tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post1627457777956120427..comments2024-03-28T13:27:46.447-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: “J” is for Stan JonesBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-5411361237688529772012-07-26T22:54:59.163-06:002012-07-26T22:54:59.163-06:00kathy d.: Thanks for the comment. Jones is an inte...kathy d.: Thanks for the comment. Jones is an interesting author. His mysteries could not take place anywhere othar than the Northwest coast of Alaska.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-35920966786553351352012-07-26T04:39:29.104-06:002012-07-26T04:39:29.104-06:00I've read about Stan Jones around and about in...I've read about Stan Jones around and about in the mystery readers' blogosphere and have been thinking of getting his books out of the library.<br /><br />Then a friend who loves to read about Canada appeared with an armful of fiction set in the noble North -- and it includes books by Jones.<br /><br />Great to read that he has lived with and knows Indigenous peoples.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-46065882332619605892012-07-24T23:05:46.311-06:002012-07-24T23:05:46.311-06:00Scott: Thanks for the comment. Jones lives in the ...Scott: Thanks for the comment. Jones lives in the large city of Anchorage but Kotzebue is on the perimeter of the world.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-34392452244841305402012-07-24T23:05:00.119-06:002012-07-24T23:05:00.119-06:00TracyK: Thanks for commenting. Jones is an author ...TracyK: Thanks for commenting. Jones is an author worth getting excited about reading.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-86476428211846674022012-07-24T23:03:52.637-06:002012-07-24T23:03:52.637-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I hope the series ...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I hope the series can be extended.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-60192686557823191852012-07-24T16:47:29.706-06:002012-07-24T16:47:29.706-06:00Unusual place for an author to live, but looks int...Unusual place for an author to live, but looks interesting.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605441026026976297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-42887024047612673222012-07-24T14:53:14.082-06:002012-07-24T14:53:14.082-06:00Very good overview and an interesting author. You ...Very good overview and an interesting author. You convey your enthusiasm for his books very well. Adding him to my ever growing list.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-10177554111766073552012-07-24T05:19:19.339-06:002012-07-24T05:19:19.339-06:00Bill - I am very glad you profiled Jones. He's...Bill - I am very glad you profiled Jones. He's got a very interesting background which I appreciate your sharing. And I agree that his writing evokes the place very effectively. He is also both respectful to and honest about the indigenous people in that area when he writes. A great choice for <i>J</i>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com