tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post4757817708031814285..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Sad News: The passing of author Ariana Franklin.Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-50084911626305791402013-06-15T11:33:29.908-04:002013-06-15T11:33:29.908-04:00It's been a while since Franklin's passing...It's been a while since Franklin's passing, but I think I've reread her series three times since. I had heard that, at the time of her passing, she was finishing a novel (some sources said the family had hoped to publish posthumously). However, since it's been three years and not a peep about this, I'm afraid that might have been wistful rumors. I shall miss Adelia and can only surmise how the cliffhanger would have ended. Perhaps that is best as my imagination can take me in all sorts of directions.Sandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-80885605975640220792011-02-22T10:18:05.542-05:002011-02-22T10:18:05.542-05:00Peter: Thanks for dropping by. We all loved Ariana...Peter: Thanks for dropping by. We all loved Ariana Franklin around here. The only good thing to be said about a writer's death is that their books live on. It is a form of immortality.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-51314276949230239532011-02-21T22:48:01.020-05:002011-02-21T22:48:01.020-05:00You'll know by now that I learned from you tha...You'll know by now that I learned from you that Ariana Franklin had died. I can recommend her even for readers who don't normally read historical fiction. She makes a plausible case for her unusual heroine.<br />======================<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-67948289551454169122011-01-31T12:00:15.298-05:002011-01-31T12:00:15.298-05:00Kathy: YOu should read her books. They are really ...Kathy: YOu should read her books. They are really wonderful. Full of fascinating tidbits and dark, murderous doings. <br /><br />I was so shocked when I read of her death.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-44493245804445510422011-01-31T11:58:55.531-05:002011-01-31T11:58:55.531-05:00Julie: At least you still have two more books of h...Julie: At least you still have two more books of hers to read. Have you read her standalone book, CITY OF SHADOWS? You might like that one as well. It has to do with Czar Nicholas's daughter, Anastasia and what might have happened (or not) to her after the basement massacre. <br /><br />Such sad news.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-62984154108113533902011-01-31T00:22:34.310-05:002011-01-31T00:22:34.310-05:00I have not yet read Ariana Franklin's books, b...I have not yet read Ariana Franklin's books, but just bought the first for a friend's birthday. Given that this friend was a medical professional for decades, and that she likes historical mysteries and books about women sleuths, she'd like it. (And I look forward to borrowing it.)<br /><br />But I am very sad to hear about Franklin's passing. That is so tragic.<br /><br />Yes, authors live on in their writing, but the loss is still sad.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-28105925224015225932011-01-30T21:25:20.109-05:002011-01-30T21:25:20.109-05:00I am shocked and saddened by this news as well! I...I am shocked and saddened by this news as well! I've only just discovered her this past year and still have two more books to go in the series. What a shame - a great loss to the literary world, she will be missed!Julie at Outlandish Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16595989966510183531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-14000838174936918142011-01-30T14:58:37.854-05:002011-01-30T14:58:37.854-05:00Pat: Yes, especially when it comes out of the blue...Pat: Yes, especially when it comes out of the blue. Her books are wonderful. At least we have those. ;)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-22497875091868457212011-01-30T13:30:36.022-05:002011-01-30T13:30:36.022-05:00It's sad to lose a favorite author. It will ma...It's sad to lose a favorite author. It will make her published books all the more precious.Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-59066381017596569492011-01-30T10:43:01.566-05:002011-01-30T10:43:01.566-05:00mjoy: I know. I wanted to see what happened next t...mjoy: I know. I wanted to see what happened next to the Captain. Maybe Ariana was working on something new? Probably not. She was very ill. So damned sad.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-80300298326564286072011-01-30T10:38:57.391-05:002011-01-30T10:38:57.391-05:00This is an absolutely wonderful series and I was S...This is an absolutely wonderful series and I was SO looking forward to the next installment. What terribly sad news!<br />mjoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-46206845707463211572011-01-30T09:58:01.094-05:002011-01-30T09:58:01.094-05:00Coffe and a Book Chick: At least writers live fore...Coffe and a Book Chick: At least writers live forever in their work. That's some consolation. These are four amazing novels, each one better than the previous. An amazing quartet. I'm surprised no one's thought (at least I haven't read anything about it) to make a movie about Adelia. She would be a great main character for someone like Rachel Weisz.<br /><br />I also read CITY OF SHADOWS which has to do with Anastasia, the daughter of Czar Nicholas who supposedly escaped the massacre in the basement by the Lenin gang. You might like that one as well. Completely different from the Adelia Aguilar books. Franklin could write. <br />What a loss.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-2345447167456461262011-01-30T09:52:26.032-05:002011-01-30T09:52:26.032-05:00Bernadette: She was a terrific writer and will be ...Bernadette: She was a terrific writer and will be greatly missed. Wow. I was shocked. I still am. I finished reading the last of the Adelia books A MURDEROUS PROCESSION in 2010 (my favorite, I think, though I loved them all) and wishing for more. I guess we'll have to supply our own ending for a certain character. (You have to read the book.)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-8342785407968923352011-01-30T00:40:43.330-05:002011-01-30T00:40:43.330-05:00Such sad news! I have Mistress of the Art of Death...Such sad news! I have Mistress of the Art of Death and am planning to read it this year. I've heard such wonderful things about her writing; it's always a shame when such amazing artists of their craft pass on. Thanks for passing the news on, Yvette. It's definitely a sad day. :(Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-56533952457687632452011-01-30T00:31:41.254-05:002011-01-30T00:31:41.254-05:00It is very sad Yvette. I have so far only read the...It is very sad Yvette. I have so far only read the first two books so will now save up the other two. I also have a WW1 mystery that she wrote called City of Shadows on my TBR and I will look forward to reading that too.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.com