Bev’s Comments (group member since Nov 24, 2012)

Bev’s comments from the Mount TBR 2013 Reading Challenge group.

#91 Death Is in the Air by Kate Kingsbury

C. wrote: "Delving into that, you're a stronger woman than I, Ellinor!"

Stronger than me, too!

Christine wrote: "Bev wrote: "Susan wrote: "Wow, getting very close! Hopefully someone left some champagne at the top ;)"

I'll be looking for it. :-)"

Check under the big rock, it should be nice and chilled. Gl..."

:-)

Susan wrote: "Wow, getting very close! Hopefully someone left some champagne at the top ;)"

I'll be looking for it. :-)

Heading into the home stretch!

#90 The Murder Stone by Charles Todd

C. wrote: "As a fiction fan do you know the mystery great, Dorothy Gilman? She passed away recently and is one of a kind. She had a huge series from 1966 to the 2000s! I look forward to finally starting. ..."

Dorothy Gilman is wonderful. A Nun in the Closet is actually the first one of hers that I read (many moons ago....)

Picking up a little steam....

#89 Kemp's Last Case by M. R. D. Meek

Trudge, trudge, trudge. I feel like the Little Engine That Could..."I think I can...I think I can....make it up to the top of Everest..."

#88 Shell Game by Richard Powell

Kimberly wrote: "I DID IT!!! I'M DONE!!! WAHOOOOOOO!

I'm definitely in for next year. : )"

Congratulations! Wahoooooo, indeed!!

#87 Maid to Murder by Roy Vickers

Another short hop up the mountain:

#86 By a Woman's Hand by Jean Swanson & Dean James

C. wrote: "Are the parameters of 'Vintage 2014' a secret? Can you say which publishing range you're allowing? I trust as always, all mysteries. Even if you prefer bodies. LOL!

Happy Hallowe'en to you all..."

Guidelines for the 2014 Vintage Mystery Challenge are now up. Hope it sounds like a good time.

C. wrote: "Are the parameters of 'Vintage 2014' a secret? Can you say which publishing range you're allowing? I trust as always, all mysteries. Even if you prefer bodies. LOL!

Happy Hallowe'en to you all..."

Not a secret...just not completely nailed down. When it's ready. I will post it.

#85 Mystery & Crime: New York Public Library Book of Answers by Jay Pearsall (proprietor of Murder Ink)

And...another step towards the summit...

#84 Through a Glass, Darkly by Helen McCloy

Welcome to Everest!

It won't be long and I'll be posting the sign up for the 2014 version of the Vintage Mystery Challenge (it usually goes up sometime in November)--so not too much longer to wait.

And...here's #83 on my way up Everest: Once Upon a Crime by M. D. Lake

C. wrote: "Bev darling! We have been tied all along but I took 12 days on Conan Doyle. Busy closing our four gardens, ahead of frost and deer. With outdoors tended, I want a stroll with our cats and mostly..."

Hi, Carolyn! As soon as I have time for a write-up, I'll be adding another to the conquered TBR books (#83). No, I'm afraid I don't count M R James and his ghost stories as vintage mysteries....I'm pretty sure he and his ghost stories would never be classified as "detective" or "crime" fiction which is generally what I have in mind when talking about mysteries.

#82 Gently Go Man by Alan Hunter

This one was quite a slog....

#81 The Water Room by Christopher Fowler