Re: SOT: Sort of On--Discussing Mysteries


"Francis A. Miniter" <miniter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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snip, snip... And, in mystery novels, I look for obscure
hints that help unravel the mystery. I also find myself
going back to the start
of the book or earlier pages to see if I can find a
reference I thought was
there. The author worked to put it together and deserves
some work on the part
of the reader to understand it.

I'm always searching back to see if I remember a fact
correctly. The mental images get formed, the chronologies
built, and maps drawn (in my head), and if something doesn't
fit, it bugs me and I have to figure out why. What's always
struck me as weird is that I don't usually have a very good
idea where the particular point is in the book, but I know
exactly where it is on the page. So I flip through looking
at the middle-lower-left parts of each righthand page.
There are plenty of books I like a lot even when there are
bugs.. Sometimes finding them is even fun. I realized in
her first book that Julia Spencer-Fleming doesn't know much
about cars, and ever since it's been a game to see what
automotive errors she makes. Worst so far was a radiator in
a very old VW. But I do love her books.

Mark Alan Miller


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