tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post4866511504149568153..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop - Gladys Mitchelllynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-63782034311932783192011-03-26T13:50:43.067+11:002011-03-26T13:50:43.067+11:00Dani, maybe the Golden Age will break your mystery...Dani, maybe the Golden Age will break your mystery drought? Annie, you remind me of Helene Hanff. Didn't she have to read Walton's Lives in a NY library because it wasn't for loan? Thanks Martin. I think I got off to a bad start with The Saltmarsh Murders. I've liked every subsequent Gladys more than the one before so I'm glad I persisted.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-28403171167163789442011-03-26T10:05:22.805+11:002011-03-26T10:05:22.805+11:00You have definitely made me want to read this one....You have definitely made me want to read this one. Great review.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-86695647183985437442011-03-19T19:34:25.189+11:002011-03-19T19:34:25.189+11:00Would you believe that all our library copies are ...Would you believe that all our library copies are reference only! What am I supposed to do, pack up a flask of tea and a picnic basket of cream scones and go and spend the afternoon curled up among the stacks?Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966461711132186974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-56760311512954284262011-03-19T14:14:51.591+11:002011-03-19T14:14:51.591+11:00I'm not doing well at all with mysteries this ...I'm not doing well at all with mysteries this year. I've read one and can't seem to finish any others. I'm reading a Brother Cadfael story, but although it is good I am in the mood for a classic Golden Age story. I should really finish one of the others I started first, though!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-33487945456096184882011-03-18T18:52:28.605+11:002011-03-18T18:52:28.605+11:00Cristina, the TV series was nothing like the books...Cristina, the TV series was nothing like the books. Diana Rigg was gorgeous & bears no resemblance to Mrs/Dame Beatrice! I don't know why they option books for TV & then ignore them completely! I've stopped watching the latest Miss Marples for the same reason. I've read WLID & I enjoyed it very much. I hope you do too.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-58355897933924837152011-03-18T10:09:51.660+11:002011-03-18T10:09:51.660+11:00Thank you for the great review. I only learned of...Thank you for the great review. I only learned of this author after watching 'The Mrs Bradley Mysteries', a PBS/BBC(?) tv series with the wonderful Diana Rigg. I quite enjoyed it (although some murders were a bit hair-raising and strange) but I believe that fans of GM don't really like it as it strays quite a bit from the source.<br />I'm expecting something quite different when I read the only book of hers that I have, 'When Last I Died' and your review has made me want to read it soon :-)Cristina (Rochester Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11157196972931051576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-92062376268827413832011-03-17T20:12:03.544+11:002011-03-17T20:12:03.544+11:00Hayley, I've liked every GM I've read more...Hayley, I've liked every GM I've read more than the last so I hope to read more soon. Yvette & Annie, I hope you can give Gladys a try. As Vintage are reprinting her, your libraries may be able to buy a few if they've weeded all the older copies. I think she'd been OP for quite a while before Vintage took her up.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-20516313656584206722011-03-17T19:44:37.772+11:002011-03-17T19:44:37.772+11:00This is a writer about whom I know nothing. I jus...This is a writer about whom I know nothing. I just have to hope now that given when it was published my library has something by her. They have a nasty habit of weeding everything you really want to read. Otherwise I'm going to try the secondhand sites, because this is right up my street.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966461711132186974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-64268168298190148662011-03-17T12:25:16.725+11:002011-03-17T12:25:16.725+11:00A wonderful review. This sounds like something I m...A wonderful review. This sounds like something I might definitely want to read. I will have to add this author and her Mrs. Bradley books to my ever-growing TBR list. I really did think I was widely read in mysteries, but I am finding out that I've missed quite a few. I hate feeling left out. Ha!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-88973311495848738492011-03-17T07:58:14.274+11:002011-03-17T07:58:14.274+11:00I think superbly odd sums it up Lyn, the details w...I think superbly odd sums it up Lyn, the details were so much fun that I didn't mind the quality of the mystery. I think generally I prefer something to have a few more clues that I can follow!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.com