tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post5778891921186106337..comments2023-03-29T10:25:18.702-04:00Comments on Read Me Deadly: Who Ya Gonna Call?Sister Mary Murderoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721665989818474295noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-64176095236982893312011-09-07T19:58:45.053-04:002011-09-07T19:58:45.053-04:00Hi, Jane. Nice to see you! It's a good thing w...Hi, Jane. Nice to see you! It's a good thing we Material Witnesses aren't in the Witness Protection Program or we'd be outed by now.<br /><br />Perry's THE BUTCHER'S BOY is fun. The blue paperback edition has an interesting intro by writer Michael Connelly. I bet you'll like Perry's other two in this series. I loved learning all of Eddie's advice for not attracting attention to yourself. That might come in handy. I know Georgette likes Perry's non-series caper METZGER'S DOG. <br /><br />I've been reading books about bank heists and other capers lately to balance all the books in which people are bumped off. Sometimes it's a relief to read about crooks who want to get their hands on money rather than around someone's throat. It's a pleasure to come across well-planned double crosses. Triple crosses are even better.Della Streetwisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438127536935500336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-22173421497792488612011-09-07T13:00:28.861-04:002011-09-07T13:00:28.861-04:00Hello, Material Witnesses...it's a shame you a...Hello, Material Witnesses...it's a shame you all are somehow somewhat thinly veiled...are you all in the Witness Protection Program?<br /><br />But I know who Della is!!!!<br />And thank you, Della, for the very comprehensive remarks about Thomas Perry's hit man! I'm going to start a new TBR list. I thoroughly enjoyed a group discussion of THE BUTCHER'S BOY several months ago and want to read the other two.<br /><br />Regarding Thomas Perry...he deserved every EDGAR he received and then some. And I thought his Jane Whitefield was the best series since sliced white bread!<br /><br />More...more.....<br />JaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-16762683828357145122011-09-05T23:56:05.483-04:002011-09-05T23:56:05.483-04:00Now I'm digitally blushing.
--LennyNow I'm digitally blushing.<br /><br />--LennyLenny Kleinfeldhttp://www.lennykleinfeld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-42123418985528800252011-09-05T16:51:24.801-04:002011-09-05T16:51:24.801-04:00Della, maybe feeding the id and giving the old sup...Della, maybe feeding the id and giving the old super-ego a good kick in the shins at the same time.<br /><br />Lenny, thanks for dropping in. <br /><br />I'm in complete agreement with Della about Shooters & Chasers. It belongs in the category "No Other Mystery Is Quite Like This One." How is it possible for a book about murder to be both full of black humor and tender-hearted? This one is. Even people who don't usually read hard-boiled fiction containing some street lingo love it. It's a great read.Georgette Spelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853710671433406351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-18428489829579495782011-09-05T15:29:55.125-04:002011-09-05T15:29:55.125-04:00Lenny, I'm thrilled to find you here!
I will ...Lenny, I'm thrilled to find you here!<br /><br />I will have to scream for help if we discuss psychological reasons why we read crime fiction for pleasure. Feeding the id? All I know is that I laughed out loud when your off-the-wall characters chew the murder scenery and loved your horsing around with words.<br /><br />Don't thank me, please let me thank you. I re-read Shooters & Chasers before writing this blog and it was as much fun the second time around. How many times can a mystery reader say that about a book? I highly recommend this one.Della Streetwisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438127536935500336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566219501850777383.post-83371329138121855702011-09-05T14:13:05.116-04:002011-09-05T14:13:05.116-04:00Della--
Ask any actor. Playing a bad guy is,...Della--<br /><br /> Ask any actor. Playing a bad guy is, by a statistically significant margin, more fun than playing a good guy.<br /><br /> And when you read a novel, you are the actor, playing the character in your head. Having a fine time committing murder and getting away with it. Wallowing in it. While claiming, "Hey, it wasn't me having a good time murdering all those people just like the ones I'd like to whack in real life, it was just some fictional character."<br /><br /> Uh-huh.<br /><br /> What can I say, except thank you, Della, for writing such kind things about my own modest attempt to help you exercise your voracious homicidal instincts at a safe remove. <br /><br /> Safe, as long as you keep the Lindt-munching within reasonable parameters.<br /><br />--LennyLenny Kleinfeldhttp://www.lennykleinfeld.comnoreply@blogger.com