tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post4717810236350168908..comments2024-01-30T07:43:33.927-08:00Comments on The Ninja Librarian: Review: In Farleigh Field, by Rhys BowenRebecca M. Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-904110594599290892017-06-23T11:17:43.796-07:002017-06-23T11:17:43.796-07:00You have it pretty right. Suspense is where the fo...You have it pretty right. Suspense is where the focus isn't on "who" but on "how is the hero going to survive." You often know exactly who. Mystery is all about whodunnit, and neither the reader nor the hero should know until it's about all over. Crime I think of as either the "true crime" sort of thing, or landing somewhere between mystery and suspense, with the focus on the crime rather than the puzzle. Definitely darker than mystery, though the mystery genre encompasses a lot of territory from comedic to seriously grim.<br /><br />There--clear as mud, right?Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-39003229678614061782017-06-23T02:22:38.754-07:002017-06-23T02:22:38.754-07:00In a foreign field? Esp as it's WW2.
I must f...In a foreign field? Esp as it's WW2.<br />I must find that thing that gave a subtle aide memoire to crime/mystery/suspense. I think suspense is where you know what happened, but not whether they'll get away with it, or something like that.Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-86432022782703721392017-06-22T08:12:59.456-07:002017-06-22T08:12:59.456-07:00I keep hearing echoes of something in that title, ...I keep hearing echoes of something in that title, but haven't put my finger on it. <br /><br />She's a good writer.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-5124153724925722582017-06-22T05:59:14.488-07:002017-06-22T05:59:14.488-07:00I don't know why, but I really like the title....I don't know why, but I really like the title. "In Farleigh Field" rolls of the tongue rather nicely.<br /><br />Probably not going to read this, but it sounds like an interesting setup, and if it's historically accurate that's also great. I do enjoy history from this period.C.D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080400727631587101noreply@blogger.com