tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post3909159887990100250..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: My FAVORITE Mystery Book SeriesYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-28197870164665945412015-10-30T16:15:54.030-04:002015-10-30T16:15:54.030-04:00Yes to both, Kathy. Suchet is SO damn wonderful. A...Yes to both, Kathy. Suchet is SO damn wonderful. And Zoe Wanaker too. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-90656156519408750752015-10-17T02:21:11.606-04:002015-10-17T02:21:11.606-04:00And I love Zoe Wanamaker as Ariadne Oliver in Thir...And I love Zoe Wanamaker as Ariadne Oliver in Third Girl. Terrific.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-71855548807189960702015-10-16T03:31:09.943-04:002015-10-16T03:31:09.943-04:00I'm watching these movies and thinking David S...I'm watching these movies and thinking David Suchet is the Hercule Poirot I read about 50 years ago in my teenagehood. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-38200127344440454472015-10-15T22:47:06.551-04:002015-10-15T22:47:06.551-04:00Ha! Yes! Love her. I like to think I was her in an...Ha! Yes! Love her. I like to think I was her in another life. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-61329928202312658852015-10-15T21:18:26.077-04:002015-10-15T21:18:26.077-04:00Yes! With the picture of Marie Dressler on her wa...Yes! With the picture of Marie Dressler on her wall that she thinks is Eleanor Roosevelt. Too much.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-43246365110655350772015-10-15T13:30:24.768-04:002015-10-15T13:30:24.768-04:00Oh, you'll love the Toby Peters books, Kathy. ...Oh, you'll love the Toby Peters books, Kathy. Some of them are SO funny. The mystery part isn't bad either. David Suchet is brilliant in his interpretation. He does seem to be channeling. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-81157047836616655652015-10-14T23:39:41.841-04:002015-10-14T23:39:41.841-04:00I must try the Toby Peters' series, especially...I must try the Toby Peters' series, especially Mildred Pierced. I love humor in mysteries.<br /><br />And, again, although we all say it all the time, I'm watching David Suchet as Hercule Poirot in Cat among the Pigeons. Are we all sure that he isn't the Belgian detective reincarnated? Or that he isn't channeling Poirot? It's uncanny seeing his portrayal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-18073343268504222672015-10-14T15:37:14.193-04:002015-10-14T15:37:14.193-04:00Yvette,
It's like that other famous line from...Yvette,<br /><br />It's like that other famous line from a film that never happened: "Play it again, Sam" from Casablanca. Maybe Holmes and maybe Bogart never said those lines, but they should have.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-58006938601902398462015-10-14T14:17:24.379-04:002015-10-14T14:17:24.379-04:00I think Basil Rathbone might have said that in a m...I think Basil Rathbone might have said that in a movie? But of course, that's not the canon.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-60820387995929889522015-10-14T14:16:37.131-04:002015-10-14T14:16:37.131-04:00You're welcome, Prashant. I hope you'll ge...You're welcome, Prashant. I hope you'll get a chance to read a couple of them sometime. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-91115924410431802162015-10-14T14:15:51.720-04:002015-10-14T14:15:51.720-04:00Begin at the beginning with Fred Taylor (first boo...Begin at the beginning with Fred Taylor (first book: HARMONY IN FLESH AND BLACK) and as I mentioned before, ignore MADONNA OF THE APES which is a later book. Other than that, a terrific series especially if you are an art lover. There's humor too, and you know how I love humor. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-8600522111476193542015-10-14T06:15:10.321-04:002015-10-14T06:15:10.321-04:00Yvette, I haven't read many of these series, s...Yvette, I haven't read many of these series, so a big thank you for writing about them.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-83292246970966793962015-10-13T18:38:36.276-04:002015-10-13T18:38:36.276-04:00That is a great list, Yvette, and I enjoyed Fred&#...That is a great list, Yvette, and I enjoyed Fred's list also.<br /><br />There are only five series in your list that I haven't read at least some of, and the only one totally new to me is FRED TAYLOR series by Nicholas Kilmer. Definitely have to look into that one.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-22476605041274246092015-10-13T17:35:42.599-04:002015-10-13T17:35:42.599-04:00Me too. :)Me too. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-18924738173863596942015-10-13T14:40:01.453-04:002015-10-13T14:40:01.453-04:00Holmes... pea-soupers... the British Museum... I w...Holmes... pea-soupers... the British Museum... I was brought up on this.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-66202619020668250612015-10-13T13:20:50.796-04:002015-10-13T13:20:50.796-04:00Yvette,
That will work! I still like "Eleme...Yvette,<br /><br />That will work! I still like "Elementary, my dear Watson" even though he never said that. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-71716060523303662352015-10-13T12:45:50.611-04:002015-10-13T12:45:50.611-04:00I love Toby Peters. I have all my faves except MIL...I love Toby Peters. I have all my faves except MILDRED PIERCED which I've been meaning to add to my collection. Don't you love the crazy old landlady? She's such a hoot!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-53153028164260006582015-10-13T12:41:38.702-04:002015-10-13T12:41:38.702-04:00I hope you'll like them, Gram. Let me know wha...I hope you'll like them, Gram. Let me know what you think once you've had a chance to peruse and read a couple. :) With the Fred Taylor one, I say begin at the beginning. But ignore the last one which was MADONNA OF THE APES. A bad book in an otherwise excellent series.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-31266886079708731622015-10-13T12:39:52.210-04:002015-10-13T12:39:52.210-04:00Thanks, Patti. Glad you enjoyed it. It was fun to ...Thanks, Patti. Glad you enjoyed it. It was fun to work on.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-30129376013036666462015-10-13T12:38:08.517-04:002015-10-13T12:38:08.517-04:00Thanks, Sergio. Great minds don't always think...Thanks, Sergio. Great minds don't always think alike. :)<br />Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-91361166831365768592015-10-13T12:37:13.623-04:002015-10-13T12:37:13.623-04:00Not NEARLY as suggestive, Fred. How about. Second ...Not NEARLY as suggestive, Fred. How about. Second favorite words from Holmes: "Come Watson, come! the game is afoot!"Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-34847864931610554102015-10-13T12:25:36.228-04:002015-10-13T12:25:36.228-04:00Aha! I thought it was you, Fred. But when I tried ...Aha! I thought it was you, Fred. But when I tried to find the relevant post I flunked the test. Then I thought well, it must have been someone else. Thanks, kiddo.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-1158200026520204432015-10-13T10:19:00.547-04:002015-10-13T10:19:00.547-04:00I hadn't discovered "Toby Peters" un...I hadn't discovered "Toby Peters" until recently (about four years ago). My, he's addictive!Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-50816898250191595972015-10-13T08:40:19.058-04:002015-10-13T08:40:19.058-04:00I love most of these as well. Thanks for a new to...I love most of these as well. Thanks for a new to me series by Thomas Perry. Also the Fred Taylor series. I am looking forward to discovering two new series.Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027824918114690029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-66154666326295655512015-10-13T08:12:44.236-04:002015-10-13T08:12:44.236-04:00Lovely post, Yvette. I so enjoyed remembering thes...Lovely post, Yvette. I so enjoyed remembering these great series. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com