tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post8543698630293489895..comments2024-03-29T08:51:30.815-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: "C" is for Robert CraisBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-25691225549267469162012-06-07T22:15:09.461-06:002012-06-07T22:15:09.461-06:00Sergio: Thanks for the comment. The plunge will be...Sergio: Thanks for the comment. The plunge will be refreshing. Crais has the wonderful ability to draw you swiftly along in a mystery.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-27554678847269645992012-06-07T01:47:05.993-06:002012-06-07T01:47:05.993-06:00Well, that settles that, thanks Bill - I have LA R...Well, that settles that, thanks Bill - I have LA REQUIEM on the shelves as well as a collection of the first 3 Elvis Cole books so it is clearly about time I took the plunge. <br /><br />Cheers.Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-85404450109620121402012-06-06T23:28:39.723-06:002012-06-06T23:28:39.723-06:00TracyK: Thanks for the comment. If you start readi...TracyK: Thanks for the comment. If you start reading Demolition Angel at evening be prepared to stay reading long into the night.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-27754857637951837412012-06-06T20:15:23.966-06:002012-06-06T20:15:23.966-06:00I have read the first two Elvis Cole novels and en...I have read the first two Elvis Cole novels and enjoyed them both. I had forgotten that the series was first published in 1987. Seems so recent. Since Demolition Angel is a stand-alone I will seek it out soon.<br />TracyTracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-15151297963982882952012-06-05T21:26:06.931-06:002012-06-05T21:26:06.931-06:00Clarissa: Reading the Elvis Cole / Joe Pike books ...Clarissa: Reading the Elvis Cole / Joe Pike books is fun. They flow smoothly with clever comments from Elvis dotting the stories.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-5770548762109280352012-06-05T21:25:00.972-06:002012-06-05T21:25:00.972-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I like Joe just fi...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I like Joe just fine as a supporting character. Sometimes the supporter is not well suited to moving up to the lead role.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-81425675017788496192012-06-05T21:22:08.870-06:002012-06-05T21:22:08.870-06:00Maxine: Thanks for the comment. Crais has managed ...Maxine: Thanks for the comment. Crais has managed a freshness to his books not common for authors approaching 20 books.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-62922140356667334542012-06-05T06:58:53.102-06:002012-06-05T06:58:53.102-06:00As usual, I haven't read this writer. I sadly ...As usual, I haven't read this writer. I sadly don't venture into American mysteries as much as I should. My loss.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-52958144691247544192012-06-05T05:24:37.424-06:002012-06-05T05:24:37.424-06:00Bill - Oh, I like Robert Crais' work. :-) Lik...Bill - Oh, I like Robert Crais' work. :-) Like you I must admit I prefer Cole to Pike as the "lead" character. But that said, Pike is a fascinating "mystery man" and he does add to the novels. I also appreciate the way Crais ties the novels together without making it necessary that readers should start at the first. That takes talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-3936985496976333162012-06-05T03:41:53.070-06:002012-06-05T03:41:53.070-06:00A very fitting C. I really like Robert Crais's...A very fitting C. I really like Robert Crais's books and like the way he has written some non-series novels & gradually worked some of the characters in, as well as the way he's branched out with Joe Pike. I think a couple of the later novels have not been as good as many of the earlier ones, but I liked his most recent, Taken, very much.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com