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May-16-2004 16:41

Hi any body has read or is a fan of Nancy Drew, The Hardy boys, Trixie bendel? Puhleez post!
P.S. If so do ya have a fave?
A book lover - Mag

Dec-20-2004 18:38

I play the Nancy Drew games. Does any1 else here play them? I own all 11 games!

Dec-21-2004 00:20

I was a huge ND fan as a kid. Never was even a little interested in Hardy Boys. I think it was the same reason, wrong plumbing. I have gone back and read several as a adult, and they are childish. But kids today still like them. Never had a fave as a kid but always wanted to read "till death do us part" but could never find it.

I feel guilty reading mysteries as a adult because I feel like I should be doing something else (like cleaning ;-)) but I like almost anyone. David Baldacci, mary Clark to name a few.

Dec-30-2004 19:50

Wow... I was reading through the stuff I missed while I was away and stumbled upon this thread. I had no idea so many people read Encyclopedia Brown. As a matter of fact I wish I could find that Encyclopedia Brown mystery/cookbook. I'm also a major fan of Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins series.

Jan-11-2005 19:53

Has anyone read any of the Ann Bannon detective novels (50s pulp)? I feel that I should read them, just because they are important in the lesbian fiction cannon and more or less singlehandedly started off the lesbian detective genre...but I fear they will be really bad! I have such affection for the idea of them and their place in history that I sort of don't want to spoil it by reading them.

Jan-12-2005 10:44

Oh my we have about 8 of the ND games. Love it! Do you have Blackmoor Manor? It's fun. Can't wait for next one :} Have you played Indiana Jones or Tombraider? They're cool. I'm working on Syberia right now, it's a lot like ND. At last level with it. Also playing Hobbit on Gamecube. That is too fun & I put my Syberia on hold until finish it. This is why I haven't been on here playing Sleuth much lately. Okay I admit I am a RPG junkie!

Jun-26-2005 20:23

This is a very good, and under appreciated thread. Many of us who play Sleuth also enjoy detective stores when reading or on Television, what are some of the newbies favorites?

Jun-27-2005 04:36

I have wondered why there was no mystery story thread. Than you for starting one. I have become a fan of Laura Lippman. Her character, Tess Monaghan is one of those modern mystery heroes that has a life the reader gets interested in that carries over from book to book. She is also a local Baltimorian and I feel like Tess is my neighbor. It's fun to see her eating at Bertha's and waiting in the holiday traffic on the Bay Bridge, just like me.

Are there any mystery writers using locals in your area?

Jun-27-2005 08:35

I use to collect the Harlequin Romance Novels, by ordering them through the mail at which time the company would send me one free crystal wine glass. Did anyone else here do this? I had a nice set of wine glasses. I also loved reading Daniell Steels romance novels, as well as the movies. In highschool I enjoyed doing an essay in English about Edgar Allen Poe, and I watched all his movies on TV. In the last few years I started collecting the Nancy Drew PC games. Out of the series of eleven games I liked "Ghostdogs of Moonlake," & "Blackmoor Manor," which gave my heart a jump a few times...lol. I highly recommend these games, and in fact all of them are good, except for the first one called, "Secrets Can Kill," which isn't as realistic. Recently I purchased "The Silver Earring," featuring Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson and really enjoyed it. I have already played it twice..lol. I am presently searching for more mystery games at Ebay to buy, but there's so many. I would appreicate some recommendations similar to those I've mentioned above. Thank you.

Jun-27-2005 08:50

Daru, I used to get them Harlequin Romance novels by mail too! I got bored with them tho because they all ended the same...happily ever after lol So now, I only read mystery books. More exciting to me :)

Jun-27-2005 10:05

Encyclopedia Brown was my hero when I was a kid. I still like the "solve the mystery yourself" genre. I've been trying to find more of the Hawkeye and Amy series, but it seems to have vanished off the face of the earth. I liked Nancy Drew too, but I think she faints too much. I've played a few of the ND games and liked them; my favorite so far is the Red Hand. I've read all the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, and right now I'm into Agatha Christie.