On (24 Dec 96) Fred Runk wrote to Maureen Goldman...
 MG> Same here.  There are several well-known mystery writers whose
 MG> works I won't touch for that reason.
 FR> Who are some?
 MG> Elizabeth George, Steven Saylor, and Patricia Cornwell have
 MG> violence that is far too graphic for me.  I like Dick Francis,
 MG> but he has a few books that deal with mistreatment of animals
 MG> that amounts to torture; this isn't enough to make me stop
 MG> reading the author's works, but I'm more careful.
 FR> Elizabeth George?  Hmmm, I've read so far everything she's written, as
 FR> far as I know, and I don't remember any scenes with graphic violence
 FR> that I would consider excessive.  Any particular book in mind?
 SCHOOLED IN MURDER it for me.  I think that's the title;
 something with the word "school". I had read an earlier book by
 her, and the scalding death of a character was already too
 strong for me.  This one was centered around the death of a
 young schoolboy, cigarette burns on the corpse, etc.
 FR> I haven't read any Cornwell yet, so I can't comment.  What does Saylor
 FR> write?  His name is familiar.
 He writes a series that takes place in ancient Rome.
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