippehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
You won't be disappointed! I. J. is really good! You would think she had lived in Japan.
You won't be disappointed! I. J. is really good! You would think she had lived in Japan. Hi Mary,
It is virtually imp…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-29:537324:Comment:2545372010-10-29T15:16:44.269ZDennis Leppanenhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TheWarbler
Hi Mary,<br />
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It is virtually impossible to go everywhere. My first two novels were set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a place I am very familiar with. We had a summer home built in Tennessee, so that helps. I chose Alaska as the backdrop to a sequel of my first novel, deciding the Alaskan Gold Rush could create interest.<br />
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There is almost too much to work in. The Tennessee work involves moon shining in the Tennessee hills.
Hi Mary,<br />
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It is virtually impossible to go everywhere. My first two novels were set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a place I am very familiar with. We had a summer home built in Tennessee, so that helps. I chose Alaska as the backdrop to a sequel of my first novel, deciding the Alaskan Gold Rush could create interest.<br />
<br />
There is almost too much to work in. The Tennessee work involves moon shining in the Tennessee hills. By God, sometimes posting her…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-28:537324:Comment:2544732010-10-28T19:33:59.963ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
By God, sometimes posting here actually works. :) Thanks, Mary.
By God, sometimes posting here actually works. :) Thanks, Mary. I.J., I'm just searching for…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-28:537324:Comment:2544722010-10-28T19:29:14.325ZMary McFarlandhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MaryMcFarland
I.J., I'm just searching for you. Found your Web site and perusing it now. You're definitely an inspiration, and I can't wait to read your work. Back to your site now!
I.J., I'm just searching for you. Found your Web site and perusing it now. You're definitely an inspiration, and I can't wait to read your work. Back to your site now!