Author Topic: Mystery Corner ~ 2 (Read 910273 times)

Steph · « **Reply #6960 on:** December 16, 2014, 09:09:24 AM »

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Her stories of Japan and the US and her heroines continuing longing for both is good.

mabel1015j · « **Reply #6961 on:** December 16, 2014, 11:45:58 AM »

The Gauguin Connection By Estelle Ryan ebook that i read and liked is FREE on BookGorilla.com today. It's the story of the women with autism who worked for the insurance company and helped investigate the stealing of paintings.

Jean

JoanK · « **Reply #6962 on:** December 16, 2014, 03:27:30 PM »

Ah, the Massey just appeared on my kindle -- I must have pre-ordered it.

The Gauguin Collection sounds great, JEAN.

Oops. Apparently, already bought it. I'm losing track of my mysteries.

Steph · « **Reply #6963 on:** December 17, 2014, 09:00:51 AM »

I have the Ryan book on my Kindle, it was free once before on Bookbub.. have not read it yet.

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #6964 on:** December 17, 2014, 02:36:00 PM »

I have it too. Apparently, according to Amazon, I purchased it free quite some time ago! I haven't read it yet either.

Frybabe · « **Reply #6965 on:** December 17, 2014, 02:58:04 PM »

Make that another one who has The Gauguin Collection but hasn't read it yet.

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #6966 on:** December 17, 2014, 03:02:28 PM »

Wonder if we could all start it after January 1st, and comment on it here? Not particularly a discussion, but comments?

JoanK · « **Reply #6967 on:** December 17, 2014, 04:09:38 PM »

Read a good police procedural: "Death's Long Shadow" by Sally Spencer. A policewoman in a British industrial town teams with a retired policeman in Spain to solve a murder with it's roots in the Spanish Civil War. History, personal drama, and guess what? Some real detecting! Don't see that too often any more. However, some wildly unbelievable characters and plot twists,sour it a bit. We don't read detective stories to get reality. But a police officer who gets her information with kinky sex was a bit too much for me. Luckily, no details are given.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/sally-spencer/

I have read some of "her" (turns out to be "his") Blackstone mysteries, and liked them. Now I'll try his other series.

JoanK · « **Reply #6968 on:** December 17, 2014, 04:21:00 PM »

TOME: "Wonder if we could all start it after January 1st, and comment on it here? Not particularly a discussion, but comments?"

Good idea. Anyone else game?

mabel1015j · « **Reply #6969 on:** December 17, 2014, 06:55:14 PM »

Yes, Joan, i'll do that. It's worth a reread.

Jean

pedln · « **Reply #6970 on:** December 18, 2014, 12:04:29 AM »

Thanks for the alert about The Gaugin Collection. I have it too, unread. I didn't try to buy it again. And Amazon usually alerts me if I even look at something I've bought before. I'm game for "comments," if I get it read, but am committed to two other books for January.

I've got so many unread books on my KIndle that I've really gotten picky. No buys unless it's being discussed or on the TBR list, and only the free ones if I know something about the book or the author.

Steph · « **Reply #6971 on:** December 18, 2014, 09:04:07 AM »

Hmm, try to put it onmy read now list. Just finished a Deborah Crombie.. Had forgotten how procedurals can work.. Must remember to find more of her.

JoanK · « **Reply #6972 on:** December 18, 2014, 03:59:23 PM »

I really like Deborah Crombie. But, she's fallen into the trap some mystery writers do: she's accumulated so many continuing characters over the series, she has to spend a lot of the book just catching up with them, and explaining who they are to new readers. It really slows things down.

If you haven't read her, start with an early book.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/deborah-crombie/

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #6973 on:** December 18, 2014, 04:13:12 PM »

I have cheated and started the Gaugin already. Mea Culpa!! Don't know if I can stop! The main character is Autistic, and we have been discussing this either in SL or in S&F so the book is really grabbing me.One of the things that really grabbed me, when the character is feeling "threatened", she grabs music paper and a pencil, and writes out the score to Mozart's Piano Concerto #5, which calms her down and gets her back to "her normal" self. I won't spoil anymore, but this was serendipitous with our talks about autism/Asperger's.

JoanK · « **Reply #6974 on:** December 18, 2014, 04:35:36 PM »

Mozart's piano concerto's soothe me, but I didn't know that particular one. Here is a version that shows (in the beginning) a sheet of the score. Trying to copy it certainly wouldn't soothe me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVWqAKRJRuA

MaryPage · « **Reply #6975 on:** December 19, 2014, 12:30:38 AM »

I just watched my first ever episode of SHETLAND on PBS and fell in love with it. So I promptly went to THRIFTBOOKS and ordered 4 of the books by Ann Cleeves that make up the series. Have any of you read them?

Steph · « **Reply #6976 on:** December 19, 2014, 10:35:27 AM »

Oh to have the time to sit down and read the Gaugin... But not today.. sigh.

mabel1015j · « **Reply #6977 on:** December 19, 2014, 01:31:29 PM »

I'm glad you're enjoying Gauguin, i thought it was very good.

Jean

Steph · « **Reply #6978 on:** December 20, 2014, 09:21:06 AM »

Darn it all. I decided to at least peek at the Gaugin.. and I am sucked into the story.. An interesting story thus far.. but I did not mean to read it until the New Year.. Oh well.

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #6979 on:** December 20, 2014, 11:01:29 AM »

Yeppers, Steph. Happened to me too! I'm still just reading right along. Too late to turn back now. But it will still be on my Kindle in the New Year, and we can still talk about it. I just hope we're not being bad examples for the rest of our group. LOL

MaryPage · « **Reply #6980 on:** December 20, 2014, 02:35:18 PM »

OK, I'm hooked. Hate to be left out of the circle.

Brought one of my Barnes & Noble Christmas gift cards to the computer and ordered that book. While I was about it, I ordered a DVD of The Grand Budapest Hotel. So I will be joining you before the New Year is rung in!

JoanK · « **Reply #6981 on:** December 20, 2014, 03:38:49 PM »

YEAH, Mary Page!

Steph · « **Reply #6982 on:** December 21, 2014, 08:44:02 AM »

I put her second two books on my Kindle yesterday. I really really like this character..

FlaJean · « **Reply #6983 on:** December 21, 2014, 10:14:17 AM »

The Gauguin Connection was free on iBooks so I downloaded it. Sounds interesting. Right now I'm in the middle The Kizuna Coast. It is also interesting and it is giving me a much better understanding of what that devastating tsunami in Japan was like for those unfortunate people.

ginny · « **Reply #6984 on:** December 21, 2014, 04:13:54 PM »

Would those of you who are interested in talking about The Gauguin book like to have a Gauguin Connection?/ Collection? discussion to talk about the book informally? There seem to be a lot of people interested in talking about it. It would be a first here, if you'd like to try it?

Steph · « **Reply #6985 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:40:10 AM »

I am in. She makes me so aware of Asburgers and what it does to your life and how this woman managed to arrange her life to suit.. So yes.. I would love to informally discuss and I am trying really hard not to finish it too quickly.

FlaJean · « **Reply #6986 on:** December 22, 2014, 12:50:04 PM »

I downloaded the Gauguin Connection but everyone is referring to a book called The Gauguin Collection. I'm wondering if I downloaded the wrong book??

ginny · « **Reply #6987 on:** December 22, 2014, 03:06:20 PM »

You're right!! I don't know what the correct title is. hahaha I found this, tho, is this the book everybody is talking about?

The Gauguin Connection - By Estelle Ryan -

Frybabe · « **Reply #6988 on:** December 22, 2014, 03:07:32 PM »

HAH! We posted at the same time, Ginny.

ginny · « **Reply #6989 on:** December 22, 2014, 03:08:39 PM »

Is it Connection or Collection?

Frybabe · « **Reply #6990 on:** December 22, 2014, 03:11:12 PM »

Connection.

ginny · « **Reply #6991 on:** December 22, 2014, 03:13:11 PM »

OK! Thank you! I'll go change my post.

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #6992 on:** December 22, 2014, 03:16:14 PM »

It is indeed, CONNECTION.

JoanK · « **Reply #6993 on:** December 22, 2014, 05:04:15 PM »

My fault. I made the mistake, and didn't realize it til I read the posts just now. Sorry.

ginny · « **Reply #6994 on:** December 23, 2014, 07:33:37 AM »

Not a problem. I said Collection from the get go and then wondered why I couldn't find the book. As the Kardashians say, all publicity is good publicity. They truly are the embodiment of the end of the world's mores. Certainly has aroused interest in the book!

Thanks, Steph. It looks like there's not a whole lot of interest and it would be better just to continue to talk about the Gauguin here. Perhaps in the future there might be a book folks would like to talk about in an adjunct discussion to this one, it's an exciting idea. Or a different idea, anyway. Something experimental for the New Year.

MaryPage · « **Reply #6995 on:** December 23, 2014, 08:31:32 AM »

Oh, that was quick! I thought it was a definite that we were going to do it. My book has not even arrived yet.

Steph · « **Reply #6996 on:** December 23, 2014, 08:56:37 AM »

I always thought we would discuss it here on mysteries.. It is interesting on several levels.. The art world, asburgers,forgeries.. and the world of insurance fraud.. Whew..

ginny · « **Reply #6997 on:** December 23, 2014, 10:22:34 AM »

No no no, feel free just as you are, to discuss it right here. There is really no difference in the two. What I was proposing I guess we haven't seen on these boards, in the Books, anyway, was what's called a Child Board, which would be part OF the Mystery discussion. In other words, it would still be IN the Mystery discussion? But it would be like a separate room within the Mystery discussion which would allow you to discuss all these varied points like Stephanie is talking about without losing them when somebody else wanted to talk about Charlotte MacLeod or somebody else? They wouldn't be lost in other conversation. There would be a nice continuity. Am I making any sense? I do acknowledge I haven't explained it correctly.

We don't call them Child Boards which is the real terminology because we had to use them for the Latin classes, because there are two 101's this year? So we now call them Adjuncts. It really works very well.

Bottom line: nothing at all has changed, you can continue to discuss the Gauguin, if you like, whenever you like, and wherever you like. The adjunct board is a novel idea (to us here) that we might like to consider for the future sometime. Not now.

Frybabe · « **Reply #6998 on:** December 23, 2014, 11:24:28 AM »

I wasn't sure Ginny, but now you explain it, it sounds like a good idea. It wouldn't put off anyone wanting to post about something different or who isn't interested in the book. Kind of reminds me of those instant messaging chat rooms that you can go off on for more in depth conversation rather than tie general conversation area.

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #6999 on:** December 23, 2014, 12:55:20 PM »

But how does one access the "adjunct" boards? I've never seen them!

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