HF> Weird thing about the edition of the Down East Murders is that the
 HF> copyright is listed as 1954 under another name, even though this is
 HF> obviously the second book in that series and had to have been written
 HF> 30 years after that, judging by the technology.
FR> It might have been revised and updated to make it more current.
Except that it is obviously the sequel to a book written in '83.  I
think it's a misprint in this edition.  The viewpoint, technological,
and societal differences are too pervasive for an update, too.  Many
aspects central to the plot wouldn't have existed in the 50s.  I've read
one updated mystery and it didn't work all that well, also for
technological reasons.  Issues of electrification, central to the plot
were not so easily explained, shifting the tale 30 years later.
FR>            Just wish to take this opportunity to wish one and all
FR>                              SEASON'S GREETINGS
And to you, too!
... I let my mind wander, and it didn't come back.
 * Q-Blue 1.0 *    Helen "Halla" Fleischer, Fantasy and Fiber Artist
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