tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post5164304845739403620..comments2024-03-18T23:16:11.140+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': River of DarknessMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-26891135216889616402010-03-07T04:41:27.338+00:002010-03-07T04:41:27.338+00:00I love it when Nathanial reads. He has such a nice...I love it when Nathanial reads. He has such a nice voice. I also love watching him on Lynley. I love good detective novels and should look this one up.<br /><br />annAnn Elle Altmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02192162600274764681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-29121959487795752962010-03-06T14:58:18.166+00:002010-03-06T14:58:18.166+00:00Thanks for reminding me about this book. I read i...Thanks for reminding me about this book. I read it a few years back and enjoyed it thoroughly (a mystery doesn't always have to be a whodunit; whydunits or howdunits can be just as captivating). One of the best aspects of River of Darkness is that the final outcome depends on a last-minute change of plan: A character doesn't leave the house when they were planning to. Aird shows how a very small decision like that has big consequences.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-54827537991999082922010-03-06T13:35:52.767+00:002010-03-06T13:35:52.767+00:00Margot, absolutely right. One of my favourite book...Margot, absolutely right. One of my favourite books is A Judgment in Stone by Ruth Rendell, in which the criminal is revealed at the outset.<br />Elizabeth - oddly enough, I once edited an anthology which I called Whydunit? !!<br />David, yes, it's a very good story.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-26741497217244418822010-03-06T12:58:59.070+00:002010-03-06T12:58:59.070+00:00It sounds like a protagonist and plot I would enjo...It sounds like a protagonist and plot I would enjoy.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-32712671742937665512010-03-06T12:55:29.133+00:002010-03-06T12:55:29.133+00:00So this one is a whydunit instead of a whodunit? I...So this one is a whydunit instead of a whodunit? Interesting...I haven't read one of those for a while. Thanks for the tip, Martin!<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-60121552924558115982010-03-06T12:53:07.167+00:002010-03-06T12:53:07.167+00:00Martin - Thanks for reminding me of this one. Isn&...Martin - Thanks for reminding me of this one. Isn't it interesting how a mystery can grip one right from the beginning, even when we know early on who the criminal is? As you say, perhaps not a whodunit, but mysteries like that certainly keep the raeder involved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com