tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post4266728807967404209..comments2024-03-11T00:52:06.529+10:30Comments on MYSTERIES in PARADISE: Did you know who the murderer was?Kerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-75966832469793823342010-07-13T16:09:18.821+09:302010-07-13T16:09:18.821+09:30I usually like the "whodunnits," rather ...I usually like the "whodunnits," rather than the "whydunnits." I like to follow the detective through the investigation and learning about the characters and thinking through the puzzle.<br /><br />However, this preference was shattered when I read "The Suspect," by Canadian writer L.R. Wright. That is a superb book where you know who did it near the start and then you find out why and also follow the police investigation until the conclusion. And, then, you see how the police deal with "the suspect." <br /><br />It's a superb book. Wright won an award that year, in competition with Ruth Rendell, I believe. She deserved it.<br /><br />Wright wrote several books based in British Columbia but they're hard to get. Felony and Mayhem Press has published two and plans to publish more.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-20570539384072363852010-07-12T20:55:29.388+09:302010-07-12T20:55:29.388+09:30I finished Ruth Rendell's THE BRIDESMAID which...I finished Ruth Rendell's THE BRIDESMAID which isn't so much a "whydunnit" as a "Did she dunnit." A besotted man convinces himself that his girlfriend is not as unbalanced as her occasional outbursts show her to be. When she confesses to a murder (to "show her love" for the man), he spends much of the book trying to determine if she did in fact commit the murder. Very intriguing, if not the classic "mystery" that I generally like best. Also, Rendell neatly pulls together several seemingly disparate plot strands in the last chapter.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-13354458577555509992010-07-12T13:03:09.414+09:302010-07-12T13:03:09.414+09:30I recently read Far Cry, the well-reviewed new rel...I recently read Far Cry, the well-reviewed new release by John Harvey. After the first 50 or so pages it was obvious who killed the first child and who kidnapped the second child. Maybe I've read too much of this sort of thing!EllenBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-90599710772691188102010-07-11T17:10:14.294+09:302010-07-11T17:10:14.294+09:30The last kind of mystery I read was definitely a w...The last kind of mystery I read was definitely a whydunnit rather than a whodunnit! Although the author said that that made it a thriller rather than a mystery which I found a little interesting! (For the King by Catherine Delors)Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-80391963488754245552010-07-11T12:02:36.465+09:302010-07-11T12:02:36.465+09:30I usually enjoy a combination of whydunnit and who...I usually enjoy a combination of whydunnit and whodunnit. Lately, I’ve been reading Michael Robotham’s excellent novels. In Shatter, I didn’t know who the murderer was until the conclusion. In Bleed For Me, again, I didn’t know who the bad guy was until the conclusion, but I must have missed the mark, because someone I know had the murderer sussed before they were halfway through.A Certain bookhttp://www.acertainbook.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-38452156447370770962010-07-11T09:30:52.635+09:302010-07-11T09:30:52.635+09:30I had no idea, though I had some guesses. The Bro...I had no idea, though I had some guesses. <i>The Broken Shore</i> by Peter Temple. Thanks for introducing me to this fine author!Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12865699135545209220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-86946260225882939282010-07-11T05:51:18.969+09:302010-07-11T05:51:18.969+09:30I didn´t know in the one I finished today. I shoul...I didn´t know in the one I finished today. I should have, though, as I began reading Ice Moon the other day. It seemed very realistic and sad, and it just wasn´t what I needed this weekend. <br /><br />Yesterday I read a review of Barbara Vine´s A Dark-Adapted Eye. I think that one is a brilliant example of a whydunit.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-64224204565524785482010-07-11T01:08:45.897+09:302010-07-11T01:08:45.897+09:30The last book I finished reading is A Dark-Adapted...The last book I finished reading is A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine. This begins with the hanging of Vera for murder. The rest of the book deals with the why and the how - fascinating!BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-56223938438197334012010-07-10T23:54:57.174+09:302010-07-10T23:54:57.174+09:30I am reading THINK OF A NUMBER right now and don&#...I am reading THINK OF A NUMBER right now and don't know who the murdered is yet. <br /><br />I actually prefer to not know the murderer. I like the puzzle, but the psychology is also intriguing. I'm also not a big fan of a TV show that presents a situation (showing the murderer)and then says "two days ago" or somesuch. It's a common plot device these days though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-67739588450426032082010-07-10T22:29:46.870+09:302010-07-10T22:29:46.870+09:30I've just finished The Darkest Room, by Johan ...I've just finished The Darkest Room, by Johan Theorin. The solution sort of came out of left field so I was quite surprised. I'm actually afraid to say more so as not to give it away.NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-79027840355920237342010-07-10T22:10:36.059+09:302010-07-10T22:10:36.059+09:30Kerrie - Interesting question! I recently finished...Kerrie - Interesting question! I recently finished Jassy Mackenzie's <i>Random Violence</i>, which deals with, if you will, parallel investigations. The murderer was revealed in one, but not in the other. Mackenzie ties the investigations together in a very interesting way, actually...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-31679643143256041132010-07-10T20:13:23.662+09:302010-07-10T20:13:23.662+09:30The last book I read was Bad Boy by Peter Robinson...The last book I read was Bad Boy by Peter Robinson. The story line[s] concerning the villain [s] and the police investigation converge.Uriah Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046023583067265187noreply@blogger.com