01-24-2017, 08:41 PM | #61 |
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Hey, folks. We're running out of time here, and while the selection so far is pretty good, there are some others waiting a second or third, and there's still time to nominate something else. How about another Sayers? Or it's been a while since an Agatha Christie. Too "old" for you? Maybe you want something a bit more recent, then, say an Inspector Frost or even an Inspector Morse?
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01-24-2017, 11:10 PM | #62 |
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I'd swear that when I searched Overdrive a few days ago The Dry wasn't listed for my library. I checked again, and today it's there. I read the sample and I'll second the nomination.
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01-25-2017, 03:29 AM | #63 |
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I'll nominate "The Harper's Quine" by Pat McIntosh.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005DKRFPU/ A murder mystery set in 15th Century Glasgow. "Gil is a recently qualified lawyer whose family still expect him to enter the priesthood. When he finds the body of a young woman in the new building at Glasgow Cathedral he is asked to investigate, and identifies the corpse as the runaway wife of cruel, unpleasant nobleman John Semphill. With the help of Maistre Pierre, the French master-mason, Gil must ask questions and seek a murderer in the heart of the city." |
01-25-2017, 08:40 AM | #64 |
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The movie was good, so I'll third The Friends of Eddie Coyle.
I'd also like to nominate Holmes On the Range by Steve Hockensmith. Goodreads From Booklist Spoiler:
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01-25-2017, 09:06 AM | #65 |
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That was a good one. I'd second it, but I'm out of votes. Hockensmith is a fun writer, but I thought Old Red got his knowledge of Holmes from Strand magazines, not Harper's Weekly. I could be wrong. It's been a while since I read it.
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01-25-2017, 04:55 PM | #66 |
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I second Holmes on the Range.
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01-25-2017, 05:48 PM | #67 |
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I'll use my last nod and third Holmes on the Range.
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01-25-2017, 06:01 PM | #68 |
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I will third The Rook and The Dry and second The Harper's Quine.
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01-25-2017, 06:34 PM | #69 |
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I third The Harper's Quine
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01-26-2017, 09:35 AM | #70 |
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I'm not sure what the book says but Harper's Weekly was the US publisher.
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01-26-2017, 03:24 PM | #71 |
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That's probably right, then, although I do believe at least one of the stories mentions the Strand.
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01-27-2017, 07:14 AM | #72 |
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Oh! I forgot to post it here, but the nominations are closed and the poll has been posted!
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