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Anyone who has all the answers, has not been asked all the questions ~ Confucius
Events
Book signing February 15, 2014 from 2:00-3:00 P.M. Anyone in the Fort Collins, CO vicinity is invited to drop by the Old Firehouse Book Store and get acquainted. They only gave me an hour, so be prompt.
Book discussion at the Mystery Book Club of Koelbel Library from 7:00-8:30 P.M., the third Wednesday of December (12-18-13). This small group meets the third Wednesday of the month, and lovers of mysteries are invited to join. December's meeting will feature yours truly, G. Eldon Smith, discussing his Murder in the Rockies.
Recommendations
Jerusha Jones, has written a series of five cozy mysteries, about Meredith Morehouse curator of the Imogene Museum. Number six is on the way. They are e-books, and can be found on Amazon and on the Barnes & Noble web sites. One characteristic of "cozy" mysteries is that there is no on-screen violence.
The prime example is Miss Marple.
Another mystery that might be classified as a cozy although it is considered a historical mystery would be Sandra Dallas's Fallen Woman. How about calling FW a historical- cozy- mystery?
Fallen Women is a well written novel, but not Sandra Dallas's best. It involves an New York socialite who runs a homeless shelter. She goes to Denver to investigate her prostitute sister's murder. Her uncle, a Denver judge, orders the detective in charge of the case, who is actually from a rich family and is only working as a policeman to give back to the community, to let Baret, the protagonist, aid in the investigation. Thus we have the familiar boy & girl pair, disliking each other, solving murders, and falling in love. Think Castle or The Mentalist or even The Thin Man. In spite of its short comings (I only mentioned a few) it is an entertaining mystery novel.
The cover shows a red dress which reminds one of the old drinking song in which on a cold winter's evening the bartender tells the lady in red that the bar is closing and she can't stay there anymore. A patron pleads her case that she should be allowed to sleep under the bar.
Comments
Please leave a comment in the "Comments" section so we can tell you've been here. We might be old friends. We just haven't met yet.
Anyone who has all the answers, has not been asked all the questions ~ Confucius
Events
Book signing February 15, 2014 from 2:00-3:00 P.M. Anyone in the Fort Collins, CO vicinity is invited to drop by the Old Firehouse Book Store and get acquainted. They only gave me an hour, so be prompt.
Book discussion at the Mystery Book Club of Koelbel Library from 7:00-8:30 P.M., the third Wednesday of December (12-18-13). This small group meets the third Wednesday of the month, and lovers of mysteries are invited to join. December's meeting will feature yours truly, G. Eldon Smith, discussing his Murder in the Rockies.
Recommendations
Jerusha Jones, has written a series of five cozy mysteries, about Meredith Morehouse curator of the Imogene Museum. Number six is on the way. They are e-books, and can be found on Amazon and on the Barnes & Noble web sites. One characteristic of "cozy" mysteries is that there is no on-screen violence.
The prime example is Miss Marple.
Another mystery that might be classified as a cozy although it is considered a historical mystery would be Sandra Dallas's Fallen Woman. How about calling FW a historical- cozy- mystery?
Fallen Women is a well written novel, but not Sandra Dallas's best. It involves an New York socialite who runs a homeless shelter. She goes to Denver to investigate her prostitute sister's murder. Her uncle, a Denver judge, orders the detective in charge of the case, who is actually from a rich family and is only working as a policeman to give back to the community, to let Baret, the protagonist, aid in the investigation. Thus we have the familiar boy & girl pair, disliking each other, solving murders, and falling in love. Think Castle or The Mentalist or even The Thin Man. In spite of its short comings (I only mentioned a few) it is an entertaining mystery novel.
The cover shows a red dress which reminds one of the old drinking song in which on a cold winter's evening the bartender tells the lady in red that the bar is closing and she can't stay there anymore. A patron pleads her case that she should be allowed to sleep under the bar.
Comments
Please leave a comment in the "Comments" section so we can tell you've been here. We might be old friends. We just haven't met yet.