tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post8200693683372667776..comments2024-03-27T18:53:47.254-04:00Comments on Staircase Wit: Vanishing Point by Val McDermidCLMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-31974561653730901612021-07-29T00:59:03.743-04:002021-07-29T00:59:03.743-04:00My criticism of the Tony Hill series is that the c...My criticism of the Tony Hill series is that the crimes are very gruesome, including one with a horrible rape scene. I don't know if her other series contain as much violence. In some books, it is easy to ignore but somehow with McDermid it is not. Perhaps that is why I liked this book which has more narrative than depiction of the crime.CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-35372735661786912232021-07-28T19:06:28.983-04:002021-07-28T19:06:28.983-04:00I always enjoy her in interview and she often reco...I always enjoy her in interview and she often recommends other writers' mysteries, which I also appreciate. I've read some of her Laura Brannigans and one of her series and found them very entertaining but would like to binge her stuff at some point. Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-78338420116364361142021-07-28T14:23:52.859-04:002021-07-28T14:23:52.859-04:00I tried McDermid's take on NA but I wasn't...I tried McDermid's take on NA but I wasn't in the right mood at the time. I really like the premise of this one, and was all set to give it a go until I read how you were disenchanted with the ending. I find botched endings just spoil an otherwise good book.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-64476573409074236982021-07-26T19:03:41.515-04:002021-07-26T19:03:41.515-04:00I have tried two of Val McDermid's mysteries. ...I have tried two of Val McDermid's mysteries. I liked the first entry in the Karen Pirie series, The Distant Echo. I read the first book in the Tony Hill series but could not continue, too much torture and tension for me. This one sounds like a possibility, but I am more likely to continue the Karen Pirie series for now.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-65139414913190961272021-07-26T01:58:52.627-04:002021-07-26T01:58:52.627-04:00I've read exactly two each from McDermid's...I've read exactly two each from McDermid's Tony Hill and Karen Pirie series. But my favorite from her is the Stand Alone, A Place of Execution. It was gripping. I will probably skip this one since plot inconstancies drive me crazy in a mystery where PLOT IS EVERYTHING. <br /><br />I've heard Val McDermid on various podcasts and interviews and she comes across as a really lovely and down to earth person. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013114232214923198.post-72658535370868124052021-07-25T14:58:58.572-04:002021-07-25T14:58:58.572-04:00Plot inconsistencies and improbable endings defini...Plot inconsistencies and improbable endings definitely will make me love a book less!Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com