How do you like your crime fiction? - CrimeSpace2024-03-19T03:46:55Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/how-do-you-like-your-crime?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A292590&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSorry! My mistake! I haven't…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-05-31:537324:Comment:2927002011-05-31T15:38:16.556ZCaroline Trippehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
Sorry! My mistake! I haven't read those Parker novels. Will have to look them up!
Sorry! My mistake! I haven't read those Parker novels. Will have to look them up! I like Spencer too, but I was…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-05-31:537324:Comment:2927152011-05-31T13:41:28.204ZStuart Matthew Davishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/StuartMatthewDavis
I like Spencer too, but I was talking about Richard Stark's (aka Donald Westlake) Parker novels. In those novels, I don't think they even bother to tell you if it was his first or last name.
I like Spencer too, but I was talking about Richard Stark's (aka Donald Westlake) Parker novels. In those novels, I don't think they even bother to tell you if it was his first or last name. I think you meant that Spense…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-05-31:537324:Comment:2926912011-05-31T11:36:57.877ZCaroline Trippehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
<p>I think you meant that Spenser ( sp ?) is the single-minded character; Parker was the author.</p>
<p>Spenser would have liked the steak too. Interesting how much talk of food there is in mystery fiction. Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta liked to relax after a day in the morgue by whipping up pasta or grilled pizza. She even has a cookbook! </p>
<p>I suppose that's a thread unto itself---mystery detectives and food. :) And they like their drink too.</p>
<p>Maybe a brings a bit of much-needed relief…</p>
<p>I think you meant that Spenser ( sp ?) is the single-minded character; Parker was the author.</p>
<p>Spenser would have liked the steak too. Interesting how much talk of food there is in mystery fiction. Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta liked to relax after a day in the morgue by whipping up pasta or grilled pizza. She even has a cookbook! </p>
<p>I suppose that's a thread unto itself---mystery detectives and food. :) And they like their drink too.</p>
<p>Maybe a brings a bit of much-needed relief even to the grittiest novel. Or the author is getting hungry and "sublimating" by feeding his characters!</p>
<p> </p> I'll eat my cake and have it…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-05-30:537324:Comment:2926262011-05-30T21:21:51.170ZStuart Matthew Davishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/StuartMatthewDavis
<p>I'll eat my cake and have it too. Thank you very much. I like to sample everything from the buffet.</p>
<p>While my all-time favorite writer is Ross MacDonald, sometimes you want to read something a little less epic, a little less convoluted and soemthing that you don't have to draw a diagram to keep up with.</p>
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<p>On the other side of things, I like the Parker novels. Parker is a single-minded character and you know exactly what you are going to get. Straight-forward. No…</p>
<p>I'll eat my cake and have it too. Thank you very much. I like to sample everything from the buffet.</p>
<p>While my all-time favorite writer is Ross MacDonald, sometimes you want to read something a little less epic, a little less convoluted and soemthing that you don't have to draw a diagram to keep up with.</p>
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<p>On the other side of things, I like the Parker novels. Parker is a single-minded character and you know exactly what you are going to get. Straight-forward. No nonsense. No angst. No inner conflict.</p>
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<p>I also like my crime fiction with a light snack...like a steak or something.</p>
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<p> </p> Thanks for the tip! I am goi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-05-30:537324:Comment:2926162011-05-30T18:30:28.094ZCaroline Trippehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
Thanks for the tip! I am going to add that movie to our Netflix queque.
Thanks for the tip! I am going to add that movie to our Netflix queque. Regarding the book/movie nexu…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-05-30:537324:Comment:2925902011-05-30T17:02:44.118ZMike Dennishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MikeDennis
Regarding the book/movie nexus, I think you'd have to look long and hard before finding one that topped <em>The Friends Of Eddie Coyle</em>. The book was positively outstanding in every way, while the movie was equally so, probably because it adhered so closely to the book, but also because it was, IMHO, Robert Mitchum's finest hour. Both the book and the movie are at or near the top of my crime fiction charts.
Regarding the book/movie nexus, I think you'd have to look long and hard before finding one that topped <em>The Friends Of Eddie Coyle</em>. The book was positively outstanding in every way, while the movie was equally so, probably because it adhered so closely to the book, but also because it was, IMHO, Robert Mitchum's finest hour. Both the book and the movie are at or near the top of my crime fiction charts. Same here.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-05-27:537324:Comment:2920972011-05-27T14:33:52.484ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Same here.
Same here. Murder She Wrote or the earli…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-05-27:537324:Comment:2921282011-05-27T13:50:33.662ZStephen Braytonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/StephenBrayton
Murder She Wrote or the earlier Eddy Capra Mysteries. Perry Mason.
Murder She Wrote or the earlier Eddy Capra Mysteries. Perry Mason. Serious (I am not a fan of th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-05-27:537324:Comment:2921262011-05-27T12:15:55.220ZCaroline Trippehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
<p>Serious (I am not a fan of the "humorous" murder mystery, realistic (in setting & characterization) , cerebral (psychological suspense is more to my taste than "action," well-written, suspenseful. Suspense is what keeps this reader turning pages. I like a surprise or twist at the end---even if I can sort of guess what's coming, because that's quite satisfying in its own way) but I don't mind being kept guessing right up until the end.</p>
<p> Almost every mystery I've ever read that…</p>
<p>Serious (I am not a fan of the "humorous" murder mystery, realistic (in setting & characterization) , cerebral (psychological suspense is more to my taste than "action," well-written, suspenseful. Suspense is what keeps this reader turning pages. I like a surprise or twist at the end---even if I can sort of guess what's coming, because that's quite satisfying in its own way) but I don't mind being kept guessing right up until the end.</p>
<p> Almost every mystery I've ever read that was made into a film was better as a book. Which isn't to say I don't enjoy a good suspense movie--it's just that the books are nearly always better . Right now I am reading some of Henning Mankell's Wallander mysteries, and although the TV series was OK---but the books are, to me, far more gripping. And yes, the plots can be complex, but because there's so much more detail, they are easier to follow than the film versions.</p> Evil,
You're right about the…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-05-26:537324:Comment:2920292011-05-26T22:00:39.539ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
<p>Evil,</p>
<p>You're right about the Mitchum version. If only someone could make a move as true to the book as that, but as good as the Bogart version. You're also right about having to update it. leaving it in period would seem coy at this point. No reason it couldn't work, though. There are still things rich people would rather keep secret about their daughters.</p>
<p>Evil,</p>
<p>You're right about the Mitchum version. If only someone could make a move as true to the book as that, but as good as the Bogart version. You're also right about having to update it. leaving it in period would seem coy at this point. No reason it couldn't work, though. There are still things rich people would rather keep secret about their daughters.</p>