tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post1904866158991111576..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Checkmate to Murder: E.C.R. LoracTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24773101653357096382021-06-09T11:11:00.759-07:002021-06-09T11:11:00.759-07:00Col, I do think you would tend to like this book m...Col, I do think you would tend to like this book more than other vintage mysteries I have read. Glen has two more of them that I will try.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-18167713340412500682021-06-07T08:15:38.344-07:002021-06-07T08:15:38.344-07:00Sounds very good. Maybe I'll keep an eye out f...Sounds very good. Maybe I'll keep an eye out for it.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-79235561425010498192021-05-20T21:59:03.512-07:002021-05-20T21:59:03.512-07:00I agree, Katrina, it seems very unlikely I will fi...I agree, Katrina, it seems very unlikely I will find old paperbacks of her books, and would not be able to afford hardcover editions. I do hope more will be reprinted, especially as her books get good reviews.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-38749953568644619622021-05-20T15:26:14.277-07:002021-05-20T15:26:14.277-07:00I enjoyed this one too and know what you mean abou...I enjoyed this one too and know what you mean about the outcome. I've never found any of her original editions so I'll rely on them being reprinted eventually.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-11267637944959159602021-05-19T15:01:25.989-07:002021-05-19T15:01:25.989-07:00I agree, Diane, the covers are very nice. So appea...I agree, Diane, the covers are very nice. So appealing I want to buy some just for the covers. I also appreciate that the type is a good size for my old eyes. For many years I have bought old paperback editions of vintage mysteries, which sometimes are very appealing too. But they often have smaller print.<br /><br />There are a lot of them, but I don't know how many. You would think it would be easy to find a count.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-63600158835608128852021-05-19T14:38:39.853-07:002021-05-19T14:38:39.853-07:00I love the covers of these British mysteries by Po...I love the covers of these British mysteries by Poison Pen Press. I wonder how many books they've published.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-31442785051832420862021-05-18T21:25:25.699-07:002021-05-18T21:25:25.699-07:00I agree, Mystica. I have looked for other books be...I agree, Mystica. I have looked for other books beyond the ones put out by the British Library, without much luck (within the amount I am willing to pay). But I will keep checking periodically.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-7169518302162006052021-05-18T19:55:02.731-07:002021-05-18T19:55:02.731-07:00An author I like, but find hard to track down. An author I like, but find hard to track down. Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-20532698684159045932021-05-18T19:20:13.532-07:002021-05-18T19:20:13.532-07:00It is very good, Peggy. I am sure you will like it...It is very good, Peggy. I am sure you will like it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-2432009968426796502021-05-18T19:16:16.179-07:002021-05-18T19:16:16.179-07:00Definitely going to get this one! Definitely going to get this one! Peggy Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426356514707257708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-14430198931123405722021-05-18T15:05:55.240-07:002021-05-18T15:05:55.240-07:00Lark, this one is definitely worth reading. It has...Lark, this one is definitely worth reading. It has gotten lots of good reviews. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-19137269493337149652021-05-18T15:03:11.131-07:002021-05-18T15:03:11.131-07:00Another British Library Crime Classic going on my ...Another British Library Crime Classic going on my list. I really like the sound of this one!Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-31791479283388279552021-05-18T14:54:07.589-07:002021-05-18T14:54:07.589-07:00Sam, that is a good question about which authors w...Sam, that is a good question about which authors who are writing now will be read for many years to come. <br /><br />Books written in the forties and fifties are especially interesting, to see if and how they reflect the political issues of the time and the war years... and postwar recovery. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-58984310032669995542021-05-18T14:46:31.387-07:002021-05-18T14:46:31.387-07:00Christine, my husband pointed this book out to me ...Christine, my husband pointed this book out to me because of the WWII setting, then decided to buy it for himself. Lucky for me. He has read Murder by Matchlight (in the Dover edition) and recommended it to me. I will try that one soonish.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-46811953457785906592021-05-18T14:27:11.593-07:002021-05-18T14:27:11.593-07:00This is a new author to me, but one I'll be lo...This is a new author to me, but one I'll be looking closer at because I'm trying to sample a lot of mystery and suspense writing from the forties and fifties this year. It's a shame how much good writing is rapidly being forgotten about forever, and that makes me wonder which of the current writers will be read 75-100 years from now.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-75568415022215113332021-05-18T13:42:29.295-07:002021-05-18T13:42:29.295-07:00I also enjoyed this one, Tracy. I particularly lik...I also enjoyed this one, Tracy. I particularly like WWII settings. Murder by Matchlight is also good.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-79944388633256882272021-05-18T09:15:16.078-07:002021-05-18T09:15:16.078-07:00Margot, This one is a good example of why I don...Margot, This one is a good example of why I don't give up on books easily. Although the book was holding my attention, even in the first half. It really picked up in the second half. A very good read. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-14612932583869338172021-05-18T09:12:52.802-07:002021-05-18T09:12:52.802-07:00FictionFan, I am glad you mentioned the fog. It wa...FictionFan, I am glad you mentioned the fog. It was a very big element in the book and made the story feel almost spooky at times. I did not realize that so many of the ECR Lorac books had been published by the British Library. My husband has two more of her books, and I will seek out more after I read those.<br /><br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-428054393169849242021-05-18T09:09:36.536-07:002021-05-18T09:09:36.536-07:00I'm glad you enjoyed this, Tracy. Sometimes, b...I'm glad you enjoyed this, Tracy. Sometimes, books do get off to a slow start, but they pick up as the story goes on, and I'm glad that happened for you here. Like FictionFan, I've been glad to get to know Lorac's work, so it's good to be reminded of it.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-80264227633464219582021-05-18T08:08:45.727-07:002021-05-18T08:08:45.727-07:00Lorac has been one of the major finds of the BL se...Lorac has been one of the major finds of the BL series for me, and I love her wartime ones most of all. She's so good at showing what life was like under the blackout and the shortages, and in this one I loved the way she used the fog to add to the eeriness and sense of danger.FictionFanhttp://www.fictionfanblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com