MobileRead February 2016 Special Run-Off Vote

WT Sharpe · 01-28-2016, 11:13 AM

February 2016 Mobile Read Book Club Special Run-Off Vote

Since this month's vote resulted in a tie, we are having a Special Run-Off Vote between the two leading candidates. I will not vote in this poll unless my vote is needed to break a tie. This poll will be open for 3 days, and all MobileRead members are invited to participate. We will start the discussion thread for this book on February 20th. Please select from the following two Choices:

• The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner [WT Sharpe, issybird, GA Russell]
Goodreads / Amazon Au / Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / Amazon US

Spoiler:

• Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey [BenG, CRussel, Mims]
Amazon US / Audible / Faded Page / Online PD

Spoiler:

WT Sharpe · 01-28-2016, 11:54 AM

As a bonus, if the Velvet Claws wins, I'll share my all-time favorite Perry Mason Get-Out-of-Disbarment-Proceedings-Free card with you.

CRussel · 01-28-2016, 11:55 AM

Oooh, tempting Tom. But the Josephine Tey is just too good to pass up. (Though I expect to read both of these this month, regardless. But not until AFTER I read the new Ava Lee book that just hit the Canadian stores.)

Mims · 01-28-2016, 05:12 PM

Just for the record - I got Brat Farrar legally from one of my Overdrive libraries (OCLS) and will quickly read and return if it wins.

Dazrin · 01-28-2016, 07:31 PM

I can't decide and may choose not to vote since I am fairly sure I will be happy with either but I am having fun looking into these.

Erle Stanley Gardner is another author whose bibliography is huge. I knew he wrote a lot of Perry Mason books but I didn't know how many.

For all of us who have enjoyed the Kate Shugak series, Dana Stabenow says we need to thank Josephine Tey for that.

CRussel · 01-28-2016, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dazrin

For all of us who have enjoyed the Kate Shugak series, Dana Stabenow says we need to thank Josephine Tey for that.

Thanks for the link - I didn't know that. (And yes, I love the Shugak books. I even like the Liam Campbell books.)

CRussel · 01-29-2016, 02:49 PM

Come on, folks. Give Perry Mason some love. Tom can't vote unless there's a tie, so you need to make that happen.

(And yes, I already voted for the Josephine Tey, but really, I'm fine with either.)

WT Sharpe · 01-29-2016, 11:19 PM

Mason's getting swamped!

CRussel · 01-30-2016, 01:28 AM

Hey, I'm trying! Seriously folks, They're both really good books. And the Josephine Tey is actually more expensive than the Perry Mason unless you're in a Life+50 country. (Good news is, they're both short.)

WT Sharpe · 01-30-2016, 09:37 AM

My, how the mighty have fallen. He was once proclaimed the most popular author in the world. Now he can't even win a book club vote. It just isn't a a fair.

issybird · 01-30-2016, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

It just isn't a a fair.

Nope, it's not cool.

treadlightly · 01-30-2016, 12:25 PM

I loved The Daughter of Time and Kate Shugak, and I'm in a Life+50 country, so Brat Farrar was a shoo-in for my vote.

WT Sharpe · 01-31-2016, 11:28 AM

I think we should extend the voting another three days, since the final was so close, but that's me!

Ok, ok! We have a winner: Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey.

Happy sleuthing!

CRussel · 01-31-2016, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I think we should extend the voting another three days, since the final was so close, but that's me!

Ok, ok! We have a winner: Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey.

Happy sleuthing!

Well, I'm still going to read both, so your nomination was not in vain.

GA Russell · 01-31-2016, 07:23 PM

Tom, I may read the next Perry Mason because I read Velvet Claws many years ago.

Fantastic Fiction says the next one was Sulky Girl.

View Poll Results: Which mystery will stimulate our little gray cells in February?
The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner	4	30.77%
Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey	9	69.23%
Voters: 13. You may not vote on this poll

01-28-2016, 11:13 AM	#1
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	February 2016 Special Run-Off Vote February 2016 Mobile Read Book Club Special Run-Off Vote Since this month's vote resulted in a tie, we are having a Special Run-Off Vote between the two leading candidates. I will not vote in this poll unless my vote is needed to break a tie. This poll will be open for 3 days, and all MobileRead members are invited to participate. We will start the discussion thread for this book on February 20th. Please select from the following two Choices: • The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner [WT Sharpe, issybird, GA Russell] Goodreads / Amazon Au / Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / Amazon US Spoiler: From Goodreads: California lawyer Perry Mason takes client Eva, hated as "all velvet and claws" by his secretary Della Street. Her husband George Belter is behind tabloid editor Locke, blackmail of Congressman Harrison Burke at bungled robbery with Eva, and takes bullet to the heart after bath. Forged will benefits nephew Carl, engaged to secretive housekeeper Veitch's daughter. From Wikipedia: The influence of the television series has given the general public the impression that Mason is highly ethical. In the earliest novels, however, Mason was not above skulduggery to win a case. In The Case of the Counterfeit Eye (1935) he breaks the law several times, including manufacturing false evidence (glass eyes). Mason manipulates evidence and witnesses, resulting in the acquittal of the murderer in The Case of the Howling Dog (1934). The Case of the Curious Bride (1934) is [quote]… a good Perry Mason except for one great flaw, which the author would scarcely have been guilty of later on: he tampers with the evidence, by having a friend move into an apartment and testify to the state of the doorbells. … One is left with the uncomfortable idea that maybe the murder did not take place as Mason reconstructs it. • Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey [BenG, CRussel, Mims] Amazon US / Audible / Faded Page / Online PD Spoiler: From Amazon: Brat Farrar has been carefully coached to assume the identity of Patrick Ashby, heir to the Ashby fortune who disappeared when he was 13. Just when it seems that Brat will pull off the deception, he discovers the truth about Patrick's disappearance, a dark secret that threatens to tear apart the family and jeopardize Brat's carefully laid plans. Called "the best of its kind" by the New Yorker, Josephine Tey's classic is a tale of unrelenting suspense and tension. From New Statesman: “Josephine Tey enjoys a category to herself, as a virtuoso in the spurious . . . the nature of the deception on this occasion is too good to give away.” Last edited by WT Sharpe; 01-28-2016 at 11:48 AM.

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01-28-2016, 11:54 AM	#2
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	As a bonus, if the Velvet Claws wins, I'll share my all-time favorite Perry Mason Get-Out-of-Disbarment-Proceedings-Free card with you.

01-28-2016, 11:55 AM	#3
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,160 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Oooh, tempting Tom. But the Josephine Tey is just too good to pass up. (Though I expect to read both of these this month, regardless. But not until AFTER I read the new Ava Lee book that just hit the Canadian stores.)

01-28-2016, 05:12 PM	#4
Mims Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 3774169 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Space Coast Device: K4NT, iPads,IPhone,Aura H2O,PW3	Just for the record - I got Brat Farrar legally from one of my Overdrive libraries (OCLS) and will quickly read and return if it wins.

01-28-2016, 07:31 PM	#5
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,631 Karma: 73864785 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	I can't decide and may choose not to vote since I am fairly sure I will be happy with either but I am having fun looking into these. Erle Stanley Gardner is another author whose bibliography is huge. I knew he wrote a lot of Perry Mason books but I didn't know how many. For all of us who have enjoyed the Kate Shugak series, Dana Stabenow says we need to thank Josephine Tey for that.

01-29-2016, 02:49 PM	#7
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,160 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Come on, folks. Give Perry Mason some love. Tom can't vote unless there's a tie, so you need to make that happen. (And yes, I already voted for the Josephine Tey, but really, I'm fine with either.)

01-29-2016, 11:19 PM	#8
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Mason's getting swamped!

01-30-2016, 01:28 AM	#9
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,160 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Hey, I'm trying! Seriously folks, They're both really good books. And the Josephine Tey is actually more expensive than the Perry Mason unless you're in a Life+50 country. (Good news is, they're both short.)

01-30-2016, 09:37 AM	#10
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	My, how the mighty have fallen. He was once proclaimed the most popular author in the world. Now he can't even win a book club vote. It just isn't a a fair.

01-30-2016, 12:25 PM	#12
treadlightly Wizard Posts: 1,370 Karma: 6957792 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Device: Kobo H2O	I loved The Daughter of Time and Kate Shugak, and I'm in a Life+50 country, so Brat Farrar was a shoo-in for my vote.

01-31-2016, 11:28 AM	#13
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I think we should extend the voting another three days, since the final was so close, but that's me! Ok, ok! We have a winner: Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey. Happy sleuthing!

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01-31-2016, 07:23 PM	#15
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Tom, I may read the next Perry Mason because I read Velvet Claws many years ago. Fantastic Fiction says the next one was Sulky Girl.