tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2970693668483349096..comments2024-03-29T11:16:37.695-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Women in Mystery MonthLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-81266204255947660002013-03-17T18:13:22.054-04:002013-03-17T18:13:22.054-04:00I too love Janet Evanovich, and all her goofy char...I too love Janet Evanovich, and all her goofy characters. (Can't say I loved the movie adaptation of her first book, though . . .)John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30714805990050864112013-03-17T18:10:10.293-04:002013-03-17T18:10:10.293-04:00Janet EvanovichJanet EvanovichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-25773962632314026412013-03-17T17:20:04.331-04:002013-03-17T17:20:04.331-04:00I'll add Liza Cody (Rift - brilliant, brillian...I'll add Liza Cody (Rift - brilliant, brilliant book), Dorothy Sayers, Margaret Frazer, Elizabeth George, Minette Walters, M. C. Beaton (my favorite's the Hamish Macbeth series), and E. X. Ferrars (I love the ones with Virginia and Felix Freer). Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-63045646494687689592013-03-17T15:09:05.270-04:002013-03-17T15:09:05.270-04:00Leigh, I don't read romance novels, but many o...Leigh, I don't read romance novels, but many of my readers suggest more romance and perhaps even marriage for Callie.Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80593564237559482552013-03-17T15:00:05.112-04:002013-03-17T15:00:05.112-04:00Kate, I agree. When I was a kid, Nancy Drew and Th...Kate, I agree. When I was a kid, Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys were often lumped together, especially on television, so we had exposure to both. I'm not quite certain, but I think someone even had them adventure together.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-83408051246506809912013-03-17T14:56:20.366-04:002013-03-17T14:56:20.366-04:00Let us not forget Caroline Keene and Nancy Drew! W...Let us not forget Caroline Keene and Nancy Drew! What girl didn't grow up without reading those novels!<br /><br />Kate MillsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22105391743999740732013-03-17T14:56:06.694-04:002013-03-17T14:56:06.694-04:00Amy, I fondly think of Kinsey Millhone as a little...Amy, I fondly think of Kinsey Millhone as a little sister– fun and kind of tomboyish, but still feminine. I know what you mean about V.I, but Kathleen Turner put paid to that.<br /><br />In past columns, I've quoted Sue Grafton writing I've admired. I'm grinning right now about her description of a bologna sandwich.<br /><br />Jan and Fran and Elizabeth, I confess I enjoy the classics most of all, mostly because that's what I was raised upon.<br /><br />Good point, Dixon! And like you, I have some reading to do.<br /><br />Anon, a friend asked me to read a couple of those authors. I thought a couple had brilliant concepts– one main character was a face reconstructionist– but to me (and possibly your husband) the bubbling romance takes precedence over the mystery plot. In one of those novels, a woman stalked by someone trying to kill her kept running off from her protector, even stealing and crashing his Jeep. In another, the main character fell in love with an assassin because he was sensitive and misunderstood. Really! (I may be conflating some of the same characters and plots.) Since women comprise the majority of the reading market, it's likely these aren't written with male readers in mind.<br /><br />My romance writer friends call them romances with elements of suspense. Most of SleuthSayers' novels would be mystery/suspense, some with elements of romance. Fran's and Elizabeth's novels come to mind in this regard. Of course our genres enjoy a number of cross-over authors who write for both markets.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-26356286635772439712013-03-17T14:13:03.872-04:002013-03-17T14:13:03.872-04:00Some modern authors are Tami Hoag, Tess Greatness ...Some modern authors are Tami Hoag, Tess Greatness and Catherine Coulter though my husband complains they throw themselves in the path of danger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-29144848981040783072013-03-17T13:57:45.258-04:002013-03-17T13:57:45.258-04:00Liz, I also love Patricia Wentworth and Charlotte ...Liz, I also love Patricia Wentworth and Charlotte Macleod, but I haven't stumbled upon Susan Dunlop or Marcia Muller. I think Sara Paretsky's VIW (dont ask me to spell it) lost her femininity. As good as the stories were, you could plug in a man't name and they still worked, but the one time I met her (Sara) she was wearing men's clothes! LOL. Sue Grafton pulled the same idea off much better. I think I've read everything she's written.amy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-11519166011380675242013-03-17T12:22:33.290-04:002013-03-17T12:22:33.290-04:00I have a collection of more than 40 Patricia Wentw...I have a collection of more than 40 Patricia Wentworths, including all the Miss Silver books, and they're still among my comfort reads. My favorite Susan Isaacs books are <i>Magic Hour</i>, set in the Hamptons, and <i>Shining Through</i>, set during World War II, which was made into a movie with Melanie Griffiths and Michael Douglas that was ok, but not as good or as subtle as the book. And I'm glad to see Susan Dunlap getting attention again. She was in the same cohort as Sara Paretsky, Sue Grafton, and Marcia Muller with her series featuring Berkeley, CA cop Jill Smith, but her work lost visibility for a while.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22787718636023080172013-03-17T09:33:47.051-04:002013-03-17T09:33:47.051-04:00Nice to see this info in such a compact and well-i...Nice to see this info in such a compact and well-illustrated form. I tend to think of the days of the many female writers before these who wrote as men and forget the progress of these great writers!Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-25380444406951156192013-03-17T08:08:21.623-04:002013-03-17T08:08:21.623-04:00Nice column.
It's good to be reminded of the r...Nice column.<br />It's good to be reminded of the real pioneers.Janice Lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4344021238671956312013-03-17T02:04:49.480-04:002013-03-17T02:04:49.480-04:00Isaacs notes that this job taught her one of the f...<i>Isaacs notes that this job taught her one of the fundamentals of writing fiction: drawing out the characters.</i><br /><br />BRILLIANT!<br /><br />Thanks for such a wonderful post -- and the terrific suggested readings! You've got me on the lookout for Dorothy Uhnak books, to start with.<br /><br />-DixonDixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.com