tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post5475035093885019906..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Friday Forgotten (or Overlooked) Book: THE BIG THAW (2001) by Donald HarstadYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-89093388288092481892016-12-05T09:54:20.997-05:002016-12-05T09:54:20.997-05:00Hi Prahsant, SO nice to hear from you. I think you...Hi Prahsant, SO nice to hear from you. I think you'd really enjoy this book. If you can find a copy of this, or any other of Donald Harstad's books - grab 'em.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-52803798716031758712016-12-05T09:52:11.167-05:002016-12-05T09:52:11.167-05:00Very surprising. The same could be said of Earl Em...Very surprising. The same could be said of Earl Emerson and, for that matter, Steve Hamilton (who is a two time Edgar winner). Three terrific writers who are mostly unknown. I loved ELEVEN DAYS. Wow - what a debut.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-53974101518732061632016-12-05T09:50:25.479-05:002016-12-05T09:50:25.479-05:00Something different from the vintage books I'v...Something different from the vintage books I've been reading. Different but good. I'm glad you enjoyed a book I recommended, Mudpuddle. I like when that happens. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-27858942247347236642016-12-05T09:48:50.344-05:002016-12-05T09:48:50.344-05:00Yes, very hard to understand his publishers strate...Yes, very hard to understand his publishers strategy - if they even have one. My library only has one of his books. Not even the latest one. I don't get why some authors are praised to the skies (many undeservedly) and a really terrific one like Harstad is ignored. Go figure.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-77349253455105123102016-12-05T09:46:23.379-05:002016-12-05T09:46:23.379-05:00Then you definitely must read this, Mathew. As wel...Then you definitely must read this, Mathew. As well as ELEVEN DAYS, the first in the series and really, a great debut. Maybe the reviewer was not one our regulars at all, but someone else whose blog I visit. I wish I knew. Anyway, let us know how you like the book if you get a chance to read it.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-65965824324200354632016-12-05T07:05:53.967-05:002016-12-05T07:05:53.967-05:00Yvette, clichéd as it sounds, this is definitely m...Yvette, clichéd as it sounds, this is definitely my kind of novel, from the cover to your review of what seems like a gripping murder mystery. I like to read novels where county sheriffs are the good guys.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-80647753222676720352016-12-04T01:15:54.827-05:002016-12-04T01:15:54.827-05:00Great review, Yvette. I have only read the first i...Great review, Yvette. I have only read the first in this series, Eleven Days, and I have the second on my shelf to read. Your post points out all the things that I loved about the book I read. It does surprise me that Harstad is not better known.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-2976676675033602482016-12-03T14:41:44.731-05:002016-12-03T14:41:44.731-05:00your last recommend was super so i'll try this...your last recommend was super so i'll try this one, too... tx...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-58246346237876586372016-12-03T12:51:59.969-05:002016-12-03T12:51:59.969-05:00Harstad is one of those writers who should be much...Harstad is one of those writers who should be much better known. I have read the first four in this series but never found a copy of the fifth and only recently learned he had put out a sixth effort in 2015. This is a terrific series.<br />Ron Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575735524072816238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-88723841971531597902016-12-03T11:21:13.041-05:002016-12-03T11:21:13.041-05:00When I saw the cover, Yvette, I thought I'd se...When I saw the cover, Yvette, I thought I'd seen it reviewed on FFB, too. But I checked my Kindle and the book I was thinking of was <i>Murder on Ice</i> by Ted Wood. I liked that review so much (don't remember whose) I read the book. I will now look for <i>The Big Thaw</i>, for the same reason and because my first newspaper job was with the Quad-City Times in Davenport, Ia. (on the Mississippi ;) )Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-54747264554787046402016-12-03T09:05:43.383-05:002016-12-03T09:05:43.383-05:00You might like his work, Patti. You might like his work, Patti. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-10814793390889856042016-12-03T09:02:42.178-05:002016-12-03T09:02:42.178-05:00These books are different from the normal fare, Fr...These books are different from the normal fare, Fred. I'm not a huge thriller fan, but there are a few writers whose work I look for.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-37195856779154999062016-12-03T09:01:50.511-05:002016-12-03T09:01:50.511-05:00Thanks Richard, your kind words are very much appr...Thanks Richard, your kind words are very much appreciated. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-59503572573989259442016-12-02T20:56:43.083-05:002016-12-02T20:56:43.083-05:00New to me too. New to me too. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-63521503769252124572016-12-02T15:22:33.052-05:002016-12-02T15:22:33.052-05:00Yvette,
Sounds interesting. Shall add him to my ...Yvette,<br /><br />Sounds interesting. Shall add him to my search list.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-59027003258592385412016-12-02T13:50:03.960-05:002016-12-02T13:50:03.960-05:00So here's another writer, and series, I'd ...So here's another writer, and series, I'd not heard of until today, but now want to read. Very good review and an intriguing (no pun) book, or so it sounds. Thank you again for your blog and for featuring the books you do.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com