tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post1600500283403168651..comments2024-03-11T00:52:06.529+10:30Comments on MYSTERIES in PARADISE: Collecting your best reads for 2011Kerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-41094247400138044712011-12-30T19:45:07.643+10:302011-12-30T19:45:07.643+10:30This crime fiction list thing has really taken off...This crime fiction list thing has really taken off. My top five is now posted on your site. Thanks for having me.Andrew Nettehttp://www.pulpcurry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-4049879171917261642011-12-30T04:18:01.638+10:302011-12-30T04:18:01.638+10:30I've posted a link to my list of favorite myst...I've posted a link to my list of favorite mysteries read over the past twelve months, but I forgot the cut-off number for this was 20 favorites and didn't notice it again until I had added the link to the list. Sorry about that. :/TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-3116012260064983342011-12-22T06:25:39.354+10:302011-12-22T06:25:39.354+10:30I ran a whole series of posts from various writers...I ran a whole series of posts from various writers last week, listing their Top 5 books of 2011. So, there's a ton of lists over on my site.Luca Vestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871107706073619146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-31694370108942928912011-12-18T06:21:12.778+10:302011-12-18T06:21:12.778+10:30My top 11 for 2011:
Sherlock Holmes and the Case...My top 11 for 2011:<br /><br /><br />Sherlock Holmes and the Case of Sabina Hall, by L.B. Greenwood (1988)<br />The Second Confession, by Rex Stout (1949)<br />The Sherlockian, by Graham Moore (2010)<br />The Dime Museum Murders, by Daniel Stashower (1999)<br /><br />Nine Man's Murder, by Eric Keith (2011)<br />A Dark and Stormy Night, by Jeanne Dams (2010)<br />Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Letter, by Barry Grant (2010)<br />The Magic Bullet, by Larry Millett (2011)<br />Christmas Is Murder, by C.S. Challinor (2008)<br />Hercule Poirot's Christmas, by Agatha Christie (1939)<br />The Affair of the Mutilated Mink, by James Anderson (1981)Billhttp://traditionalmysteries.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-27901849616947548062011-12-08T22:59:50.096+10:302011-12-08T22:59:50.096+10:30Here are my top seven reads for 2011.
Crooked Let...Here are my top seven reads for 2011. <br />Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, Tom Franklin<br />The Ice Princess, Camilla Lackburg<br />Before I Go to Sleep, Watson<br />Turn of Mind, Alice LaPlante<br />The End of Everything, Megan Abbott<br />Started Early, Took My Dog, Kate Atkinson<br />61 Hours, Lee Child<br /><br />Thanks!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-85491208272343878532011-12-07T14:49:16.498+10:302011-12-07T14:49:16.498+10:30I will add a link when the list has been compiled ...I will add a link when the list has been compiled and posted, but it's going to be hard this year to pick the top favorites. It was a vintage year for reading and discovering (unjustly) Golden Age detective stories.<br /><a href="http://www.britishfooddepot.com/" rel="nofollow">British Food</a>mondalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246504680051766052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-44048574992786340632011-12-06T11:27:13.696+10:302011-12-06T11:27:13.696+10:30I'm pretty accommodating in my definition Debb...I'm pretty accommodating in my definition Debbie. To me "mysteries" are part of the crime fiction genre, which for me loosely accepts books that are fictional and involve a crimeKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-87627733944107994762011-12-06T11:06:38.401+10:302011-12-06T11:06:38.401+10:30How do you define 'crime fiction'? How doe...How do you define 'crime fiction'? How does it differ (if it does) from mysteries? Thanks for your help :-)Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-52634928226740282402011-12-06T06:55:13.489+10:302011-12-06T06:55:13.489+10:30Thanks for the tip Jose IgnacioThanks for the tip Jose IgnacioKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-13771324823767760142011-12-06T00:08:59.792+10:302011-12-06T00:08:59.792+10:30Kerrie, you might be interested in this page http:...Kerrie, you might be interested in this page http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2011/11/22/best-mysterycrime-fiction-lists-collected/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-46820274200548113722011-12-04T20:10:03.738+10:302011-12-04T20:10:03.738+10:30What I meant to say in that final part was "u...What I meant to say in that final part was "unjustly forgotten" Golden Age detective stories. <br /><br />Proof reading is an art that I haven't fully mastered yet.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-65199877943629242962011-12-04T20:08:32.884+10:302011-12-04T20:08:32.884+10:30You can expect a best-of list of detective novels ...You can expect a best-of list of detective novels and short story collections, devoured during the months that made up 2011, to appear on my blog either before or right after Christmas. <br /><br />I will add a link when the list has been compiled and posted, but it's going to be hard this year to pick the top favorites. It was a vintage year for reading and discovering (unjustly) Golden Age detective stories as well as neo-orthodox mysteries.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-45712653812102495142011-12-04T16:14:17.925+10:302011-12-04T16:14:17.925+10:30Kerrie: I am glad it is open to January. I hate li...Kerrie: I am glad it is open to January. I hate lists for the year being completed a month or more before the end of the year.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-57390598057382991832011-12-04T13:13:08.317+10:302011-12-04T13:13:08.317+10:30Oh I look forward to everyone's list. I have 2...Oh I look forward to everyone's list. I have 2 more I definitely want to read before doing my list and will come back to link. <br /><br />A definite favorite would be Harry Dolan's Bad Things Happen.Marcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-57223464387130091722011-12-04T11:25:45.328+10:302011-12-04T11:25:45.328+10:30I love the links to the journals and magazines bes...I love the links to the journals and magazines best mysteries of the year! Thanks! I have to think about my books, and like you, still have 20 to read (Ha ha!) before the end of the year....so will come by later to link to my list.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.com