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Friday, September 27, 2013
The Mystery Lovers' Book of Quotations: Review
The Mystery Lovers' Book of Quotations by Jane Horning (ed) is a lovely book of snippets from some of the world's great crime and mystery authors. There are quotes from the creators of such characters as Sam Spade and Sherlock Holmes, from Miss Marple to Miss Silver. There are thoughts on the detection of crime and the mind of the murderer. There are musings on the psychology and emotions and the nitty-gritty bottom line. We hear echoes of The Godfather and the Nameless detective. Horning has done a terrific job capturing well-known authors as well as writers who may have been well-known at one time, but few modern readers may recognize. My only quibble--she quite often describes an author by citing their most famous work--and then proceeds to give us quotes from other novels. I would have liked to have seen at least one quote from the novel/s mentioned. But it's a minor quibble--four stars for a great reference book. I do love me some quotes.
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The Mystery Lovers' Book of Quotations by Jane Horning (ed) is a lovely book of snippets from some of the world's great crime and mystery authors. There are quotes from the creators of such characters as Sam Spade and Sherlock Holmes, from Miss Marple to Miss Silver. There are thoughts on the detection of crime and the mind of the murderer. There are musings on the psychology and emotions and the nitty-gritty bottom line. We hear echoes of The Godfather and the Nameless detective. Horning has done a terrific job capturing well-known authors as well as writers who may have been well-known at one time, but few modern readers may recognize. My only quibble--she quite often describes an author by citing their most famous work--and then proceeds to give us quotes from other novels. I would have liked to have seen at least one quote from the novel/s mentioned. But it's a minor quibble--four stars for a great reference book. I do love me some quotes.
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Sorry folks, but I have been getting an incredible amount of spam. I have adjusted my settings and all messages will be moderated from now on. If that does not take care of the problem then I will have to go to the "Prove You're Not a Robot" thing--which I hate as much as you do.
If your name does not appear automatically, please tell me your name in the comment. Otherwise you will just show up as "Unknown." Thanks!