Mark Pghfan’s Comments (group member since Mar 06, 2014)

Mark Pghfan’s comments from the The Parlor PI's group.

Well, I was curious after starting this month's book. We actually read it on this site several years ago. It was called Murder in the Raw. For some reason, the title was changed. We had read the first book in the series, set in England at Christmastime and liked it enough to read this, the second book.

I thought two books where Rex was at an all nude resort was a little too much of a coincidence. I'm about a quarter of the way through and nothing sounds familiar. Which gives you some idea of my memory for these things!

Me, too!

Perfect. I just ordered the book yesterday on Kindle.

Good for me. Let's hear from the others.

I would. It is $1.99 on Kindle, and our group read two of her books in the past, though long ago: Christmas is Murder and Murder in the Raw.

Tina, good luck on the computer stuff. I am the LAST person to be advising you on such things.

I've only seen the book I mentioned in soft back. It is still interesting but far less about dogs or Christmas than the blurb or cover indicate.

Not necessarily recommending for May, but I found a really interesting mystery book at an Ollie's store. (Do you have one where you live?) The book is by David Rosenfelt and called "Deck the Hounds". I just started it yesterday and it is a wonderful read--amusing dialogue and and an interesting mystery. It IS set at Christmas time, though not particularly Christmassy (at least so far). And it has dogs! The sleuth is Andy Carpenter, a lawyer and dog lover. There are quite a lot of other books in the series. Perhaps a future read?

I am OK with the film as well.

Tina, your trivia has me stumped!

If he wasn't killed in the room, it would have been a big deal hauling the body somewhere else!

I'm guessing that was fairly common at the time. Just a guess...

He took the case as an unusual favor and Mrs. Todd's husband convinced her to fire him from the case.

Sorry to be so late in getting started here. The affairs of state!

Anyway, the one thing added that I thought was so funny was Poirot's interview with Annie, the housemaid. She was sure that "white slavers" were involved, because in foreign parts, they liked them fat! And that they lured her with stewed peaches, 'cause Eliza was crazy about them.

I agree. I wonder if this sort of thing is helping or hurting her sales?

I think the music of the 70's and 80's are my faves. I'm not much into what is current, now.

Sounds good. I will did up both the story and the episode

I am ready any time.

I have tons of things on CD but I just got a new car (after 11 years!) and none of the new cars have CD players. I can download them through the computer onto flash drives, or onto my phone and plug that in. Seems a lot of work. Perhaps Hoopla or Audible can help me with this.

I didn't guess the conclusion, thought it might be Gabe's ex. Or at a stretch, his mother, who might have finally found out how horrible he was!

I found the final confrontation between Lucy and the Sheriff a little too "not cozy" for my taste. Anyone else think that?

I am totally up for a Poirot DVD discussion. That might (just, might) help me get caught up on other reading during April!

All in one is fine with me