rec.arts.mystery Google Group

OT - Army of Shadows

i...@notcox.net (ian@notcox.net) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:35:57 UT

Hi -
I watched Army of Shadows last night. Its a 1969 French film about the
French resistance in WW II. It mostly focuses on the members and how
they interact until late in the film. Its only recognizable star, to me,
was Simone Signoret, and she was very good in her part.
Its interest for me lay mostly in how it dovetailed with the books of

Barbara Rosenblat is a Goddess

boxh...@maine.rr.com (Janet) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:35:57 UT

I just finished listening to Ms. Rosenblat read a book by an author I
haven't liked much: Linda Fairstein. It was great. Recently I've listened to
her read two books by another author I haven't liked much: Nevada Barr. Also
great.
When she reads authors I actually like a lot--Elizabeth Peters and Lisa

Heads up for Smiley fans...

riksheph...@houseofthescamperingorangemonkey.co.uk (Rik Shepherd) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:09:38 UT

Only a week late but the wonder of 'another chance to hear' and the BBC
iPlayer means that doesn't matter :)
In about four minutes from the moment I type THIS, Radio 4 will be
broadcasting something called (deep breath) The Complete Smiley - The Karla
Trilogy - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Part 1.

SOT: I Could Have Sung all Night

jjkr...@aol.com (Joan in GB-W) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:54:57 UT

Only in the movies . . . . In her book, "I Could Have Sung all Night,"
Marnie Nixon includes this paragraph on ghosting. What a hoot!
"In the 1952 classic musical film 'Singing in the Rain' the plot revolves
around Hollywood's transition to talking pictures. Former silent screen
star Lina Lamont, played by the brilliant Jean Hagen, is starring in a

Public Enemies

hbd...@geusnet.com (Howard Duck) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:04:53 UT

I wonder if this recent remake of the 1930's bank robbers is worth
seeing. We've seen several versions in the past - mostly rather
sympathetic toward Dillinger. I especially remember the one with
Warren Oates as Dillinger. Wonder if Johnny Depp will make an
entertaining Dillinger? Wonder if the storyline will be true to

Cheap Air Tickets to Delhi India from Chicago USA

globetr...@gmail.com (Globe Travels) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:42:39 UT

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Only the leaders in the industry of air ticketing can provide you with
cheap tickets to India on flights that come from Chicago to Bombay,
Chennai, Bangalore, Trivandrum or Delhi for just 450 USD. This is
because of their ever expanding customer base. The more customers they

Wim Wenders

hbd...@geusnet.com (Howard Duck) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:24:47 UT

Watching "City of Angels" once again, I realized that Wim Wenders was
a screenwriter on the movie, and that it was inspired by his earlier
German films, "Wings of Desire" and "Faraway, So Close!" (English
titles). Some of Wenders's films (like "Paris, Texas") are difficult
for me to appreciate the plot. However, he directed Joe Gores's

OT - Some stats related to recent post on Catholic Church sex abuse

i...@notcox.net (ian@notcox.net) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:42:01 UT

Hi -
Mike said in one posting that the occurrence of child sex abuse among
preists was low, and probably as low as for civil society. These numbers
come from the Irish Times, quoting Richard Sipe, who has done extensive
research on Catholic clergy. It comes from an article entitled "Church's
view of sex the root cause of its troubles" (see

OT: Vale Richard Todd

mbu...@pcug.org.au (Mike Burke) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:40:39 UT

[link]
Another childhood hero gone.
Mique

OT: Liam Clancy, RIP

annie_...@yahoo.com (Annie C) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:49:47 UT

Legendary folk singer Liam Clancy has died aged 74. The actor, singer and
musician was the last surviving member of The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem,
who were credited with bringing Irish traditional music to a world audience
in the 1960s.[link]
This saddens me so because, in a way, The Clancy Brothers brought me and my

Dicken's "A Christmas Carol"

do.not.send.s...@this.address (Jr@Ease) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:10:27 UT

Some of you might enjoy this.
[link]
John P

Great Soundtracks from Mysteries

panga...@telus.net (Willow) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:45:20 UT

A chance web site popped up reminding me of the wonderful soundtracks
of some film mysteries. I really must search out the music from PETER
GUNN, STACCATO, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, and ANATOMY OF A MURDER.
Oh yes, SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE (that must qualify in some way),
which I played to death on a juke box in the Canadian Rockes one

OT - Link to "Anti-Semite" Group, for Mr. Burke

panga...@telus.net (Willow) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:09:07 UT

I am a supporter of this group which has also been labeled as "anti-
Semitic" by those like Mr. Burke:
[link]
J Street is gaining support quickly. I suppose in Mr. Burke's view, J
Street is anti-Semitic or composed of "self-hating Jews" or the like.
Bah! Humbug.
Willow

The Long Tail Video-Clip

briti...@bresnan.net (family) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:27:28 UT

Has any one out there read *The Long Tail* by Chris Anderson?
It first saw the light of day in *Wired* magazine, in October of 2004.
It describes a business model in which a company with an effective
distribution network is able sell a greater volume of otherwise
hard-to-find
items in small volumes, than popular items in large volumes.

Religion and Xenophobia

panga...@telus.net (Willow) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:39:06 UT

[link]
"Homosexuals and transsexuals "will never enter the kingdom of
heaven", a leading Roman Catholic cardinal said on Wednesday."
And from Rachel Meddows last night...
[link]

OT - Elizabeth Warren...

panga...@telus.net (Willow) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:10:10 UT

[link]
"Today, one in five Americans is unemployed, underemployed or just
plain out of work. One in nine families can't make the minimum payment
on their credit cards. One in eight mortgages is in default or
foreclosure. One in eight Americans is on food stamps. More than

OT Life before RAM

j...@jimbarker.net (jimbairn) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:48:21 UT

These are photographs taken at a Glasgow science Fiction convention in
1980' See if you can recognise anyone:
[link]
JimB
(whose past has come back to haunt him...)

Was W (i.e., Cheney) more paranoid than Nixon?

famini...@comcast.net (Francis A. Miniter) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:53:22 UT

[link]

Summer is here!

famini...@comcast.net (Francis A. Miniter) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:53:41 UT

It is summer in Connecticut. At 2:00 am we scored a record
high for this day of 67 degrees F. It can only go up from
there. When I heard that it was snowing in Dallas, I had to
call my good friend there and tell him I was contemplating a
beach day today.

OT - Winter is Here.

panga...@telus.net (Willow) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:03:49 UT

Ah, the joy of winter!!!
Right now, outside it is -10C. We are told the weekend will bring -25
or so for at least a week.
For winter lovers, this has been a strange one thus far. We have a
paucity of snow, only two falls and most of that melted away leaving
the streets a skating rink. Accidents are many, many of our drivers

Is anyone familiar with Stieg Larsson's trilogy?

hbd...@geusnet.com (Howard Duck) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:25:08 UT

The Millennium-trilogy consist of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo",
"The Girl Who Played With Fire", and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets'
Nest" (UK release the 1st of October 2009, US release the 31st of
October 2009).
[link]

OT: Shame

mbu...@pcug.org.au (Mike Burke) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:36:11 UT

It's a shame that this case was not allowed to go ahead, although no
doubt the priest would prefer that it didn't. Either way, no doubt
his life has been ruined, but this way innuendo will persist.
Why bring the charges if they couldn't substantiate them?
Whatever happened to the statute of limitations?

WOT: Stolen

mbu...@pcug.org.au (Mike Burke) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:29:51 UT

The Black Bra (as told by a woman)
I had lunch with 2 of my unmarried friends.
One is engaged, one is a mistress, and I have been
married for 20+ years.
We were chatting about our relationships and decided
to amaze our men by greeting them at the door
wearing a black bra, stiletto heels and a mask over our eyes.

Eccellio Arts - A new Search Engine dedicated to the world of Arts

annebr...@gmail.com (Anne Brucker) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:45:00 UT

Dear All,
I want to submit you a new Search Engine dedicated for the world
we all love ... Arts.
[link]
Eccellio Arts is very similar to Google but is focused on topics like
Antiques, Crafts,
Illustrations, Literature, Performing Arts, Photography, Writing and
so on.
It's indeed Google simplicity with one additional single-click.

Not the News

famini...@comcast.net (Francis A. Miniter) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:48:55 UT

What is in the News:
1. Gate crashers at the first State Dinner of President Obama
2. Whether Tiger Woods has/had a mistress
3. Sarah Palin's latest antics
What is not in the News:
1. Foreign dignitaries for whom the State Dinner was given
2. RNC's litmus test for financial support to its candidates

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OT - For Susan Boyle fans

j...@jimbarker.net (jimbairn) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:16:12 UT

[link]
JimB

ISBN Question

mormo...@hotmail.com (K Barrett) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:23:03 UT

What's the difference between ISBN-10 and ISBN-13? Audible asks for the
hardback ISBN number when requesting content to be added to the site.
Is that the -10 or -13?
K Barrett

FumMania...its Fun to Be Here

smadn...@gmail.com (maya) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:50:16 UT

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Latest softwares with keys,Latest movies,movie review,songs,Online Tv
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mobile tones,mobile wallpapers,Tips and Tricks,Examination

WWOT: PING -- Naomi (re: Bourdain)

annie_...@yahoo.com (Annie C) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:05:31 UT

Did you see that our pal Anthony Bourdain will be coming to the Chicago
Theater on April 24th?.... Now I see that they're auctioning the tickets
with the minimum bid _starting_ at (gulp) $145.00!!!
[link]
Sorry, Tony. As much as i'd love to see you live one day, this level of
mindbending greed is simply too much. Boo....

Today from the library...

j...@jimbarker.net (jimbairn) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:37:09 UT

.. I got the new Robert B. Parker Spenser book. I'll probably read it at
the weekend when I have a spare ten minutes.
JimB

The Economy and Books

akarim1...@aol.com (akarim1462@aol.com) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:20:13 UT

Hi all -
I have been getting a tad depressed of late, as I see many of my
friends in publishing leaving, or being let go, writers being dropped,
writers quitting, and general depression due to the ripples that as
the economy slices through the book world.
I have been very worried about what the fallout of the collapse of

To quote a World War 1 Veteran

briti...@bresnan.net (family) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:05:36 UT

"Once you have had to lead a platoon into direct machine-gun fire,
nothing is ever the same again."
*Raymond Chandler* 1888 - 1959

Ayn Rand versus Sinclair Lewis

briti...@bresnan.net (family) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:24:51 UT

Is Sarah Palin over-rated as a true Rouge Warrior?
This thought made us want to reread Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.
We would also recommend Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis as well.
Babbitt (the original rebel) predates Atlas Shrugged and we suspect Ayn
Rand obtained some of her ideas from it. There are parts of Atlas

Bones and phenolphthalein

famini...@comcast.net (Francis A. Miniter) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:25:08 UT

They are driving me crazy on that show. For the second time
recently (though these are probably reruns), Bones and her
crew have maintained that phenolphthalein (which they
mispronounce as five syllables not four) turns red in the
presence of blood. It is, however, simply an acid-base
indicator, remaining colorless in the presence of a pH less

OT:Kindle users

beej...@comcast.net (BarbNJ) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:02:41 UT

If you get the Kindle and then want a book from somewhere other than Amazon,
will it work with the Kindle?
Barb

OT - To Proust or not to Proust...

panga...@telus.net (Willow) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:59:33 UT

Perhaps because I think you may be crazy enough to join me in a
discussion group on line centered on the reading of Marcel Proust's
massive novel, "In Search of Lost Times".
I have long wanted to read this in its totality. Yes, I know - I
should have done this years ago, but... So many excuses, so many

OK, What's Your Best Guess ?

briti...@bresnan.net (family) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:23:13 UT

Now be honest, can you really tell if it is a Female,
or a Man pretending to be a Female?
[link]

Customary pre-Christmas complaint

riksheph...@houseofthescamperingorangemonkey.co.uk (Rik Shepherd) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:21:45 UT

Why do I always end up alliterating at Christmas?
Anyway, it's as near December as makes no difference and am I overwhelmed by
contributions for the Christmas thing? No, I am not. Actually, it'd be odd
if I was... but if anyone is sitting around with a seasonal greeting
wondering what to do with it, simply stop the monkey scampering and send an

OT: Yesterday, I told the library to mulch a book

da...@block.net (David Johnston) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:58:15 UT

I was reading Death's Angel, which isn't really a mystery but comes
close. It's a "romantic suspense" novel. It stopped rather abruptly
before anything was resolved. I looked it up on the net and
determined that the last 60 pages of it had never been bound into this
copy. Ah well.
But here's the thing. That book had been in the library for at least

OT: Republican Party's New Ten Commandments Announced by RNC

famini...@comcast.net (Francis A. Miniter) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:24:07 UT

[link]
[link]
(and Sullivan is apparently a conservative!)
And if you disagree, you shall be cast out into darkness
where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

New Reviews on Euro Crime: Black, Downing, Haas, McCrery, Russell, Sussman

ka...@eurocrime.co.uk (Karen Meek) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:31:10 UT

New reviews this week on Euro Crime:
Amanda Brown reviews 'Murder in the Rue de Paradis' by Cara Black which
makes her want to revisit Paris;
Norman Price reviews David Downing's atmospheric 'Stettin Station' set
in Nazi Germany;
Michelle Peckham reviews Derek Haas's thriller, 'Hunt for the Bear';

Another one gone

j...@jimbarker.net (jimbairn) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:48:53 UT

I know there are a few SF/Fantasy readers on RAM. Sorry to announce that
the British SF/Fantasy writer Rob Holdstock passed away in hospital
this morning. He was only 61.
JimB

Louisa May Alcott, we hardly knew ye...

annie_...@yahoo.com (Annie C) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:52:20 UT

Via Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac..
[link]
It's the birthday of Louisa May Alcott born in Germantown, Pennsylvania
(1832), who started out writing sensational stories about duels and
suicides, opium addiction, mind control, bigamy, and murder. She called it

PR: Comet Press Going Rogue with The Death Panel

shockpromoti...@gmail.com (Shock Promotions) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:07:34 UT

New Dark Crime/Horror Anthology from Comet Press - November 2009
The Death Panel: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness features award winning
authors of crime, suspense, and horror Tom Piccirilli, Scott
Nicholson, John Everson, Simon Wood and many more. Sadistic serial
killers, Nazi war criminals, cops and zombies, the mob and monsters,

NZ tripp report

jdoli...@westnet.com.au (John Oliver) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:11:16 UT

I'm back from a 12 day trip to the South Island of NZ. I was expecting
rain and possibly snow but we had almost perfect weather. Cool and
sunny except for a 1/2 day of light rain.
My flight was Emirates Airlines from Sydney to Christchurch and
return. Why Emirates? Its been getting good reviews in the travel news

short crime fiction

joyleenseym...@earthlink.net (Joyleen E. Seymour) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:58:40 UT

I have a new short story up at Beat To A Pulp.
[link]
Check it out. If you want to. :-)

OMG & WTF

briti...@bresnan.net (family) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:49:23 UT