tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post4384358106965370437..comments2024-03-28T17:30:06.439-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: The Mysterious “M” Panel at MaliceJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-19832780729838238992017-05-30T11:21:59.278-04:002017-05-30T11:21:59.278-04:00Paula, you were such a good moderator with such we...Paula, you were such a good moderator with such well-prepared questions. I was in awe. Moderating is a tough job and you handled it with aplomb. <br /><br />I think Kait must be thinking of Inspector Morse. So many Ms!GM Malliethttp://gmmalliet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-71856444214491102192017-05-16T23:42:05.288-04:002017-05-16T23:42:05.288-04:00Thank you for mentioning our M panel here, Paula. ...Thank you for mentioning our M panel here, Paula. You're a marvelous moderator and we all had a marvelous and memorable time. Some of my favorite British authors? M.C. Beaton, Alexander McCall Smith, Russel McLean, and Catriona McPherson. 'M's all around! Molly MacRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755143318141885327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-61315028009520079132017-05-16T20:30:55.697-04:002017-05-16T20:30:55.697-04:00Don't force me to think of authors, I can neve...Don't force me to think of authors, I can never do it at command, but it was the English authors that engendered my love of mystery. The better known, PD James, Dick Francis, Ruth Rendell, Dorothy L. Sayers, OMG - I can't think of two that I love and the names and characters are escaping me! One was a PBS series - he drove a Jaguar and it was set in Oxford. YIKES!<br /><br />I love that in Brit mysteries you get to know the characters, good and bad before the body drops. The reader has a stake in the victim and the villain. Makes it so much more personal.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-16765133471551739992017-05-16T17:19:21.430-04:002017-05-16T17:19:21.430-04:00Thanks so much to everyone for stopping by to read...Thanks so much to everyone for stopping by to read. Even more thanks for the kind comments and the list of authors. I've been struggling to think of another "M" all day while contemplating Dorothy Sayers and Elizabeth George. Then, it came to me:Daphne du Maurier, who said: "Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard."<br /><br /><br />Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-56637002994435778972017-05-16T14:38:00.242-04:002017-05-16T14:38:00.242-04:00She may not be "modern," but one of my a...She may not be "modern," but one of my all-time favorite crime writers is Margaret Yorke. An "M' in the first name, at least.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-19036502060017196832017-05-16T14:33:29.714-04:002017-05-16T14:33:29.714-04:00not forgetting the grande dame PD James and also S...not forgetting the grande dame PD James and also Susan Hill, author of the Simon Serrailler series.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-66228933994627580662017-05-16T10:58:25.321-04:002017-05-16T10:58:25.321-04:00Paula, I sat in on your panel and thought you did ...Paula, I sat in on your panel and thought you did a fantastic job. I love G.M. Malliet books. especially the Max Tudor books. I have one left to read that's waiting on my shelf to be read.<br />I love the Jacqueline Winspear Maisie Dobbs series and the one stand-alone she wrote, too.<br />and then there's Laurie R. Kings Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series. Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce Mysteries are fantastic, too. I know if I take time to browse through my extensive collection of books, I'll find more. Okay, only one "M" though so far.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-27020884432003347962017-05-16T10:25:11.840-04:002017-05-16T10:25:11.840-04:00Adrain Mckinty (spelling?) but he's Irish so I...Adrain Mckinty (spelling?) but he's Irish so I don't know if he'd describe himself as British.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-74391421057295611072017-05-16T09:38:04.061-04:002017-05-16T09:38:04.061-04:00What a terrific group on your panel. Sorry that I ...What a terrific group on your panel. Sorry that I missed it.<br /><br />Here are my favorites: Edward Marston (one 'M'), Simon Brett (emphasis on the 'M' in Simon), Ellis Peters, Jacqueline Winspear, Anne Perry, and Frances Brody. Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-16969745427441694042017-05-16T09:05:29.295-04:002017-05-16T09:05:29.295-04:00This was a great panel. I agreed with your premise...This was a great panel. I agreed with your premise that these writers are carrying on in Agatha's footsteps.<br />Hmmm, I love Kate Atkinson, Anne Cleeves, Tana French, and Gin Malliet, so I got one "M"!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-13242097345164857492017-05-16T08:44:25.204-04:002017-05-16T08:44:25.204-04:00Martin Edwards! I got an M! :-)Martin Edwards! I got an M! :-)Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-75385432401417154632017-05-16T08:10:16.456-04:002017-05-16T08:10:16.456-04:00Anne Cleeland, The Doyle & Acton Scotland Yard...Anne Cleeland, The Doyle & Acton Scotland Yard Series -- 0 for 1 on the M's, but adding to Margaret's C's!<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-70008360332149660592017-05-16T07:58:15.119-04:002017-05-16T07:58:15.119-04:00Ann Cleeves, GM Malliet, Elly Griffiths, Peter May...Ann Cleeves, GM Malliet, Elly Griffiths, Peter May. Two out of four with "M" names. Not bad!Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.com