tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post8200930762385673957..comments2024-03-29T03:14:14.401-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): What recent read really surprised you?pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-27778977386430453462014-10-30T02:03:26.344-04:002014-10-30T02:03:26.344-04:00Nightmare Alley. The final sentences sent a jolt t...Nightmare Alley. The final sentences sent a jolt through me.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-70752328189105555042014-10-29T14:47:28.425-04:002014-10-29T14:47:28.425-04:00It may seem self-serving (I'm the publisher) b...It may seem self-serving (I'm the publisher) but Jake Hinkson's THE BIG UGLY. I've always known what a superb writer he is but he dug just a little deeper with his latest. David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-78160093154781048612014-10-29T12:27:01.522-04:002014-10-29T12:27:01.522-04:00BIG LITTLE LIARS and HER HUSBAND'S SECRET were...BIG LITTLE LIARS and HER HUSBAND'S SECRET were pretty surprising. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-455997998985207632014-10-29T12:08:39.515-04:002014-10-29T12:08:39.515-04:00Well, GONE GIRL was supposed to be surprising, and...Well, GONE GIRL was supposed to be surprising, and really wasn't - on the other hand, despite a really small pool of suspects to draw on, John Dickson Carr's THE BLACK SPECTACLES (aka THE PROBLEM OF THE GREEN CAPSULE) completely fooled me (and I loved how it did it). Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-73054883474795915412014-10-29T11:36:49.219-04:002014-10-29T11:36:49.219-04:00Patti, you're a mystery reader, but you don...Patti, you're a mystery reader, but you don't read whodunits? So you only read mysteries in which the antagonist is know from the beginning or very early on? I'm confused, seems to me the large majority of mysteries are whodunits. Huh?Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-2880443157272520282014-10-29T09:42:39.305-04:002014-10-29T09:42:39.305-04:00Not Ebola, just the "Georgia Flu" that w...Not Ebola, just the "Georgia Flu" that wipes out 99.9% of everyone. It is definitely your kind of book, with the travelling orchestra/Shakespeare company.<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-15066501050845046602014-10-29T09:27:01.254-04:002014-10-29T09:27:01.254-04:00Read the Fowler on but afraid to try Station Eleve...Read the Fowler on but afraid to try Station Eleven given the Ebola crisis. I love locked room mysteries. I may have to order that one. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-55718883687159325392014-10-29T08:44:35.172-04:002014-10-29T08:44:35.172-04:00WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES by Karen Jo...WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES by Karen Joy Fowler and STATION ELEVEN by Emily St. John Mandel both had surprises.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61287437059491251612014-10-29T08:31:23.784-04:002014-10-29T08:31:23.784-04:00The Terra Data, an SF space opera piece by E. C. T...The Terra Data, an SF space opera piece by E. C. Tubb had a surprise ending for me. I was very pleased.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-30446287208253372862014-10-29T08:19:18.814-04:002014-10-29T08:19:18.814-04:00I just finished reading THE BLACK LIZARD BIG BOOK ...I just finished reading THE BLACK LIZARD BIG BOOK OF LOCKED-ROOM MYSTERIES. There are plenty of surprising solutions in this 900+ page tome!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com