tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post1685452608447787116..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Favorite SettingsYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-15603028509829122972011-06-08T13:01:22.711-04:002011-06-08T13:01:22.711-04:00Les, it's funny you should mention the Mary Da...Les, it's funny you should mention the Mary Daheim books. I'm one of those people that once I read something, some incident or character thing in a book that makes me go: Ugh, this I don't like - then that's pretty much it for the series. <br /><br />I did read a few of the Daheim books years ago and something occurred with her main character that just turned me completely off and I stopped reading the books because of it.<br /><br />Won't go into it since plenty of people like these books and really, there is no point to linger on unpleasant things....Ha!<br /><br />Thanks for the comment anyway. I love comments of all sorts and stripes. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-65029762069341801832011-06-08T12:53:27.184-04:002011-06-08T12:53:27.184-04:00I share many of your choices, Yvette - particularl...I share many of your choices, Yvette - particularly Baker Street and the English countryside.<br /><br />As far as the Pacific Northwest is concerned, you might enjoy Mary Daheim's "Alpine" series - alphabetical, and I think she's up to "S" or "T" by now. They're set in a small Washington-state mountain town a couple of hours away from Seattle. They feature Alpine's newspaper publisher/editor, Emma Lord. They pretty much need to be read in order, because Daheim does refer back (with occasional spoilers) in the later books, and there are some MAJOR events in the later books that really throw monkey wrenches into book-to-book character relationships. But they're pretty enjoyable as cozies go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-67365732946005070832011-06-08T11:01:31.842-04:002011-06-08T11:01:31.842-04:00Carol: THANKS!
I did read Roberta's piece re...Carol: THANKS! <br /><br />I did read Roberta's piece recently. I LOVE her blog: BOOKS TO THE CEILING. I recommend it to anyone who adores books. She travels a lot and she LOVES good music - especially the classics and she's always posting fabulous links and posts about her concert going. Just a great blog.<br /><br />Maybe that's where I got the original idea of mystery tours. <br />Probably.<br /><br />My memory is surely NOT what it used to be. ;)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-85293951552896166322011-06-08T10:57:13.421-04:002011-06-08T10:57:13.421-04:00Joan: I'm so happy to hear that you were swaye...Joan: I'm so happy to hear that you were swayed by be to try Nicholas Kilmer's books! His is one of my favorite series and you'll be happy to know that he has a new Fred Taylor book coming out in September of this year. :)<br /><br />I've never read an Asey Mayo book, I'm thinking I'm going to have to take a look.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-44851836047732569782011-06-08T10:55:05.970-04:002011-06-08T10:55:05.970-04:00Bibliophile: Emminently achievable. I used to trav...Bibliophile: Emminently achievable. I used to travel quite a bit years ago so I have plenty of good memories of some of those places.<br /><br />As for the make-believe destinations, well, those are even easier to visit. Just shut your eyes and you're there. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-38876493602232744662011-06-08T10:52:46.928-04:002011-06-08T10:52:46.928-04:00Kathy: I have no quibble with most of your choices...Kathy: I have no quibble with most of your choices. We'll wave to each other as we pass by! Most especially in Venice! I'll reserve the gondola!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-38137812845813677532011-06-08T10:46:54.991-04:002011-06-08T10:46:54.991-04:00Anne, great minds - ha! I tried posting on your bl...Anne, great minds - ha! I tried posting on your blog but had trouble earlier. I'll try again in a bit.<br /><br />These great houses with huge staffs, sound like heaven on earth.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-77936425601243799972011-06-08T09:06:50.164-04:002011-06-08T09:06:50.164-04:00Here you are, Yvette.
http://www.smithsonianjourn...Here you are, Yvette.<br /><br />http://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/tours/mysterylover2012/?display=itinerary<br /><br />I've looked at others, but this seems to be a regular event. And I think this blogger just returned from something similar:<br /><br />http://robertarood.wordpress.com/<br /><br />Sorry these aren't hotlinks.Carolhttp://www.carolkcarr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-1476185127086177332011-06-08T08:00:23.785-04:002011-06-08T08:00:23.785-04:00As a former Bostonian who's longing to move ba...As a former Bostonian who's longing to move back, I read the Robert Parker and Nicholas Kilmer when I'm feeling especially homesick. Your blog introduced me to the Kilmer books. I lived on Beacon Hill and am always picturing where Fred is going as he moves around the city and neighboring towns. It'll have to do until I can make the move back.<br />I agree with you on the other locations, too, as many of those are where my favorite books take place. For 0ld-time Cape Cod flavor, you can't beat Phoebe Atwood Taylor and her Asey Mayo series.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-68868843204496946572011-06-08T05:02:02.087-04:002011-06-08T05:02:02.087-04:00Good choices, and some of them are achievable, e.g...Good choices, and some of them are achievable, e.g. Italy and Boston. None of mine are, either due to being non-existent or far away in time.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960676264710788969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-31683464618893028752011-06-08T02:59:23.270-04:002011-06-08T02:59:23.270-04:00Great list as always, so interesting.
I would say...Great list as always, so interesting.<br /><br />I would say Italy, Leon's Venice and Camilleri's Sicily. But I'm open to other regions.<br /><br />I would say in addition to Wolfe's residence, I like New York City as a setting, nearly any area. I love New York: It's true.<br /><br />Then Chicago, where I grew up. Sara Paretsky sets her V.I. Warshawski series there. I just love to read about past and present neighborhoods of my old home town.<br /><br />And books set in California, as are many series, including Michael Connelly's books, Sue Grafton's, Marcia Muller's -- and many more. City, rural area, I'm there.<br /><br />I will pick up on the U.S. NW, always fascinated me, a beautiful region.<br /><br />Sometimes, Canada draws me in, especially areas I don't know much about: L.R. Wright's series in British Columbia on the seacoast, and more.<br /><br />Scandinavia: I've enjoyed many series set in Nordic climes, and will continue to do so.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-12285267936490725632011-06-08T00:22:52.179-04:002011-06-08T00:22:52.179-04:00Hey, I have Brideshead on my list, too. I don'...Hey, I have Brideshead on my list, too. I don't think I've seen it on any others list.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-85301150999888766582011-06-07T22:32:00.228-04:002011-06-07T22:32:00.228-04:00Someone should put together tours of mystery sites...Someone should put together tours of mystery sites - especially in the English Countryside. (IF someone hasn't done it already.)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-12314599558771247622011-06-07T22:25:40.050-04:002011-06-07T22:25:40.050-04:00I for sure want to visit Stephanie's Trenton a...I for sure want to visit Stephanie's Trenton and the English countryside with Agatha and Sherlock's abode for sure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-66035387487837026822011-06-07T22:08:24.841-04:002011-06-07T22:08:24.841-04:00Red: Robert Parker just passed away last year (if ...Red: Robert Parker just passed away last year (if I'm remembering correctly) but he left behind a huge amount of books - you'll have a good time looking through the Spenser lists. Some of his best books:<br /><br />EARLY AUTUMN<br />LOOKING FOR RACHEL WALLACE<br />PAST TIME<br />PAPER DOLL<br />SMALL VICES<br />SUDDEN MISCHIEF<br />WALKING SHADOW<br />ROUGH WEATHER<br /><br />...just to get you started. :)<br /><br />The Fred Taylor Books by Nicolas Kilmer begin with: HARMONY IN FLESH AND BLACK. My favorite: DIRTY LINEN.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-32968846262494603892011-06-07T22:01:15.764-04:002011-06-07T22:01:15.764-04:00Two Bibliomaniacs: I'm with you. I'd love ...Two Bibliomaniacs: I'm with you. I'd love to visit MOST of the places I listed. And I do, when I read books that are set there. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-59093261162368430942011-06-07T21:48:05.232-04:002011-06-07T21:48:05.232-04:00I haven't heard of the Boston setting books yo...I haven't heard of the Boston setting books you mentioned but I definitely want to check those out! I'd love to read some more Boston books! Great listRedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-6111818478919406482011-06-07T21:41:01.173-04:002011-06-07T21:41:01.173-04:00So many great locations! I love the pacific north...So many great locations! I love the pacific northwest. Italy would be amazing to visit.Two Bibliomaniacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442484227213602009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-46803724232223731972011-06-07T21:03:47.104-04:002011-06-07T21:03:47.104-04:00Oh, M.M. I am so thrilled that I influenced you to...Oh, M.M. I am so thrilled that I influenced you to try a Nero Wolfe book. Now I can only hope you enjoy your first two.<br /><br />Nothing wrong with reading in order of publication, I often do that. In truth, it's actually more important in some series than in others. But if you're main point is to see how the author and the series develops, then read them in order you must. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-25094330354280654212011-06-07T20:50:11.063-04:002011-06-07T20:50:11.063-04:00I realized reading your post that I've never r...I realized reading your post that I've never read a Nero Wolfe novel, which surprised me considering how many mysteries I have read. So I just ordered the first two, <i>Fer-de-Lance</i> and <i>The League of Frightened Men</i>.<br /><br />I don't know about you, but I like to read an author's works in order, see how he develops ...Mythical Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-30810281279343104092011-06-07T19:55:31.026-04:002011-06-07T19:55:31.026-04:00Thanks for the tip, Joanne. I'll check on this...Thanks for the tip, Joanne. I'll check on this little 'gem of a book.'<br />For sure.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-42406199366035381412011-06-07T19:39:14.407-04:002011-06-07T19:39:14.407-04:00Oops -- make that "I'm reading" not ...Oops -- make that "I'm reading" not "I'm ready."Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716758796036142540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-1186684404875433292011-06-07T19:37:55.402-04:002011-06-07T19:37:55.402-04:00I always love to read your Tues Top Ten lists, Yve...I always love to read your Tues Top Ten lists, Yvette -- you always think out of the box! <br /><br />I'm ready a lovely little novel now if you're looking for another Pacific NW setting, The Violets of March by Sarah Jio -- its setting is Bainbridge Island in Washingon state. Little gem of a book.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716758796036142540noreply@blogger.com