tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post7048786602091320245..comments2024-03-18T19:00:03.047-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Valentine's Day -- Love Among the CluesLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-37976024721658199822012-02-16T10:24:19.072-05:002012-02-16T10:24:19.072-05:00I, also, have not yet read Random Harvest, but I&#...I, also, have not yet read <i>Random Harvest</i>, but I'll fix that shortly.<br /><br />Great column, Dale.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-54298162843344120962012-02-14T21:56:41.496-05:002012-02-14T21:56:41.496-05:00That's one of Hilton's more famous books t...That's one of Hilton's more famous books that I've never read, and I was talking about him earlier this evening! Here's wishing you all love and romance and good reads!Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-32789019034297193792012-02-14T19:47:08.496-05:002012-02-14T19:47:08.496-05:00Dale, I have seen the film of "Random Harvest...Dale, I have seen the film of "Random Harvest" and thought it was great. <br /><br />Enjoyed the posting, too.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-44339510844118168972012-02-14T15:51:07.607-05:002012-02-14T15:51:07.607-05:00Leigh -- Wow! Great find on Gutenberg. I had no ...Leigh -- Wow! Great find on Gutenberg. I had no idea Random House was in the public domain.Dale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-10031945249191057802012-02-14T14:58:03.146-05:002012-02-14T14:58:03.146-05:00A few additional thoughts:Dale, like you, I quickl...A few additional thoughts:<br><br>Dale, like you, I quickly thought of Nick and Nora Charles' blend of marriage and romance.<br><br>I agree with Elizabeth about Lord Peter, although some critics grumbled it was Dorothy herself who'd fallen in love with Wimsey.<br><br>Agatha Christie laced several of her stories with romance and in at least one tale, deadly romance. Tommy and Tuppence carry on an easy 'modern' romance.<br><br>The Saint stuck with Patricia Holm for a couple of decades, although I believe she refused to marry.<br><br>Not having read <i>Random Harvest</i>, my vote would be Elizabeth Peters' Ramses who charmingly marries his childhood love.<br><br>Now I'm going to take your advice and read <a href="http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0500341h.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Random Harvest</i> which is available for free from Gutenberg</a>!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22987292247774757262012-02-14T12:49:21.899-05:002012-02-14T12:49:21.899-05:00>"What I wanted to do was to recommend Ran...>"What I wanted to do was to recommend Random Harvest to a (hopefully) new audience ..."<br /><br />Count yourself a success in me, Dale! I never read <i>Random Harvest</i>, but now I'm on the hunt for it. First stop -- library!<br /><br />Though, I gotta say, Sayer's books did spring to mind -- at the least the first one, in which I think he meets his artist/girlfriend because she's the prime suspect. On the other hand, have to say, this is a case where I like watching the movies but the books run a little too slow for me. (Sorry, Liz! I just gotta have me my action, man!)<br />--DixDixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-56724044745739383942012-02-14T11:01:04.899-05:002012-02-14T11:01:04.899-05:00Liz --
Actually, I must admit that I have never r...Liz --<br /><br />Actually, I must admit that I have never read any Dorothy L. Sayers. I tried about 30 years ago and couldn't get into his Lordship. <br /><br />But more generally, stacking the deck? Well, guilty as charged (charged twice, actually!) As when we write mystery stories I knew the ending before I started writing the article. What I wanted to do was to recommend Random Harvest to a (hopefully) new audience, as a wonderful Valentine's Day novel. But this presented a problem: As the article notes, any discussion of Random Harvest risks giving away too much. So to keep up the word count (as Leigh recently cautioned) I knocked down some straw men first. <br /><br />Some would say this posting is like a magician giving away the trick. But it's not that much of a trick. Certainly not that much of a magician.Dale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-90465037957936200092012-02-14T09:27:56.528-05:002012-02-14T09:27:56.528-05:00Dale, I think you're looking at the wrong myst...Dale, I think you're looking at the wrong mysteries. Dorothy L. Sayers's GAUDY NIGHT and BUSMAN'S HONEYMOON offer the very satisfying romance of Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane and are superb mysteries as well. For contemporary mystery with a tremendous romance weaving through the puzzles, how about Julia Spencer-Fleming's multi-award winning Rev. Clare Fergusson/ Russ Van Alstyne series? You're stacking the deck against romance by considering only novels written back in the days when putting relationships into a mystery was frowned upon, even despised by some aficionados of whodunits.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-69864913636270688642012-02-14T09:27:53.797-05:002012-02-14T09:27:53.797-05:00Dale, I think you're looking at the wrong myst...Dale, I think you're looking at the wrong mysteries. Dorothy L. Sayers's GAUDY NIGHT and BUSMAN'S HONEYMOON offer the very satisfying romance of Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane and are superb mysteries as well. For contemporary mystery with a tremendous romance weaving through the puzzles, how about Julia Spencer-Fleming's multi-award winning Rev. Clare Fergusson/ Russ Van Alstyne series? You're stacking the deck against romance by considering only novels written back in the days when putting relationships into a mystery was frowned upon, even despised by some aficionados of whodunits.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-62782043411156015402012-02-14T08:59:32.892-05:002012-02-14T08:59:32.892-05:00Nice piece.
Apparently puzzles and romance rely o...Nice piece.<br /><br />Apparently puzzles and romance rely on different sides of the brain.janicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33933872543796926292012-02-14T07:26:53.985-05:002012-02-14T07:26:53.985-05:00Very interesting column, Dale. Happy
Valentine&#...Very interesting column, Dale. Happy <br />Valentine's Day to you.Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.com