tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post6285870873656290687..comments2023-06-01T02:48:27.259-07:00Comments on Travels with the Muse: Mystery Novels Set in New York CityJoyce Yarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13298746689887039885noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-5663862128458055782011-11-22T18:52:23.381-08:002011-11-22T18:52:23.381-08:00And sometimes it's downright scary!And sometimes it's downright scary!Joyce Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298746689887039885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-75996089642188131112011-11-22T18:44:26.224-08:002011-11-22T18:44:26.224-08:00New York City is famous to have a lot of people wh...New York City is famous to have a lot of people who will directly come to you and talk like you've been together for a long time. Sometimes its funny but sometimes its not.Private Investigator NYChttp://www.prvteye.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-18470745440460016902010-12-07T23:46:30.864-08:002010-12-07T23:46:30.864-08:00Hi Joyce, I'm not a writer (my partner is an e...Hi Joyce, I'm not a writer (my partner is an editor/publisher who always correct my grammar)but love reading sci-fi and mystery books. I've always wish I could visit New York City.I'm new to blogging.edad50http://edad50.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-48162104006088943752010-12-04T18:06:54.431-08:002010-12-04T18:06:54.431-08:00Joyce, am a lifelong Wisconsonite except for 2 yea...Joyce, am a lifelong Wisconsonite except for 2 years in Illinois and 2 years in Michigan. Have been to NYC 4 times and every time was a wonderful <br />visit. How does one even begin to see all it has to offer?? <br /><br />WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND...WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE...TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN...these are all childhood books I have also kept, and still occasionally re-read. Oh, GHOST OF DIBBLE HOLLOW was another. The setting of each of these definitely plays an important role.Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005869307957326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-84892801919620715912010-12-04T11:17:12.161-08:002010-12-04T11:17:12.161-08:00@ Mike L. if you scroll up to the top of these co...@ Mike L. if you scroll up to the top of these comments you'll see one by the same Charlie Opera you are reading! <br /><br />I checked out Noir Journal and also Andrew Vachss after reading your note - thanks!Joyce Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298746689887039885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-18011342521394832472010-12-04T10:58:44.935-08:002010-12-04T10:58:44.935-08:00Reading Charlie Opera (Stella) latest novel set in...Reading Charlie Opera (Stella) latest novel set in NYC. Great job depicting the city's underworld characters w/ stark realism. Another I really like is Andrew Vachss. Very imaginative, but the writing is so good it's completely believable.<br />Mike L.<br />Noir Journal<br />http://noirjournal.typepad.com/noir-journal/Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12343868447942163532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-8227311789765132932010-12-04T08:59:40.377-08:002010-12-04T08:59:40.377-08:00Thanks for stopping by, Peggy - I can't wait t...Thanks for stopping by, Peggy - I can't wait to meet your blues-singer sleuth. I think NY encourages hypenated identities - Jo Epstein is a performance poet/private investigator who works out of a club in Chelsea. Come back and share a paragraph or two from Sweet Man is Gone if you like.Joyce Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298746689887039885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-14559880638502353002010-12-04T07:57:20.635-08:002010-12-04T07:57:20.635-08:00I'm a New Jerseyite who spends as much time as...I'm a New Jerseyite who spends as much time as possible across the river in NYC. My mystery series features a young woman blues-singer/sleuth who lives in Hackensack but practices and plays gigs with her band in Manhattan. I had a great time capturing the quirky, gritty quality of the city in Sweet Man Is Gone. Many of the musician characters were based on New York types I've met as a result of my own guitar-playing addiction.Peggy Ehrharthttp://www.peggyehrhart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-28043003866088542642010-12-03T21:30:34.776-08:002010-12-03T21:30:34.776-08:00That's amazing Elizabeth - I remember having a...That's amazing Elizabeth - I remember having a hardcover copy of The Magic Tunnel, owned by my elementary school - I'll have to hunt one up online.<br /><br />Your blogger profile didn't come up - do you live on the east coast?Joyce Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298746689887039885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-42351405045980258222010-12-03T20:09:22.352-08:002010-12-03T20:09:22.352-08:00I love THE MAGIC TUNNEL! I still have my paperbac...I love THE MAGIC TUNNEL! I still have my paperback copy bought in grade school from the Scholastic book order. Was probably only 35 cents or so. I am glad some one else remembers the book. <br /><br />I don't think I have read too many series set in New York, but I do enjoy the Stanley Hastings books by Parnell Hall.Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005869307957326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-84863961825910843112010-12-03T14:54:23.531-08:002010-12-03T14:54:23.531-08:00Thanks Jenny - my favorite book as a child was The...Thanks Jenny - my favorite book as a child was The Magic Tunnel - in which two kids travel back in time to the New Amsterdam of the 1600's by way of the subway. The way this story came alive every time I rode the MTA, showed me at an early age how books contain so much more than paper and ink -- or digitized media...Joyce Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298746689887039885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-51229299911741640502010-12-03T14:32:54.628-08:002010-12-03T14:32:54.628-08:00I recommend Stefanie Pintoff's Simon Ziehle se...I recommend Stefanie Pintoff's Simon Ziehle series set in *old* New York. Her command of historical detail is impressive, and if you love NYC as a setting, this series gives quite a twist on it...jenny milchmanhttp://suspenseyourdisbelief.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-40675730961580554142010-12-03T12:55:02.238-08:002010-12-03T12:55:02.238-08:00@Susan - great examples of how diverse NY's in...@Susan - great examples of how diverse NY's inspiration can be. There's a terrific list of mystery novels set in NYC at http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/LocationCats/USA/NewYork.html - wish I could say I'd read most of them, but it gives me something to shoot for!<br /><br />My latest novel in progress has a setting on Broome Street that I need to visit personally - a good excuse to visit a childhood friend who lives in Chelsea!Joyce Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298746689887039885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-87474079575423247712010-12-03T12:45:15.472-08:002010-12-03T12:45:15.472-08:00Hi, Joyce,
New York's my city too even though...Hi, Joyce,<br /><br />New York's my city too even though I'm on the Jersey side. I've spent a great deal of time in the city. And that's where my husband hails from as well as his entire family. I hope to sell a mystery thriller called DEATH LEGACY which takes place mainly in NYC.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-589713671410254812010-12-03T12:37:26.563-08:002010-12-03T12:37:26.563-08:00The Christie comment is new to me--but definitely ...The Christie comment is new to me--but definitely a good one. NYC is so rich that you can write almost anything there, and live almost any kind of life there--you can make the city whatever you want it to be. I think of Amanda Cross/Carolyn Heilbrun's academic mysteries in contrast with Lee Child's Jack Reacher--two writers couldn't be more different.<br /><br />Susan OleksiwSusan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14922248909626899186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-75160227347288103442010-12-03T10:39:13.513-08:002010-12-03T10:39:13.513-08:00Hi Charlie and thanks so much for coming by! I jus...Hi Charlie and thanks so much for coming by! I just watched the book trailer for Johnny Porno - it's great! And I hope the "youngins" catch on to your books which will set them straight about the real NYC.Joyce Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298746689887039885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-50009103114216132892010-12-03T10:24:02.125-08:002010-12-03T10:24:02.125-08:00Most of my novels are set in New York but sorella ...Most of my novels are set in New York but sorella is it changing ... I used to live in Little Italy and wrote a book that took place there a few years back ... then recently visited it and hardly recognized the area.<br /><br />It's still home field advantage but my readers tend to be my age and the youngins' probably can't conceptualize much of what I describe.Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28883871.post-65508955275606885242010-12-03T10:02:15.758-08:002010-12-03T10:02:15.758-08:00It's been a while since I've been to New Y...It's been a while since I've been to New York City, but it's the only big city I know of where people on the street will actually talk to you.<br /><br />Still, I'll take Los Angeles over NYC any time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com