tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post6703631234241513575..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Death Lives Next Door: Gwendoline ButlerTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-22037176269532547062020-02-12T13:17:55.286-08:002020-02-12T13:17:55.286-08:00Col, I envy you having a holiday on Malta. And I d...Col, I envy you having a holiday on Malta. And I don't see this as your kind of mystery.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-15236451617587170312020-02-11T12:34:55.013-08:002020-02-11T12:34:55.013-08:00I like the cover and the Maltese setting - I holid...I like the cover and the Maltese setting - I holidayed there last year, but probably not one I'll seek out. I would like to read something set in Malta one day, but probably more contemporary.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-19688060449752589872020-02-11T12:11:36.909-08:002020-02-11T12:11:36.909-08:00Moira, I do plan to read more books by Gwendoline ...Moira, I do plan to read more books by Gwendoline Butler (and Jennie Melville if I find them). The ideal place to find them would be the book sale, of course.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-30480529296332160622020-02-11T10:01:37.279-08:002020-02-11T10:01:37.279-08:00I read a few of these years ago but didn't rea...I read a few of these years ago but didn't really take to them. But this one sounds intriguing. And I had no idea she was also Jenny Melville! Read a couple of hers too - but didn't really take to them.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-53399239891270963852020-02-11T09:29:43.536-08:002020-02-11T09:29:43.536-08:00Prashant, this is an author you might like, but pr...Prashant, this is an author you might like, but probably hard to find.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-30704785856410725322020-02-11T04:47:13.057-08:002020-02-11T04:47:13.057-08:00A new author and series for me too, Tracy. Thanks ...A new author and series for me too, Tracy. Thanks for the review.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-1134145569653630022020-02-10T14:28:24.732-08:002020-02-10T14:28:24.732-08:00Rick, it took me long enough to pull this book out...Rick, it took me long enough to pull this book out and read and I am glad I did. I am hoping that I can find more to read.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-86248084998573170782020-02-10T10:30:33.955-08:002020-02-10T10:30:33.955-08:00Though I've heard of this series, I haven'...Though I've heard of this series, I haven't read any of the books.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-49791019348884335202020-02-08T15:07:26.630-08:002020-02-08T15:07:26.630-08:00Christine, I am so glad to hear that, and thanks f...Christine, I am so glad to hear that, and thanks for letting me know. I am sure the later ones will be easier to acquire.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-67890066649603912272020-02-08T14:30:31.490-08:002020-02-08T14:30:31.490-08:00I am keen on the later ones in which John Coffin i...I am keen on the later ones in which John Coffin is in charge in a fictional region of London. She has a flavour all her own, Tracy, and she is a writer I sometimes re-read. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-40265680819107851662020-02-07T09:59:33.145-08:002020-02-07T09:59:33.145-08:00Margot, I have a good overview article about Butle...Margot, I have a good overview article about Butler in Great Women Mystery Writers (1994) edited by Kathleen Gregory Klein, and it says her later books are as good or better than the earlier ones, so I will content myself with starting with some later books. Somewhere I read that the Charmian Daniel Series (also a police procedural series) that she wrote as Jennie Melville was better known.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-78414681826587925492020-02-07T09:50:06.033-08:002020-02-07T09:50:06.033-08:00Patti, I think this series is worth continuing and...Patti, I think this series is worth continuing and I will be sampling from whatever books I can find. Probably later ones.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-28211555958282947762020-02-07T09:29:13.590-08:002020-02-07T09:29:13.590-08:00I have to admit, this would be a new-to-me author,...I have to admit, this would be a new-to-me author, Tracy, 'though I've heard the name. It sounds like an unusual approach to telling a police procedural story, but it also sounds effective. And if that's the most effective approach to telling the story, then it really can work. Not sure whether I want to 'sign up for' a long series like that (I'm the sort of person who prefers to read series consecutively), but this does sound interesting. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54988086106653630912020-02-07T05:44:02.233-08:002020-02-07T05:44:02.233-08:00I used to read this series quite regularly. Can...I used to read this series quite regularly. Can't remember if this was one of them. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-764894643546339862020-02-07T01:23:56.993-08:002020-02-07T01:23:56.993-08:00I thought you were doing the European one but coul...I thought you were doing the European one but couldn't quite remember. I've made a note of those other two Malta books you mention, thanks very much. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-26907083790873102972020-02-06T21:01:33.215-08:002020-02-06T21:01:33.215-08:00As I remember, Marion's first field was archae...As I remember, Marion's first field was archaeology, and then later she changed over to philology. (in one place it says linguistics) That is very interesting about the "perpetual student." I can see that. Myself I did not think it mattered which decision he made, he should just decide one way or the other. It was a very interesting story.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-59136670625204320642020-02-06T19:40:03.800-08:002020-02-06T19:40:03.800-08:00Butler depicted odd people from odd angles. I rath...Butler depicted odd people from odd angles. I rather enjoy the way character - even with the central character - is only partly shown - only what is relevant to the story - which is often the way we know people in reality. Do we ever learn what Marion Manning is a professor of? I could imagine Butler leaving it out if she thought it didn't matter.<br />At that time in the UK Ezra Barton's life as a "perpetual student" was possible, especially with a mentor who found them useful. Now and then, a "perpetual student" produced academic discoveries that made them rich and famous (by academic standards), but usually they eventually wandered away and found a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-16737872017398305382020-02-06T15:36:03.376-08:002020-02-06T15:36:03.376-08:00Cath, I am doing the European Challenge and I will...Cath, I am doing the European Challenge and I will count that book for the challenge. It supposedly is a good depiction of Malta. I recently found another book that could be good for Malta. It is A Prisoner in Malta by Phillip DePoy, a historical mystery. I am going to look into that one more. Also, a few years ago I read The Information Officer by Mark Mills, which is set entirely on Malta, in 1942. Very good book, but very tense. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-23565432580061074332020-02-06T15:28:30.349-08:002020-02-06T15:28:30.349-08:00No, never read or heard of the author but somehow ...No, never read or heard of the author but somehow or other I have heard of John Coffin. And recently too, just not sure where. The Malta one would be good for the European challenge but I can't remember if you're doing that?Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com