What first drew you to the mystery genre? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T17:51:18Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/what-first-drew-you-to-the?feed=yes&xn_auth=noSarah Paretsky and her charac…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-04-13:537324:Comment:2324522010-04-13T17:59:02.385ZKemosabehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/lintonlewis
Sarah Paretsky and her character VI Warshawski brought me to writing mysteries. I followed her up with Sue Grafton then PD James and I was hooked.
Sarah Paretsky and her character VI Warshawski brought me to writing mysteries. I followed her up with Sue Grafton then PD James and I was hooked. The Last Good Kiss by James C…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-04-13:537324:Comment:2324232010-04-13T15:30:57.777ZBill Baberhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BillBaber
The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley- still trying to find something better...
The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley- still trying to find something better... The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-04-12:537324:Comment:2323312010-04-12T15:50:25.676ZLydia Sadlerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LydiaSadler
The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, of course!<br />
I have developed a taste for true crime over the years, but Agatha Christie has been a staple in my life for years. I find that her stories are always good for a re-read when I am between authors.
The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, of course!<br />
I have developed a taste for true crime over the years, but Agatha Christie has been a staple in my life for years. I find that her stories are always good for a re-read when I am between authors. Alfred Hitchcock
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Alfred Hitchcock<br />
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Alfred Hitchcock<br />
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<a href="http://www.stacy-deanne.net" target="_blank">http://www.stacy-deanne.net</a> Very early on, I read Harriet…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-04-07:537324:Comment:2318882010-04-07T15:37:11.447ZEve Paludanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/EvePaludan
Very early on, I read Harriet the Spy, then graduated to Nancy Drew books which could be obtained at the grocery store, with some begging, as if they were candy. First, I read Secret of the Old Clock and was pretty sure that I wanted to read more mysteries. Then I read Secret of the Wooden Lady, which was much farther along in the series, but that book hooked me on mysteries for life.
Very early on, I read Harriet the Spy, then graduated to Nancy Drew books which could be obtained at the grocery store, with some begging, as if they were candy. First, I read Secret of the Old Clock and was pretty sure that I wanted to read more mysteries. Then I read Secret of the Wooden Lady, which was much farther along in the series, but that book hooked me on mysteries for life. I began with The Famous Five…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-04-07:537324:Comment:2318362010-04-07T05:21:17.587ZGaile Hugheshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/GaileHughes
I began with The Famous Five and The Secret Seven then graduated to Agatha Christie in my early teens, followed closely by Dorothy Sayers. The Hobbit and the Trilogy during my university days provided me with a brief foray into Sci Fi's Julian May and Stephen Donaldson. I spent many years on other worlds and spheres whilst raising my children, true escapism from the motherly grind. Now I'm back to mainstream mysteries and trying to write one myself (truly a beginner). I still have every book…
I began with The Famous Five and The Secret Seven then graduated to Agatha Christie in my early teens, followed closely by Dorothy Sayers. The Hobbit and the Trilogy during my university days provided me with a brief foray into Sci Fi's Julian May and Stephen Donaldson. I spent many years on other worlds and spheres whilst raising my children, true escapism from the motherly grind. Now I'm back to mainstream mysteries and trying to write one myself (truly a beginner). I still have every book (ie purchased) except for a few cartons that were lost in the shipyards of Genoa (Italy) including my childhood 'Pookie' books... now if I could just locate my enthusiasm for getting on with my book.... Hardy Boys, Holmes. My Mom lo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-04-07:537324:Comment:2317962010-04-07T01:10:26.599ZJohn Desjarlaishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnDesjarlais
Hardy Boys, Holmes. My Mom loved Hercule Poirot and Nero Wolfe so we had lots of those books around the house. I wrote spy stories as a teen (James Bond influence) and when I began to write long fiction seriously I turned to historicals. I was beginning another 'historical' where Aristotle, the Father of Logic, would solve a crime. But I learned early in the research that someone had done this, and so I concocted a classics professor who knew Aristotle well as the protagonist instead. And…
Hardy Boys, Holmes. My Mom loved Hercule Poirot and Nero Wolfe so we had lots of those books around the house. I wrote spy stories as a teen (James Bond influence) and when I began to write long fiction seriously I turned to historicals. I was beginning another 'historical' where Aristotle, the Father of Logic, would solve a crime. But I learned early in the research that someone had done this, and so I concocted a classics professor who knew Aristotle well as the protagonist instead. And suddenly I was writing a contemporary mystery with an amateur sleuth. Encyclopedia Brown was anothe…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-04-06:537324:Comment:2317642010-04-06T20:24:07.471ZJ.P. Farrishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JPFarris
Encyclopedia Brown was another of my influences. I have written a few Encyclopedia Brown-type stories for my niece who is in fifth grade. I wrote them as a Christmas present specifically for her, but perhaps someday I will have them published. I wanted to give her some Encyclopedia Brown books like the ones I read when I was her age, but I can't find very many of them at the bookstore anymore.
Encyclopedia Brown was another of my influences. I have written a few Encyclopedia Brown-type stories for my niece who is in fifth grade. I wrote them as a Christmas present specifically for her, but perhaps someday I will have them published. I wanted to give her some Encyclopedia Brown books like the ones I read when I was her age, but I can't find very many of them at the bookstore anymore. My background isn't much diff…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-04-06:537324:Comment:2317622010-04-06T19:17:18.307ZEDWARD C MORGANhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ECMorgan
My background isn't much different, however, I would be remiss to not mention the great Encyclopedia Brown! - "I wouldn't believe him if he swore he was lying!"<br />
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I may be mistaken, but I seem to remember reading his adventures in Boy's Life.<br />
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Beyond that, I didn't read a lot of YA books as a child. My parents heavily encouraged reading, and I can remember being quite young - pre-teen, and mom sitting next to me reading whatever she was reading while I struggled through HP Lovecraft.<br />
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I may have…
My background isn't much different, however, I would be remiss to not mention the great Encyclopedia Brown! - "I wouldn't believe him if he swore he was lying!"<br />
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I may be mistaken, but I seem to remember reading his adventures in Boy's Life.<br />
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Beyond that, I didn't read a lot of YA books as a child. My parents heavily encouraged reading, and I can remember being quite young - pre-teen, and mom sitting next to me reading whatever she was reading while I struggled through HP Lovecraft.<br />
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I may have told the story here before...in 5th grade, I wanted to check out The Hobbit from the school library and the librarian wouldn't let me...saying it was restricted to 6th-graders. So I did what seemed logical - I stole the book from the library...but was caught trying to sneak it back in when I finished reading it. Now, they called mom who came up to the school and I was quite smug over the ass-chewing she gave them for trying to deny me a book. That is, until I got home...and had to accept my punishment across my rear for "stealing."<br />
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As far as mysteries, I'd read the odd mystery (Holmes, some Chandler) in middle and high school between assigned classics but didn't get into them until I was in the Coast Guard. I think it was 1989, we were getting ready to head to sea for an extended patrol and I stopped at a flea market and among other things picked up a little two-book set for 50 cents. It was a hardback of Ed McBain's Vespers with a old paperback of Mugger. I wasn't looking for mysteries - just something to read at sea - and they were cheap. Let's see, '89, so I was about 20 at the time and I've been hooked on mysteries of all sub genres ever since. The usual. Hardy Boys and She…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-04-06:537324:Comment:2316842010-04-06T00:27:59.826ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
The usual. Hardy Boys and Sherlock Holmes when I was young (with a smattering of Encyclopedia Brown and Jacques Futrell's Thinking Machine), then one day I was helping my dad clean out the basement and came across an old copy of Mickey Spillane's THE TWISTED THING.<br />
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My interest lay dormant for quite a while. I didn;t discover Chandler until I was almost 40.
The usual. Hardy Boys and Sherlock Holmes when I was young (with a smattering of Encyclopedia Brown and Jacques Futrell's Thinking Machine), then one day I was helping my dad clean out the basement and came across an old copy of Mickey Spillane's THE TWISTED THING.<br />
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My interest lay dormant for quite a while. I didn;t discover Chandler until I was almost 40.