Answer to Book Quiz (Jan 20)

Answer to Book Quiz (Jan 20)

Agatha Christie ~ Death Comes As the End

Can you:

~ Name the author?  Agatha Christie

~ Name the title of this book?  Death Comes As the End

~ Name another book title by this author?  Five Classic Murder Mysteries

Book Quiz (Jan 20)

• Avenel Books
• Crown Publishing, Inc
• Copyright 1980
• First printing: 
• 650 pages

Quotes from Book:

• Her father's exhortation had brought him vividly before her eyes - his pompous, slightly fussy manner; his continual exhortations and instructions.  pg 553

•  "Insolent boy - to speak like that to your father. Be careful or I will say that this is no longer your home - and you can go elsewhere!"   pg 565

• "No, indeed. My father is a merchant in Memphis. It is gay and amusing in  Memphis. There are music and singing and dancing. Then my father travels a good deal. I have been with him to Syria - to Byblos beyond the Gazelle's Nose. I have been with him in a big ship on the wide seas."   pg 579

• She repeated his name insistently - but for once no image came before her eyes. Khay was in another world. He was in the Field of Offerings...   pg 603

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name the title of this book?

~ Name another book title by this author?

Book Review: Victoria Thompson - Murder on Astor Place

Book Review

My Rating: Three out of Five 

(1=didn't like it, 2=it was ok, 3=I liked it, 4=Really like it, 5=it was amazing)

~ Victoria Thompson: Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery series, #1)~

Cover:

After a routine delivery, Sarah visits her patient in a rooming house – and discovers that another boarder, a young girl, has been killed. At the request of Sergeant Frank Malloy, she searches the girl's room. She discovers that the victim is from one of the most prominent families in New York – and the sister of an old friend. The powerful family, fearful of scandal, refuses to permit an investigation. But with Malloy's help, Sarah begins a dangerous quest to bring the killer to justice – before death claims another victim.

My take:

I'm a fan of a good written mystery novel, as most you will know from my blog. While this book held my interest, it did feel a little slow in making the reader 'like' the two main characters.

To be fair the life in New York couldn't have any easy one, even a good day, so writing about a time period from a few hundreds years ago would be challenging, I do believe that the writer did pull it off, the story plot was believable and executed rather well.

While Sarah Brandt is reluctant to believe that Malloy can do his job, she starts asking questions herself to find the person responsible. She does find that its not as easy she would have thought. Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy is working the case and has a few problems with the midwife, mostly her career choice.

However, the feeling of 'sexual tension' between the main characters did seem to run on a predictable schedule and felt as those the author couldn't decide if she wanted the main characters to always be stand-offish to each other or have them decide to let the 'past be the past' and get together.

With that being said, I do think I will see if I can find the next book in the series, just to see if the author continues the same way with the main characters and if the next gaslight mystery, still set in New York, is good.

Warning: Contains sexual themes and violence that may be uncomfortable for sensitive readers.

Disclaimer: This book review was not paid for. The opinions and review are my own.

Author: Victoria Thompson

Book: Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery)

ISBN: 978-0-425-22972-9

Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group, The

Copyright: 1999

Pages: 278, Paperback
Genre: Historical Mystery

Book Quiz (Jan 20)

Book Quiz (Jan 20)

• Avenel Books
• Crown Publishing, Inc
• Copyright 1980
• First printing: 
• 650 pages

Quotes from Book:

• Her father's exhortation had brought him vividly before her eyes - his pmpous, slightly fussy manner; his continual exhortations and instructions.

•  "Insolent boy - to speak like that to your father. Be careful or I will say that this is no longer your home - and you can go elsewhere!"

• "No, indeed. My father is a merchant in Memphis. It is gay and amusing in  Memphis. There are music and singing and dancing. Then my father travels a good deal. I have been with him to Syria - to Byblos beyond the Gazelle's Nose. I have been with him in a big ship on the wide seas."

• She repeated his name insistently - but for once no image came before her eyes. Khay was in another world. He was in the Field of Offerings...

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name the title of this book?

~ Name another book title by this author?

Answer to Book Quiz (Jan 13)

Answer to Book Quiz (Jan 13)

Agatha Christie ~ The Moving Finger

Can you:

~ Name the author?    Agatha Christie

~ Name the title of this book?  The Moving Finger

~ Name another book title by this author?  The Classic Murder Mysteries

Book Quiz (Jan 13)

• Avenel Books
• Crown Publishing, Inc
• Copyright 1980
• First printing: 
• 650 pages

Quotes from Book:

• She looked, I decided this morning, much more like a horse than a human being. In fact, she would have been a very nice horse with a little grooming.   pg 451

•  And not one I couldn't match from other cases! This one here is as near as nothing to one written by that milliner woman. This one is the dead spit of an outbreak we had up in Northumberland - written by a school girl, they were. I can tell you, gentlemen, I'd like to see something new sometimes, instead of the same old treadmill.   pg 473

• Partridge drew herself up again. "No, I did not, Miss! No, indeed. If Agnes like to behave rudely that's her look out, but I shall give her a piece of my mind when we meet."   pg 487

• "That's sensible of you, sir. And Let me tell you, the person we're after is dangerous. She's about as dangerous as a rattle snake and a cobra and a black mamba rolled into one."   pg 497

• I stood there a moment hesitating. What was I really doing there? I didn't know, and then, suddenly, just near at hand, I caught the sound of a rustle. Is sounded like a woman's dress.   pg 517

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name the title of this book?

~ Name another book title by this author?

Book Quiz (Jan 13)

Book Quiz (Jan 13)

• Avenel Books
• Crown Publishing, Inc
• Copyright 1980
• First printing: 
• 650 pages

Quotes from Book:

• She looked, I decided this morning, much more like a horse than a human being. In fact, she would have been a very nice horse with a little grooming.

•  And not one I couldn't match from other cases! This one here is as near as nothing to one written by that milliner woman. This one is the dead spit of an outbreak we had up in Northumberland - written by a school girl, they were. I can tell you, gentlemen, I'd like to see something new sometimes, instead of the same old treadmill.

• Partridge drew herself up again. "No, I did not, Miss! No, indeed. If Agnes like to behave rudely that's her look out, but I shall give her a piece of my mind when we meet."

• "That's sensible of you, sir. And Let me tell you, the person we're after is dangerous. She's about as dangerous as a rattle snake and a cobra and a black mamba rolled into one."

• I stood there a moment hesitating. What was I really doing there? I didn't know, and then, suddenly, just near at hand, I caught the sound of a rustle. Is sounded like a woman's dress.

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name the title of this book?

~ Name another book title by this author?

Answer to Book Quiz (Jan 6)

Answer to Book Quiz (Jan 6)

Agatha Christie ~ Five Classic Murder Mysteries

Can you:

~ Name the author?    Agatha Christie

~ Name the title of this book?  The Boomerang Clue

~ Name another book title by this author?  Five Classic Murder Mysteries

Book Quiz (Jan 6)

• Avenel Books
• Crown Publishers, Inc
• Copyright 1980's
• First printing: 
• 650 pages

Quotes from Book:

• They were blue, a clear deep blue. They looked straight at Bobby. There was nothing uncertain or hazy about them. They seemed completely conscious. They were watchful and at the same time they seemed to be asking a question.   pg 307

• He lay back again, having tossed the empty beer bottle into a clump of heather.  pg 326

•  The rendezvous for the great accident party was fixed at a spot about a mile from Staverley village where the road to Staverley branched off from the main road to Andover.  pg 344

• Strangely enough, she received confirmation of this theory no later than the following day, and it came from Roger.   pg 351

• The next five minutes were spent in genuine hard work. At the end of ten minutes Badger could repeat his instruction by heart.   pg 361

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name the title of this book?

~ Name another book title by this author?

Book Quiz (Jan 6)

Book Quiz (Jan 6)

• Avenel Books
• Crown Publishers, Inc
• Copyright 1980's
• First printing: 
• 650 pages

Quotes from Book:

• They were blue, a clear deep blue. They looked straight at Bobby. There was nothing uncertain or hazy about them. They seemed completely conscious. They were watchful and at the same time they seemed to be asking a question.

• He lay back again, having tossed the empty beer bottle into a clump of heather.

•  The rendezvous for the great accident party was fixed at a spot about a mile from Staverley village where the road to Staverley branched off from the main road to Andover.

• Strangely enough, she received confirmation of this theory no later than the following day, and it came from Roger.

• The next five minutes were spent in genuine hard work. At the end of ten minutes Badger could repeat his instruction by heart.

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name the title of this book?

~ Name another book title by this author?

Answer to Book Quiz (Dec 30)

Answer to Book Quiz (Dec 30)

Here is the answer for this weeks quiz. 

~Nemesis~

 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0076F14ES/ref=dv_dp_ep2

This is the movie based on the story, which slightly more accurate than some of the stories. The link will take you to Amazon Instant Video if you Prime its free to watch.

Book Quiz (Dec 30)

For the month of December, this Agatha Christie book will be used.

Agatha Christie ~ Five Complete Miss Marple Novels

ISBN: 0-517-321777

Agatha Christie - Five Complete Miss Marple Novels

Which of the complete stories from this book are the quotes from:

• Miss Marple frowned in some slight puzzlement. She got up rather more slowly thinking about the letter she had received. She was escorted downstairs by Cherry, who was meticulous in hanging about in the hall so as to make sure that Miss Marple did not come to grief walking by herself down the stair case, which was of the old-fashioned kind that turned a sharp corner in the middle of it run.

• “It just reminded me of something,” said Miss Marple, “or rather of someone I once knew. Order Inch for me, will you? To come here about half-past eleven.”

• Miss Marple, resting on a comfortable bench outside the tearoom, reflected on what she planne to do next and whether it would be wise to do it or not.

• Miss Anthea's long hair flapped in the wind, shedding from time to time a vague hairpin on the path or the grass. She talked rather jerkily.

• “My red scarf. I asked if you'd seen it. You said tat you'd seen a green one somewhere and you brought me the red one. I'd left it in the dining room. But you didn't really know it was red.”