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 FW> On 14 Sep 96 dorothy reynolds said this about that to SAM WARING:
 
  We already have a
 dr> few of this series, written by Griffin. However, the two in question
 
 dr> were written by John Kevin Dugan. The copyright on them were previous
 
 dr> to Griffin's. 
 
 dr> In all other aspects, they bore the same covers, etc. Are these two
 dr> authors one and the same? 
 FW> I can't say; I never paid much attention to this series--IMO,
 FW> they  were just another ground-out series.  Fairly well-written,
 FW> according to  some people, but not anything that I paid any mind. 
 
     I have only read part of one of his books myself.Started the 
     Army officer series, but for some reason never got back to them.
     Anyway, thanks for answering this for me. I'll ask Jan. It's
     no big deal, but some of the people in my Book Review group
     like to know these things and for some reason think I'm a 
     fountain of info. Boy, have I got them snowed! (g).
 
    By the way, you may get a duplicate of the previous message. If so,
    delete it. I think I might have uloaded twice. Do that on occasion.
    Seem to suffer from memory lapses on occasion. (No comment, please).
dr> Have you read any of James Patterson's books?
  
 FW> I don't recognize the name.  What subgenre is he writing in? 
 
     Guess you would call them police procedurals-well kinda. This
     book is about a serial killer. The protaganist is not only a
     police lieutenant but a psychologist as well. He's a black man 
     and I think I heard somewhere the author is also black. 
     Great writer. The one previous to Kiss the Girls was Along Came
     a Spider, which I hear is even scarier. 
     
      
 FW> I've  been sampling a few recently, like the new Callahan Garrity MM by
 FW> Wossername (Barbara?) Trocheck--HAPPY NEVER AFTER.  A Phil
 FW> Spector-like  record promoter winds up dead and it looks as though he
 FW> was murdered by a 
 FW> member of a girl group he promoted (and then dumped) long ago.  I'm
 FW> also  reading A VINTAGE YEAR FOR DYING by ?? Orenstein.  I'm finding it
 FW> slower  going, which generally means that the author isn't engaging my
 FW> interest  all that well. 
 
     Haven't heard of either of these two. Will give them a try.
     It's amazing how many mystery writers are out there. Guess the
     new crop is replacing some of the older, well-known ones as they
     either retire or pass away. 
 
 >  Guess my grandson never did get into your store. He's very busy these
 dr>  days, working and playing guitar with his band. 
 FW> Probably as well; the owner and I rearranged my job description
 FW> so  I'm able to work the booksearches out of my house, and now I get to
 FW> have  my Saturdays back for the first time in twelve years!  
 
    Wow, how neat! Everybody's dream to work from home. No fighting    
    traffic unless you need to. That's almost as good as being retired
    but the pay is better than Social Security. Isn't it?
    
    I rarely
 FW> go in,  unless I've got stuff to receive or need to document POs that
 FW> I've issued, 
 FW> and often when I do go in, it's after hours.  And I was some
 FW> considerable 
 FW> amused (and pleased) when, last week, the local alternative weekly
 FW> came  out with their "Best of Austin" awards for 1996, and I was named
 FW> as "Best 
 FW> Booksearch!"  I think it happened because I found two or three
 FW> cooking- related books in a row for one of their staff writers. 
 FW> However it did, it 
 FW> made me happy, *particularly* since most of the "Best of" awards only 
 FW> identify the business or place, but my award named me specifically. 
     Congratulations! You have a right to be happy. Is the award a statue
     like the Oscars? If so, I can picture you dusting a corner of your 
     desk or a mantel to place it on. If it's a plaque, be careful not
     to hit your thumb with a hammer as you nail it on the wall.
     Nice to talk to you again.   DR
 
 
 FW> ... Espresso - just our little way of free-basing coffee.
         Love this. I know just the person to forward it to. She's
         a coffee hound. Thanks for letting me swipe it. You did
         give me your permission didn't you?
 
 
 
 
 
 
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