tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post7065560848991133236..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: The Thoughts That Drove BEST DEFENSEMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-59003620006896270472013-11-10T19:47:36.033-06:002013-11-10T19:47:36.033-06:00I have the utmost respect for our police departmen...I have the utmost respect for our police departments at every level of government. But the count of kidnappees found dead or not found at all is discouraging. We need a better way to trap the slimy creatures that kidnap children.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357774080021141469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-76438339909781312912013-11-09T08:48:38.127-06:002013-11-09T08:48:38.127-06:00Randy, I love how you handled the subject matter i...Randy, I love how you handled the subject matter in Best Defense. I can't think of anything more cruel than child abduction. I cry every time I hear of another one. I don't know the percentage of abducted children returned alive. I don't want to know. I don't feel like crying today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-50257322347394408422013-11-08T15:14:40.905-06:002013-11-08T15:14:40.905-06:00Because everything's already "been done,&...Because everything's already "been done," writers are faced with a real problem: they need to educate themselves about what's already been written--in your case, Randy, about abduction--and then they must imagine something fresh. If Best Defense does this, I'm sure it's a winner. I hope the same applies to The Anything Goes Girl, the first installment in my Brenda Contay mystery series. Good luck with your book!Barry Knisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191575373788669991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-69002550396644074312013-11-07T17:50:14.886-06:002013-11-07T17:50:14.886-06:00Sounds like you've really thought this out. Al...Sounds like you've really thought this out. All the best with your new book!<br />Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-79998747160787801112013-11-07T11:04:28.906-06:002013-11-07T11:04:28.906-06:00My mystery "Music" addresses the kidnapp...My mystery "Music" addresses the kidnapping of a child, but since the usual motives are so common, I tried to come up with something outside the box. I think it worked.C. M. Albrechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04659697389872692820noreply@blogger.com