Q&A with Josh Lanyon discussion
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Murphy wrote: "I looked up the Meg Perry books on Amazon and they were very expensive. Where did you find them?"It's the Jamie Brodie mysteries and they're all now at less than $3 on amazon.com.
Karen wrote: "Lillian wrote: "An April Shroud by Reginald Hill. This is an early Daziel and Pascoe book, mid 70's. I can't believe they started way back then.It's a welcome change to the last prin..."
I liked the early books but stopped reading them after a while. The TV series was well cast and well done.
I enjoyed the TV series much more than the books.
Susinok wrote: "I am in Casino hell. Found a place to park myself untill Michael is done with his conference where I can charge my phone and read. Thwre are no less than three different songs piped from three dire..."I'm sure I would be the same. I would have my headphones in or earplugs, LOL.
And I really do think the book would have benefited from some good editing. :-)
Harper Fox has confirmed that Kitto, book four in her Tyack & Frayne series, has been uploaded to Amazon so should appear there tomorrow. I can't see it yet, so I suspect it's their policy of not showing self-published books until they're actually published. Happy Solstice for tomorrow!
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This is a happy solstice!
Karen wrote: "Lillian wrote: "An April Shroud by Reginald Hill. This is an early Daziel and Pascoe book, mid 70's. I can't believe they started way back then.It's a welcome change to the last prin..."
I enjoyed the tv show. It was very well cast.
Hj wrote: "Harper Fox has confirmed that Kitto, book four in her Tyack & Frayne series, has been uploaded to Amazon so should appear there tomorrow. I can't see it yet, so I suspect it's their policy of not ..."Thank you for the information! It is up on amazon.de and I bought it already and look forward to reading it over the weekend.
Oh awesome! Looking forward to Tyack & Kitto! I also finished The Art of Breathing. Now I'm reading Sam and Aaron, though I'm almost done.
Hj wrote: "Harper Fox has confirmed that Kitto, book four in her Tyack & Frayne series, has been uploaded to Amazon so should appear there tomorrow. I can't see it yet, so I suspect it's their policy of not ..."I have the first one on my Kindle but haven't read it yet. Has she said how many there will be in the series? Any cliffhangers or do they stand alone?
Valerie C wrote: "I have the first one on my Kindle but haven't read it yet. Has she said how many there will be in the series? Any cliffhangers or do they stand alone? ..."No cliffhangers. They mostly stand alone but with the relationship developing during the series.
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I hate Vegas -- and Reno -- with a passion. Although I have had some very fun times there.
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Heeeee! Harper just sent it to me! :-D
Of course I have no time to read just yet, but HEEEEE!!!
I have Harper's, TJ's and LB's books. Now to find time to READ!
I just found an author that had stopped writing in the late 90's. She writes about a female private detective. She is the first one I ever read that really was a thug. I loved it. It was so female empowering. She is a Canadian author named Eve Zaremba. Another really empowering author who is kind of a thug is Nicola Griffin. Both women are very tough. I am jealous.
My first batch of pictures from Red Rock Canyon are up on Flickr!https://www.flickr.com/photos/susinok/
Barbra wrote: "Susinok wrote: "My first batch of pictures from Red Rock Canyon are up on Flickr!https://www.flickr.com/photos/susinok/"
OMG! Those pictures are GREAT!"
Thank you! I'll have more to upload soon.
Susinok wrote: "Barbra wrote: "Susinok wrote: "My first batch of pictures from Red Rock Canyon are up on Flickr!https://www.flickr.com/photos/susinok/"
OMG! Those pictures are GREAT!"
Thank you! I'll have more..."
WOW. Those are some amazing pictures, Sus. So clear. I love the way you see things too. They are great! Beauty and character in the moment. 8)
Susinok wrote: "My first batch of pictures from Red Rock Canyon are up on Flickr!https://www.flickr.com/photos/susinok/"
Wonderful pictures. That pale moon, wow and a squirrel, too. Thank you so much.
Susinok wrote: "My first batch of pictures from Red Rock Canyon are up on Flickr!https://www.flickr.com/photos/susinok/"
Wonderful! I can't believe how beautiful the place is (and how well you photographed it). I couldn't resist looking at the lovely photos of roses and other plants in your garden, too.
Susinok wrote: "My first batch of pictures from Red Rock Canyon are up on Flickr!https://www.flickr.com/photos/susinok/"
I like your pictures a lot. I'm living in the most busy part of a city since ever. So I love pictures of landscapes, flowers and animals. Thank you!
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/susinok/"
These are wonderful, Susinok. Thank you so much for sharing. I also love your flower photos!
Susinok wrote: "My first batch of pictures from Red Rock Canyon are up on Flickr!https://www.flickr.com/photos/susinok/"
Wow! Thank you for sharing!
Susinok wrote: "My first batch of pictures from Red Rock Canyon are up on Flickr!https://www.flickr.com/photos/susinok/"
Wow, the colours are amazing!
Aw thanks everyone! I thought it was rather difficult to make a pile of rocks exciting. Those parks were definitely the best part of the trip. I will do back there someday to take more pictures. I only got through about half of the Valley of Fire.
Susinok wrote: "My first batch of pictures from Red Rock Canyon are up on Flickr!https://www.flickr.com/photos/susinok/"
What a beautiful place :-)
Susinok wrote: "My first batch of pictures from Red Rock Canyon are up on Flickr!https://www.flickr.com/photos/susinok/"
Oh, wow, this is wonderful! :-)
Susinok wrote: "Valerie C wrote: "I have the first one on my Kindle but haven't read it yet. Has she said how many there will be in the series? Any cliffhangers or do they stand alone? ..."No cliffhangers. They ..."
Thanks! I may read it next, after I finish or decide to DNF a few in my currently reading pile.
And thanks for sharing your beautiful photos. I haven't seen much of the western states so this is very enjoyable. :)
Carlita wrote: "I have Harper's, TJ's and LB's books. Now to find time to READ!"Yes. And I keep getting distracted by soccer and baseball and scouring YouTube for every Sam Smith song in the history of ever. And I don't want to completely ignore my family. :D
Susinok wrote: "My first batch of pictures from Red Rock Canyon are up on Flickr!https://www.flickr.com/photos/susinok/"
Wonderful. I've always found petroglyphs fascinating.
Loretta wrote: "Susinok wrote: "My first batch of pictures from Red Rock Canyon are up on Flickr!https://www.flickr.com/photos/susinok/"
Wonderful. I've always found petroglyphs fascinating."
I wondered about them. Do you know how old they are, Loretta and Susinok?
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I can totally empathize with preferring to be out in that desert rather than in the city and casinos. : )
The park literature says that the petroglyphs might have been made by the Anasazi who were in the area in 300 B.C. There are other petroglyphs in the Great Basin State Park nearby which are thought to be 13,000 to 15,000 years old. Before the ice age.
Susinok wrote: "The park literature says that the petroglyphs might have been made by the Anasazi who were in the area in 300 B.C. There are other petroglyphs in the Great Basin State Park nearby which are thought..."I feel very young and small when confronted by man made structures, inventions and art that are so old. Fascinating.
Susinok wrote: "The park literature says that the petroglyphs might have been made by the Anasazi who were in the area in 300 B.C. There are other petroglyphs in the Great Basin State Park nearby which are thought..."Wow
Susinok wrote: "The park literature says that the petroglyphs might have been made by the Anasazi who were in the area in 300 B.C. There are other petroglyphs in the Great Basin State Park nearby which are thought..."Thank you. Does the literature say what the climate was like in 300BC?
300BC was too recent to be part of any ice age, so the climate was probably similar to what it is now.The Great Basin area was dry then flooded then dry again. I bet the Valley of Fire was in a similar situation. Some of that rock is clearly water-eroded. I think the glyphs date back further then 300 BC, more like the 13,000 BC year mark. 300 BC just seems entirely too recent (Roman Empire). The Anasazi may have lived in the area at that time, but there were people all over the place before then.
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http://cpluhna.nau.edu/People/anasazi...
http://cpluhna.nau.edu/People/anasazi...
The National Park Services site includes info on major APP parks:
Chaco Canyon (NM): http://www.nps.gov/chcu/index.htm
Mesa Verde (CO): http://www.nps.gov/meve/index.htm
And also for Petroglyph National Park here in Albuquerque: http://www.nps.gov/petr/index.htm
This site has a lot of visitor photos (and a lot of ads): http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction...
Karen wrote: "There are a number of interesting websites discussing the Ancestral Pueblo People (Anasazi). There's an explanation of the change in usage of that term on this site, and also an interesting article..."Thank you for the links! Petroglyph National Park is a day's drive! :)
Ok so the NM glyphs are 400 to 800 years old, so maybe the Nevada ones are 300 BC as they said.
Josh wrote: "I hate Vegas -- and Reno -- with a passion. Although I have had some very fun times there. "
I thought I was the only one.
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Thank you for the links! Petroglyph National Park is a day's drive! :)
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I didn't think about us being in such "close" (in Southwestern terms). Let me know if you're ever heading out this way.
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You can totally tell the author Meg Perry is a Lanyon fan. She's had multiple shout-outs to Adrien English (and his bookshop, since her series is set in LA) and this volume included another, a reference to a series a character was reading about a Shakespearean actor who solves mysteries written by a local bookshop owner. :-)."
I'd read the first Jamie Brodie book back in February, but wasn't inclined to jump right into the series. Thanks to your mentions and KC's note that the books are very reasonably priced now, I snatched up the others and read all five over the past week. I'm on a series binge this summer. : ) I have to admit that I've kind of wanted to slap Jamie several times. He's more than a bit OCD and self-absorbed, but also smart and caring. Yes, can be described as cozies and often do read like Jamie's lists.
P.S. I loved your review of Psyched to Death!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Karen wrote: "There are a number of interesting websites discussing the Ancestral Pueblo People (Anasazi). There's an explanation of the change in usage of that term on this website, and also an interesting arti..."Thank you Karen; I shall read these once I get my next essay out of the way!
Nice photos, Susinok! That's a lovely spot. Did you see any of the wild burros? Last time I was there, there were quite a few hanging about, looking quite cute.
Alison wrote: "Nice photos, Susinok! That's a lovely spot. Did you see any of the wild burros? Last time I was there, there were quite a few hanging about, looking quite cute."I did not see one burro. :( I did see lots of signs saying do not feed them.
Susinok wrote: "Alison wrote: "Nice photos, Susinok! That's a lovely spot. Did you see any of the wild burros? Last time I was there, there were quite a few hanging about, looking quite cute."I did not see one b..."
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I am currently reading Last Night I Sang to the Monster. It's not a romance, but so powerful and sad. I had trouble stopping reading this morning to go to work, very captivating.
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My next book is Man O' War by Dorothy Ours, I believe. This is my first non-fic for summer reading.
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