tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post4930275787805366690..comments2024-03-28T08:40:52.180-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: E is for Except the Dying by Maureen JenningsTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-17656038757988898852013-05-09T08:03:38.822-07:002013-05-09T08:03:38.822-07:00Carol, I do think this is your kind of book.Carol, I do think this is your kind of book.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-52952732022429585792013-05-09T07:33:34.566-07:002013-05-09T07:33:34.566-07:00Oh no, another series that sounds right up my alle...Oh no, another series that sounds right up my alley. I agree about the cover, though.carolhttp://carolsnotebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-52710356707451957282013-05-08T12:59:03.856-07:002013-05-08T12:59:03.856-07:00Sarah, if I did not have several other TV series o...Sarah, if I did not have several other TV series on DVD waiting in the wings (like my stacks of unread books), I would probably try more of the TV series. The TV movies that preceded the current TV series have different actors and are darker. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-75528331635234358182013-05-08T12:56:39.074-07:002013-05-08T12:56:39.074-07:00Col, it wasn't exactly what I expected, but st...Col, it wasn't exactly what I expected, but still very interesting to me.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-38931142019479978002013-05-08T01:50:29.781-07:002013-05-08T01:50:29.781-07:00I've seen the Murdoch mysteries on TV but neve...I've seen the Murdoch mysteries on TV but never really got into them. Glad you enjoyed this!Sarahhttp://crimepieces.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-70722602702408762382013-05-08T00:07:19.060-07:002013-05-08T00:07:19.060-07:00Tracy, glad you enjoyed it, but I think I'll p...Tracy, glad you enjoyed it, but I think I'll pass on this one. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27253826240128776972013-05-07T13:25:42.482-07:002013-05-07T13:25:42.482-07:00Scott, I used to only want to read historical fict...Scott, I used to only want to read historical fiction set around World War II, now I am branching out, trying World War I and before. All of it is very interesting.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-10682191778332410772013-05-07T13:22:57.996-07:002013-05-07T13:22:57.996-07:00I am always intrigued on turn of the century theme...I am always intrigued on turn of the century themes. :) Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605441026026976297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-20154667459237005802013-05-06T12:49:09.471-07:002013-05-06T12:49:09.471-07:00Peggy, based on reviews at your site that I have s...Peggy, based on reviews at your site that I have seen, I think these books would appeal to you. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-78309421049117051182013-05-06T12:47:48.794-07:002013-05-06T12:47:48.794-07:00Thank you, Keishon. I do hope you enjoy them. I pl...Thank you, Keishon. I do hope you enjoy them. I plan to try the World War II series next (because I have a copy) but I am eager to get more of this series and continue the story.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-50439646842369370612013-05-06T12:40:10.582-07:002013-05-06T12:40:10.582-07:00Margot, I am sure you would like them. Jennings ha...Margot, I am sure you would like them. Jennings has started another series recently set in World War II (or thereabouts) which I plan to try also.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-2274444085442996542013-05-06T10:34:16.344-07:002013-05-06T10:34:16.344-07:00Moira, although I don't pay that much attentio...Moira, although I don't pay that much attention to clothes, I think you would find some interesting descriptions of clothes in these books. <br /><br />Covers of books are something I really pay attention to. I don't use them as a determiner of whether I would read the book or not, but I will buy a book for the cover. In this case I would have rather had an e-book or a used copy. Oh well.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24394321276797505642013-05-06T08:32:40.782-07:002013-05-06T08:32:40.782-07:00Prashant, I have learned a lot about Canada from r...Prashant, I have learned a lot about Canada from reading books set there. And the books I have read have been enjoyable too. So a win win situation.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-75839123288063886422013-05-06T08:28:50.627-07:002013-05-06T08:28:50.627-07:00Puzzle Doctor, I can see I was not clear there. Th...Puzzle Doctor, I can see I was not clear there. There were three TV movies that preceded the TV series. The TV movies starred Peter Outerbridge as Murdoch (and Colm Meaney as the inspector) and I watched all three movies and enjoyed them very much. The TV series stars Yannick Bisson and I have only see the first two or three of those. <br /><br />I enjoyed this first book and hope the others are as good.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-12026962172153798672013-05-06T06:05:39.069-07:002013-05-06T06:05:39.069-07:00I too have seen some of the TV series and it just ...I too have seen some of the TV series and it just didn't do anything for me. That could be the acting though. I will give the books a chance!Peggy Annhttp://peggyannspost.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-85044846672956113122013-05-06T05:44:09.228-07:002013-05-06T05:44:09.228-07:00I own a bunch of her books! I can't wait to re...I own a bunch of her books! I can't wait to read them. Thanks for this great review Tracy (and the reminder). whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-49971532919254791742013-05-06T05:10:32.852-07:002013-05-06T05:10:32.852-07:00Tracy - Oh, I've never seen the Murdoch Myster...Tracy - Oh, I've never seen the Murdoch Mysteries and haven't yet seen them. But the novel sounds terrific and I have to say I like historical novels. Thanks for the fine review of this one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-49654369509544622602013-05-06T02:35:52.583-07:002013-05-06T02:35:52.583-07:00I've head of the Murdoch Mysteries on TV witho...I've head of the Murdoch Mysteries on TV without having seen them - I think my brother watches them, your post has inspired me to ask him about them. The book certainly sounds good, worth a try.Covers are an issue aren't they? - you can understand publishers (and the author) hoping for extra sales from the tie-in, but an irrelevant cover is very annoying.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-48133848333766598262013-05-06T00:39:53.214-07:002013-05-06T00:39:53.214-07:00Tracy, every third or fourth review I read these d...Tracy, every third or fourth review I read these days is either a book written by a Canadian writer or set in Canada, which says a lot about fiction emerging from that part of the world. I don't like book covers with film or television pictures either. I'd a similar grouse with comic-books. I'm not familiar with the MURDOCH MYSTERIES.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-9402913007432981022013-05-05T23:56:43.056-07:002013-05-05T23:56:43.056-07:00Sounds intriguing, Tracy. I watched the first coup...Sounds intriguing, Tracy. I watched the first couple of episodes of Murdoch Mysteries recently - it's a TV series, by the way, rather than TV movies - but didn't really get on with it. It felt rather stilted and had some dreadful anachronistic in-jokes. Obviously others like it, as it's now on it's seventh series.<br /><br />I'd spotted the book series - looks like I might have to give it a try.Puzzle Doctorhttp://classicmystery.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com