Quotes
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
A fool and his money are soon elected.
Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.
~all from Will Rogers
If anything has changed in the intervening years, it has changed for the worse.
~G. Eldon Smith
Discussioni
Continuing our discussion of the mystery genre, consider the "cozy" mystery.
Some characteristics of the cozies: Usually, but not always, the protagonist is female and not a law enforcement professional. If there is violence it happens "off scene," where the protagonist and the reader do not see the violent act occur. They may examine the crime scene or body...after. No description of the actual violence. The same can be said of graphic sex.
Think of Agatha Cristy and her Miss Marple. The real entertainment comes from the mental gymnastics of putting the pieces of evidence together and trying to guess who done it before Marple does. Usually there is a constable or policeman present when Miss Marple reveals the culprit and he handles the physical arrest if the villain become unruly.
One of the foremost practitioners of writing cozies today is Jerusha Jones who writes about Meridith Morehouse. Meridith is a museum curator, hardly one would expect to be investigating crimes in scenic Washington State home of the mighty Seahawks. Meridith will soon be appearing in her sixth of a series of crime novels.
Murder in the Rockies is almost a cozy. Andrew Coyle is obviously not a female protagonist, but neither is he a hard boiled, scotch-no-water, here's lookin' at ya kid, sort of detective. As one reviewer put it, "Murder in the Rockies is not a western nor is it a legal drama, but fans of both will enjoy it." With romance, humor, action added to the history and mystery, it is hard to categorize.
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Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
A fool and his money are soon elected.
Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.
~all from Will Rogers
If anything has changed in the intervening years, it has changed for the worse.
~G. Eldon Smith
Discussioni
Continuing our discussion of the mystery genre, consider the "cozy" mystery.
Some characteristics of the cozies: Usually, but not always, the protagonist is female and not a law enforcement professional. If there is violence it happens "off scene," where the protagonist and the reader do not see the violent act occur. They may examine the crime scene or body...after. No description of the actual violence. The same can be said of graphic sex.
Think of Agatha Cristy and her Miss Marple. The real entertainment comes from the mental gymnastics of putting the pieces of evidence together and trying to guess who done it before Marple does. Usually there is a constable or policeman present when Miss Marple reveals the culprit and he handles the physical arrest if the villain become unruly.
One of the foremost practitioners of writing cozies today is Jerusha Jones who writes about Meridith Morehouse. Meridith is a museum curator, hardly one would expect to be investigating crimes in scenic Washington State home of the mighty Seahawks. Meridith will soon be appearing in her sixth of a series of crime novels.
Murder in the Rockies is almost a cozy. Andrew Coyle is obviously not a female protagonist, but neither is he a hard boiled, scotch-no-water, here's lookin' at ya kid, sort of detective. As one reviewer put it, "Murder in the Rockies is not a western nor is it a legal drama, but fans of both will enjoy it." With romance, humor, action added to the history and mystery, it is hard to categorize.
Newsletter
The long promised G. Eldon's free Newsletter is in the final stages of preparation. Only a few technical difficulties are standing in the way of getting it into your hands.
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