tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5441848719880104313..comments2024-03-29T08:48:03.820-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Women in Mystery HistoryLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14513724090632557282014-03-02T18:53:47.019-05:002014-03-02T18:53:47.019-05:00You're welcome, Fran. I very much enjoy the Ca...You're welcome, Fran. I very much enjoy the Callie series. I haven't read Mary Daheim, but I can't read Janet Evanovich without cracking up. She comes up with the most hilarious characters. When Janet appeared for a signing at our local B&N, the store decorated it purple… or rather Plum.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49881559005583214032014-03-02T18:48:34.323-05:002014-03-02T18:48:34.323-05:00Thanks, ABA, that's a great point– it would ni...Thanks, ABA, that's a great point– it would nip TSTL at the source!<br /><br />Thank you, Vicki. The sad thing is TSTL tells me the author didn't spend enough time on the plot. Plenty of things go wrong in real life without unworthy protagonists traipsing through awful plots.<br /><br />Vicki, I'll pass that message on to Janice.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-21215302988037864442014-03-02T18:26:31.715-05:002014-03-02T18:26:31.715-05:00Leigh, as the others said, I also thank you for th...Leigh, as the others said, I also thank you for the mention. I've read many of the writers mentioned, but I'd like to add two very contemporary female writers: Janet Evanovich and Mary Daheim, both of whom can be depended upon for an entertaining mystery read.Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6894815680349068952014-03-02T14:34:06.675-05:002014-03-02T14:34:06.675-05:00Hi Leigh, Thanks for the interesting column and i...Hi Leigh, Thanks for the interesting column and ideas for new reading material. I laughed at your “hoping the killer would succeed” comment and at Elizabeth’s TSTL post. I read a story recently by a male author who shall go unnamed where the protagonist falls for the TSTL female in the story, because she looks like his former love. Need I say more? <br />I also wanted to say that I recently read and enjoyed Janice Law’s story, “The Imperfect Detective.” It’s included in the anthology, “Kwik Krimes.”Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18211113589300842194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80339509192975453962014-03-02T14:14:17.115-05:002014-03-02T14:14:17.115-05:00“At that moment, I was hoping the killer would suc...<i>“At that moment, I was hoping the killer would succeed.”</i> (laughing) <br /><br />Some female protagonists are an embarrassment to my gender. If only we could set the killer on their creators. (wistful sigh)<br /><br />Thanks for a great column and the slew of new names for my reading list<br />A Broad Abroadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-23789571247834498822014-03-02T10:51:51.682-05:002014-03-02T10:51:51.682-05:00You're welcome, Janice, Liz, and Eve. The prai...You're welcome, Janice, Liz, and Eve. The praise for your stories are well deserved.<br /><br />Liz, I echo Candace's thanks for the list. I'm familiar with five that I'm sure of.<br /><br />Eve, I'm presently reading The Leavenworth Case mentioned in the article, but I'll have to check out Mrs. Wood. Thank you.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-23035878638445002732014-03-02T09:58:09.655-05:002014-03-02T09:58:09.655-05:00Thanks for the mention! And let's never forge...Thanks for the mention! And let's never forget my favorite, Mrs. Henry Wood (1814-1887), whose novels ("sensation" novels in Victorian times) almost always revolved around an intricately plotted mystery. (See East Lynne for the perfect example!) She even edited a short-story magazine, the UK Argosy. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-36042729708559857922014-03-02T09:08:21.862-05:002014-03-02T09:08:21.862-05:00Now I have old and new authors to pursue. Thanks L...Now I have old and new authors to pursue. Thanks Leigh and Liz.Candace brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30586864948324699722014-03-02T08:50:35.216-05:002014-03-02T08:50:35.216-05:00Forgot to mention: Donna Leon, Linda Barnes, Julia...Forgot to mention: Donna Leon, Linda Barnes, Julia Spencer-Fleming, and Laura Lippman.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-53340165213001134362014-03-02T08:45:22.324-05:002014-03-02T08:45:22.324-05:00Leigh, the kind of female character you're des...Leigh, the kind of female character you're describing is known in the trade as TSTL--Too Stupid to Live--and to be avoided by writers, just like the information dump and beginning with the weather. Among my favorite American women writing mystery now: Laurie R. King, Deborah Crombie, Dana Stabenow, Nevada Barr, Tana French, and MWA Grand Masters Margaret Maron, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky, and Sue Grafton. Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-90714465129564186592014-03-02T08:17:06.759-05:002014-03-02T08:17:06.759-05:00Thanks for the nod and for some new to me female m...Thanks for the nod and for some new to me female mystery writers.<br />You might add Lousia May Alcott to your list- she wrote early thrillers as well as the famous Little Women and Little Men.janice Lawnoreply@blogger.com