tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.comments2017-09-01T09:21:19.977-07:00Cops and CoziesCops and Cozieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03692467276449045180noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-35172859496050138252011-01-15T15:50:01.029-08:002011-01-15T15:50:01.029-08:00Ooooh. That series sounds good. Thanks for the tip...Ooooh. That series sounds good. Thanks for the tip.KRKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760406541110719093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-44101563831387780492011-01-04T10:55:02.081-08:002011-01-04T10:55:02.081-08:00I read "Smilla's Sense of Snow" year...I read "Smilla's Sense of Snow" years ago and although I liked it I remember being confused. But I picked up "The Quiet Girl," a more recent book of his, at a library sale. Many of the reviewers on Amazon said they were completely lost by the book, so we'll see. ;-)Cops and Cozieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03692467276449045180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-17583188587753509822011-01-03T20:48:27.778-08:002011-01-03T20:48:27.778-08:00Love, love, love Ciaran Hinds.
I hadn't heard...Love, love, love Ciaran Hinds.<br /><br />I hadn't heard about the TTSS remake. Thanks for the tip.KRKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760406541110719093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-56636956442861374012011-01-03T20:46:39.168-08:002011-01-03T20:46:39.168-08:00If you haven't read it already, Smilla's S...If you haven't read it already, <i>Smilla's Sense of Snow</i> would get you Greenland and/or Denmark.KRKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760406541110719093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-53174599572792015942010-11-10T08:54:43.308-08:002010-11-10T08:54:43.308-08:00Turow. Gaaahhh.
Your poll doesn't include my ...Turow. Gaaahhh.<br /><br />Your poll doesn't include my answer: I wrote mystery stories as a kid, but nothing since.KRKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760406541110719093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-32971223492406649102010-11-06T15:56:54.641-07:002010-11-06T15:56:54.641-07:00I didn't like *Snow Falling on Cedars* either,...I didn't like *Snow Falling on Cedars* either, but not because I was familiar with anything about the plot or characters or setting. I can't remember exactly why I didn't like, I just remember I never wanted to read another book by the author.Cops and Cozieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03692467276449045180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-10245375496980031202010-11-06T11:18:11.031-07:002010-11-06T11:18:11.031-07:00After all these years my blood pressure still rise...After all these years my blood pressure still rises at the thought of all the praise lavished on <i>Snow Falling on Cedars</i>, so I guess I fall into the "when it's wrong it ruins it" group. Tom Robbins gets it right (natch), which does enhance the enjoyment.KRKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760406541110719093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-67307979596411447722010-11-05T09:36:21.932-07:002010-11-05T09:36:21.932-07:00Thanks. I started "Track of the Cat" the...Thanks. I started "Track of the Cat" the other day and am enjoying it. I'm also reading Timothy Egan's book on the Dust Bowl. Amazing stuff.Cops and Cozieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03692467276449045180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-40447372972718682622010-11-04T23:21:52.663-07:002010-11-04T23:21:52.663-07:00New Anna Pigeon book "Burn" by Nevada Ba...New Anna Pigeon book "Burn" by Nevada Barr, too. If you don't know Anna, <a href="http://www.dancingbadger.com/nevada_barr.htm" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> a good resource page on the first several books (there are now 16). I own all of 'em. She's an endearing character and the settings (all National Parks; she's a middle-aged law enforcement ranger) are very well drawn.Linkmeisterhttp://www.linkmeister.com/blob/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-30347757456356043602010-10-19T16:23:26.785-07:002010-10-19T16:23:26.785-07:00OT and I apologize for it I
am late coming to yo...OT and I apologize for it I <br />am late coming to your blog. I got very busy after I saw you on another blog. <br />I love mysteries. My bookcase is full of both modern and historical mysteries. Right now I am re-reading the historical mysteries by C.J. Sansom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-26312668167810513862010-10-09T18:20:45.935-07:002010-10-09T18:20:45.935-07:00And the non-cop does nothing to further the plot. ...And the non-cop does nothing to further the plot. Oh, well, she does find a dead body. I suppose that moves the plot along. ;-) <br /><br />But I think Wallander could have figured out something was afoot without this character telling him so it is doubly puzzling why Mankell introduces the girl into the story and misuses her.Cops and Cozieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03692467276449045180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-10973146416155845032010-10-09T15:43:06.541-07:002010-10-09T15:43:06.541-07:00I agree that Wallender shouldn't have used a n...I agree that Wallender shouldn't have used a non cop.<br />I've noticed that some established writers screw up the logic of the plot line about 3/4 of the way through a book.<br />The plot is twisted so that all that the main character has done becomes moot. The endings are also odd.<br />Not a mystery, but the latest Lee Child Reacher novel does this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-8829013710010608142010-10-05T19:33:21.886-07:002010-10-05T19:33:21.886-07:00I put it in mine too.I put it in mine too.Cops and Cozieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03692467276449045180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-45538136499725281122010-10-05T18:56:23.394-07:002010-10-05T18:56:23.394-07:00GG is in my Netflix queue. It looks great.GG is in my Netflix queue. It looks great.KRKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760406541110719093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-50361966149853961672010-10-05T17:43:48.805-07:002010-10-05T17:43:48.805-07:00As to authors and their regionality, I'm not p...As to authors and their regionality, I'm not particular. Most of what I have is English or American, but I've read some Aussie, some Irish, some South African. . .Linkmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576347754628145004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-83569778223935835472010-10-05T17:21:22.654-07:002010-10-05T17:21:22.654-07:00You mean Library Thing? It's a joy and a reall...You mean Library Thing? It's a joy and a really useful tool. Once you get your initial shelf dump into it, it's easy to keep up. My first step when I buy a new book is back here to the computer to plug its data into my library.Linkmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576347754628145004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-79369643823826209652010-10-05T13:12:50.044-07:002010-10-05T13:12:50.044-07:00You've convinced me to read at least the secon...You've convinced me to read at least the second book. And thanks for pointing me to another great web site. I'm putting it on my blog roll.Cops and Cozieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03692467276449045180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-58180582535252978642010-10-05T13:04:12.144-07:002010-10-05T13:04:12.144-07:00I've read all three of the Larsson books and r...I've read all three of the Larsson books and reviewed them <a href="http://www.librarything.com/profile_reviews.php?view=Linkmeister" rel="nofollow">here</a> (top three reviews on that page). My feeling about book one was that it ended about 50 pages late; solving the industrialist issue was anticlimactic after the Salander sub-plot was done.<br /><br />Books two and three really got me, as my reviews show.Linkmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576347754628145004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-20869759734138452682010-10-04T20:08:08.500-07:002010-10-04T20:08:08.500-07:00Thanks, Linkmeister. I added Peter's blog to m...Thanks, Linkmeister. I added Peter's blog to my blog list and bookmarked yours.Cops and Cozieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03692467276449045180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-43563543940092391382010-10-04T19:11:57.448-07:002010-10-04T19:11:57.448-07:00Grins. You're welcome.
I noticed you were loo...Grins. You're welcome.<br /><br />I noticed you were looking for other mystery/crime blogs. <a href="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Here's one</a> that's focused on books from outside North America. Peter is a good guy.<br /><br />He's got about fifty links to other blogs by authors and locations on his sidebar, so you could look at those to see which ones you might want to put on your own blog.<br /><br />I write about books fairly often <a href="http://www.linkmeister.com/blog/" rel="nofollow">at my place</a>, but I don't target crime/mystery; I'm all over the lot.Linkmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576347754628145004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-37195297485200286352010-10-04T18:33:03.419-07:002010-10-04T18:33:03.419-07:00Thank you, thank you, thank you!Thank you, thank you, thank you!Cops and Cozieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03692467276449045180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-23443780055539373612010-10-04T17:26:02.100-07:002010-10-04T17:26:02.100-07:00Hi. Got here from Balloon-Juice. I too am a myster...Hi. Got here from Balloon-Juice. I too am a mystery fan (probably 1/3 of my library is suspense/mystery/). What I'm here for, though, is to suggest where to start with your text size for "comments."<br /><br />You need to look in your template for a section called ".post-footer." There's a line there which reads "font-size: 90%" (I looked at it with the "view source" command in my browser). Try changing that to 100%, then save and rebuild the template. Then when you reload the page in your browser hopefully the "Posted by," "Comments," and "Labels" lines will be larger.<br /><br />Good luck.Linkmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576347754628145004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-6908625588412114902010-10-03T18:42:07.467-07:002010-10-03T18:42:07.467-07:00Thanks for stopping by, PurpleGirl!Thanks for stopping by, PurpleGirl!Cops and Cozieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03692467276449045180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-39678969599364438452010-10-03T18:40:33.460-07:002010-10-03T18:40:33.460-07:00I know, I read all kinds of mysteries too. It'...I know, I read all kinds of mysteries too. It's a standard poll, don't think I can customize it, but I'll check or better phrase the next question.Cops and Cozieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03692467276449045180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245743403284475094.post-72778076438252934832010-10-03T18:38:40.598-07:002010-10-03T18:38:40.598-07:00Yeah, as soon as I wrote that about Nevada Barr, I...Yeah, as soon as I wrote that about Nevada Barr, I realized I wasn't sure if the series stayed in the southwest. Starts out there at least. ;-) <br /><br />I'll check out the James Benn series. Thanks for the recommendation!Cops and Cozieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03692467276449045180noreply@blogger.com