David Magayna

71, Male

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Odenton, MD
About Me:
Like to read a wide array of subjects, but mysteries take up 75% of my reading. Also enjoy Civil War and WWII history. Write audio mystery reviews for Mystery News.

If I'm not reading or poking around here, you might find me on 4MA or Murder_and_Mayhem on Yahoo. Also look for me at www.goodreads.com/profile/mugsynoir and Facebook.

Recently finished:
MUCHO MOJO by Joe R. Lansdale

Up Now:
THE MINOTAUR by Barbara Vine
Audio: DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS by Meg Gardiner

Up Next:
THE TIN ROOF BLOWDOWN by James Lee Burke and BILLY BOYLE by James R. Benn
Audio - THE HEADHUNTERS by Peter Lovesey
I Am A:
Reader, Critic
Website:
http://www.blackravenpress.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Michael Connelly, John Sandford, James Lee Burke, Charlie Huston, James W. Hall, Ellis Peters, Tony Hillerman, Elmore Leonard, Loren Estleman, The Harlen Coben Myron Bolitar books, Lee Child, Linda Barnes, Sue Grafton, Walter Mosely, Thomas H. Cook, Ken Bruen. Haven't listed anybody that I've only read one book.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
TV: Boston Legal, NCIS, CSI (the original), Dancing with the Stars (because I took ballroom dancing for almost two years and I know how tough that really is), 24.

Movies: Tops include Patton, Kelly's Heroes, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Chinatown, North by Northwest and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Pulp Fiction and Kill Bills were great, so looking forward to Grindhouse.The Departed.

Comment Wall:

  • LC Fraser

    Hi David, Good to see you here! It has been a busy place so far. The Forum and the Blogs could keep you busy all day every day. I am not sure when writers actually have time left to write. Have fun!
    LC from Moldy

    Apr 7, 2007

  • Patricia

    Hi Dave, glad you found us

    Apr 7, 2007

  • David Magayna

    Thanks, Fran and Patricia. I'm still finding my way around here.

    I saw Barfly's survey request come up on 4MA and thought I couldn't answer it if I wasn't familiar with Crimespace. There is a lot to absorb.

    Apr 7, 2007

  • David Magayna

    I just realized I said "Fran". Oops! Hi Lynne!

    Apr 7, 2007

  • LC Fraser

    I am honoured to be mistaken for Fran, even for just a minute.

    Apr 7, 2007

  • Merrill Young

    Isn't this entertaining Dave?
    Pretty soon we all will have to quit the page because we WON'T HAVE ANT TIME TO READ.
    Welcome!
    -Merlot

    Apr 7, 2007

  • David Magayna

    Hi Merlot,

    This IS entertaining. Lots of new toys. I'm trying to train one eye to read a book while the other is paying attention to what's happening on the screen. Then there's the problem of timesharing with the brain. Multi-tasking isn't what it's drummed up to be.

    Apr 7, 2007

  • David Magayna

    Hi Andrea,

    Thanks for stopping by.

    I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of 24. Of course I get on these streaks where I watch four episodes in a row and it's two in the morning. Yikes!

    Apr 7, 2007

  • David Magayna

    It snowed here in the mid-Atlantic, in April. Go figure. Heading up to Pittsburgh area to do the Easter family thing. Trying to pick out an audio mystery that is short enough to finish during the trip - maybe a Nero Wolfe. Yeah, that will do: OVER MY DEAD BODY read by Michael Prichard.

    Apr 7, 2007

  • Libby Hellmann

    Back at you, David. Glad you're here. The first 3 seasons of 24 rock. Season 5 is good too. Do you watch The Shield? I'm liking that more than 24 these days. It;s my crack cocaine. I cant get enough. And all 5 seasons are on DVD.

    Apr 8, 2007

  • David Magayna

    I'm in PA on a dial up line and I don't know how we lived with this. 28.8 kb/s. Yaahhhh! I'm afraid I'm off unless I discover a broadband dial-up. Nup, guess not.

    Apr 8, 2007

  • Rose

    Hi Dave.
    Thanks for trying with a photo of me. I will get it worked out, eventually.
    Welcome to the over-busy zoo.

    Apr 9, 2007

  • Simon Wood

    Hi David,

    Hope to see you at a con some time soon.

    Simon

    Apr 10, 2007

  • Sandra Ruttan

    Hi David, good to see you here!

    Apr 10, 2007

  • Michael Koryta

    David -- thanks much for the kind words on the book. Glad everyone enjoyed it, and very pleased to hear it was a pick of your group. Support like that is huge to new writers.
    Best,
    MJK

    Apr 10, 2007

  • David Magayna

    Thanks, Judy. I'm looking forward to Bouchercon being in my back yard and helping you folks with the preparation and execution.
    I can't tell you how many more books I've been able to read because of audio and how many new authors I've found from doing the reviews.
    Atkins I found through an interview at Mystery News. I found Koryta looking back through MWA's list of prior award nominees and suggested him to my F2F group. They all loved his book.

    Apr 11, 2007

  • David Magayna

    Hey, that theme stuff is pretty cool. I like the brighter colors.

    Apr 11, 2007

  • Eliza Tucker

    Hey, Dave!

    I'm a southern girl by birth and a New Yorker at heart, but for the time being I'm trying to get used to things like bats and really, really green grass. The bats are definitely harder to get used to. One got in the house this week sometime, and I just found him today, hanging on the grass wall of the sunroom. I'd never seen a bat in real life before I moved up here. There have been three of them in this house in four years. They're so odd.

    I -so- digress.

    As for becoming a professional awesome (or pro awe), it's something that has to develop over time, and when it happens, it just -happens-. I didn't plan to do it. But in a month, I'd been sent almost $100 by various people, for no apparent reason. So I figured they were paying me for being so...well...awesome. I was thinking about joining a pro awe society, but apparently there is no pro awe society. Imagine that. I may have to start one.

    Take care,
    Eliza

    Apr 12, 2007

  • Merrill Young

    David- I've finally read my way around to Solomon and Lord. Up next, as soon as I finish Deadfolk- what a hoot!

    Apr 13, 2007

  • Eileen

    Hi David,
    That lighthouse is Cape Neddick Light in York, Maine. Otherwise it's known as Nubble Light. I live in Massachusetts but my sister lives in York year round and my brother has a summer house there.

    Apr 15, 2007

  • Eileen

    Hi,
    York is on the south coast of Maine; Rockland is more mid-coast. :)

    Apr 15, 2007

  • LJ Roberts

    Hi David. Thanks for accepting my invite. It looks as though you know how all this works? Mind a couple questions? Is there a way to create tags on blogs? Also, when I respond to someone, I've been going to there page. How do you have you response to someone elses question show on your page? Thanks. LJ

    Apr 15, 2007

  • Eileen

    I would say a visit to Nubble would definitely be worth it. When I was younger it was a manned lighthouse and you can see the contaption they used to get to the main land. If you're timing is right, I would recommend a visit to Brown's ice cream stand quite close to Nubble. :)

    Apr 16, 2007

  • Robin Burcell

    Hi Dave! Seems like it was just yesterday... well, maybe a little longer. It was great talking to you, too. And now I can't remember if you're going to Thrillerfest? If so, I'll see you there...

    As for those glammed up photos, amazing what photoshop can do. (No braces on my teeth... :-)

    May 2, 2007

  • Krystal Waters

    Hello David, thank you for adding me to your friends list. I look forward to reading your work. Kris

    Jul 26, 2007

  • Peg Herring

    David, I have a friend who reviews mysteries, which gave me additional respect for the work involved. It sounded like fun until I saw the STACKS of books she's supposed to read and comment on, most of them by last week!

    Dec 27, 2007

  • L.J. Sellers

    Hi David
    I keep seeing your name (4MA), so I thought I'd introduce myself. I like watching choreography of any kind, and Dancing With the Stars is great fun.

    Feb 25, 2008