false 1554152 534938 Stephen Legault M Victoria, Canada 09/2008 11/2009 3 8 8 true 5910635 read 0 true 3435901 currently-reading 0 true 3435900 to-read The Closers (Harry Bosch, #11) by Michael Connelly]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34523116 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168391418s/32505.jpg 1554152 Stephen Legault http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1554152-stephen-legault Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:59:36 -0800 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/80998-why-murder-mysteries-might-save-the-world http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41uQDxrnEjL._SL75_.jpg 1554152 Stephen Legault http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1554152-stephen-legault Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:03:10 -0800
Thankfully, gratefully, it was not. Legault has crafted a totally engrossing yarn about people and places he knows well, with well-drawn characters and a plot worthy of the genre." (Rocky Mountain Outlook)

I agree - its about the story first. If it has a message, all the better.Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke is a spirited attack on the response to Hurricane Katrina. I love the Anna Pigeon series by Nevada Barr...these are great stories with a strong message.

Thanks for your post! And love the photo - looks like a place I've visited in the Escalante...calf creek falls maybe?]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/81000-mystery-books-might-save-the-world http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/groups_nophoto-50x66.jpg 1554152 Stephen Legault http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1554152-stephen-legault Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:31:17 -0800
I wrote the Cardinal Divide because I love to write, and because I love the earth, and all the creatures (that's you and me, bub) that scurry around on it. Its a good fit for me. Why do I think a mystery novel might save the world? Because LOTS of people read them. Only romance and sci-fi can compete in terms of volume of readers. My motto is: STORY FIRST. If the story sucks, nobody will read it. But if its a good story, and there is a message, BINGO.

What do you think? Have you read a mystery with a message? I'd like to know....add them to my Goodreads list....]]> Seaweed on the Street (Paperback) by Stanley Evans]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39254188 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183500043s/1427035.jpg 1554152 Stephen Legault http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1554152-stephen-legault Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:20:12 -0800 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/59513-series-vs-stand-alone http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/groups_nophoto-50x66.jpg 1554152 Stephen Legault http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1554152-stephen-legault Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:59:25 -0700 Carry Tiger to Mountain: The Tao of Activism and Leadership (Paperback) by Stephen Legault]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34523273 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180814937s/1079675.jpg 1554152 Stephen Legault http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1554152-stephen-legault Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:55:37 -0700 A Perfect Night to Go to China (Paperback) by David Gilmour]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34523191 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181781060s/1194219.jpg 1554152 Stephen Legault http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1554152-stephen-legault Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:54:20 -0700 The First Deadly Sin (The Deadly Sins Novels) by Lawrence Sanders]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34523173 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71D0ZCFGDML._SL75_.gif 1554152 Stephen Legault http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1554152-stephen-legault Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:54:06 -0700 A Mind To Murder (Adam Dalgliesh, #2) by P.D. James]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34523156 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178146854s/764263.jpg 1554152 Stephen Legault http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1554152-stephen-legault Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:53:49 -0700