Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books, Movies, and TV
I am trying to make my way through the questions that several of you have asked, but which I couldn’t help you with. Here is Gayle’s question:
I read a cozy mystery in which the main character was doing an “Alice in Wonderland” party at either a library or a bookstore. Do you have any ideas?
No, Gayle, I don’t… but I am hoping that one of the Cozy Mystery site readers does.
If you think you might know the author of this book, please post a comment. Thank you!
Here is the latest question from a Cozy Mystery site reader:
Michelle would like to know:
“Does anyone know of a book about a fellow who is magically turned into a cat? I believe it’s contemporary in time. The book would have been published more than 9 years ago.
Anyone with a hint, please let me know! Thanks!”
Here I go again, asking you all for your help. If you happen to know who Michelle is referring to, please post a comment. Thank you!
Here is some very important news for all of you P. D. James fans: She has just finished a sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice! Yes, it’s true! The book, Death Comes to Pemberley, will be available in the USA in December, and a month earlier in Great Britain.
According to James, it took her two years to complete this project, and she does not plan on doing anything like this again. James has long been a fan of Jane Austen, as well as crimes. So, what better way to follow up Pride and Prejudice than with a murder at Pemberley?!?
If you want more information, go check out The Associated Press. They are responsible for “breaking the story.”
These films follow Nick and Nora Charles as they solve mysteries, and charm the world. Nick (William Powell) is a retired private investigator who is accompanied by his gorgeous, beautifully dressed, pent-house-rich wife, Nora (Myrna Loy). Even Asta, their darling little Fox Terrier, helps solve some crimes in his own special way. (Nothing too cute – more like wandering off, into an important clue-gathering setting.)
The Thin Man movies are based on Dashiell Hammett‘s The Thin Man mystery book. The dialogue runs at a clipped pace. There is a lot of smart banter, the most obvious between Nick and Nora.
Nora, having grown weary of her silver-spoon existence, is fascinated by the world of private investigation. It seems to thrill her, even though Nick is not quite so enthralled by it. I have not read Dashiell Hammett’s mystery, so I cannot comment on how close The Thin Man movies are to it. I can say that these movies are comedies — even though their “business” is murder and death.
As an extra bonus, you will be able to see the other “stars” of Hollywood’s heyday: Jimmy Stewart, Cesar Romero, Maureen O’Sullivan, Donna Reed, the list goes on and on.
This movie series is definitely better if watched in its chronological order. You will meet characters who become “regulars” in Nick’s and Nora’s lives. Also, you learn how they, as a couple, become involved in the world of mystery-solving.>>> a world you wouldn’t expect to be as funny as it appears to be!
PS>>> I do have a warning of sorts: As with most movies from the 1930s and 1940s, there are several… “martini scenes” scattered throughout the movies… They don’t bother me – I just consider the times the movies were made – but I thought I should at least mention this to you.
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