That moment when you're planning your January Disney trip, and are finding so many things you want to explore during the road trip part, that you realize you've yet to start planning the Disney part.
I must be getting old.
Exactly! (But don't change too many of those plans)Nah, you're just coming to your senses. Wisdom comes with age, and you've discovered that interesting sites along the travel route, can often outdo the destination.
Sorry, I can only blame things of Meg.
Thank you. I actually used to read all the Kellermans (both Jonathan and Faye), Patricia Cornwells, John Sanfords, Lawrence Blocks, et al, but the older I get, the more I revert to the "Cozies".
No problem it isn't everyones cup of tea, as Agatha might say. I should have remembered your see no evil Cananadian outlook on life. Ulcers are as rare as Polio in Cananada, eh! I love Agatha because her books were family leaning and that is one of the reasons why there have been so many movies, TV and otherwise, based on her books. She kinda makes murder no more unusual then having a drink of water. (Sort of like Murder She Wrote) That was the good thing, but, I just see murder as not pretty, but, with Jonathan, his wife and now his son, there are a lot of stories to sort through. To be honest I don't really enjoy anything but the Alex Delaware/Milo series. I have read everything Agatha ever wrote, sometimes twice.Thank you. I actually used to read all the Kellermans (both Jonathan and Faye), Patricia Cornwells, John Sanfords, Lawrence Blocks, et al, but the older I get, the more I revert to the "Cozies".
I don't want blood and gore, and psychosexual babble; I don't want to get into the mind of a crazed serial killer; I don't want graphic torture scenes.
I want a nice dead body on the library floor, and a sweet old lady or a dandy Belgian with the grand moustache, to wrap it up in a pretty bow for me.
I don't like ugly. And I don't like violence. I know it sounds silly, but I don't think murder mysteries have to ugly and violent. I know R.E.M used the lyrics "shiny happy people" ironically, but that's what I like ... shiny happy people. The real world, the news which bombards us 24/7 can be ugly and vile. That's not what I need in my head as I am headed to dreamland.
I am not good at filtering out the "ugly", so I just avoid it as much as I can. If this makes me an ostrich with its head in the sand, so be it.
I've re-read this post and it comes off as a very lecture'ish and long winded response to a simple recommendation of other authors. It's not meant that way. I love other people's book suggestions. I solicit my librarian's help all the time. Pretty much though, I contain myself to one subset of the genre ... and Agatha did it best.
King Room/Non-smoking - $499 for tonight.
Where is that?
On the other hand you can stay at the Hampton Inn in nearby Silver Spring for $149 - and considerably cheaper at Christmastime.
They probably want to capitalize on an ABC special for that and show it during the commercials.No Star Wars trailer apparently.
Shameful, Disney. Just shameful.
But...but isn't that less prestigious?
