tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post3286839793954914306..comments2024-03-19T08:01:49.657+00:00Comments on Retro-Forteana: The Tamam Shud MysteryAndrew Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-64279708055695482142013-08-13T08:34:43.516+01:002013-08-13T08:34:43.516+01:00thanks Andy, having a good time with it - thanks Andy, having a good time with it - peterboweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383208822885209896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-31903698444622993582013-08-12T15:18:40.284+01:002013-08-12T15:18:40.284+01:00Thanks - that link didn't work for me, but thi...Thanks - that link didn't work for me, but this one does - <a href="http://tomsbytwo.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://tomsbytwo.wordpress.com/</a>.Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-43896599314057275462013-08-12T11:33:06.953+01:002013-08-12T11:33:06.953+01:00tomsbytwo.com
Only some of the answers, but we...tomsbytwo.com<br /><br />Only some of the answers, but we're working on itpeterboweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383208822885209896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-75903387257724469362013-08-06T09:59:48.795+01:002013-08-06T09:59:48.795+01:00Jestyn's name was Jessica Ellen Harkness. She ...Jestyn's name was Jessica Ellen Harkness. She was born in Marrickville in 1921. Her son was Robin Thomson, born 1947 in Mentone, Victoria and she married Prosper McTaggart Thomson, the proprietor of Prestige Motors, Adelaide, in 1950. The names Teresa Powell and Prestige Johnson are pseudonyms, and it seems particularly stupid to persist with them since the parties are all dead.jestyntruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13538184498587812917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-63660547221924319572013-01-28T15:21:37.193+00:002013-01-28T15:21:37.193+00:00Unrealistic, sure. But isn't that the chief pl...Unrealistic, sure. But isn't that the chief pleasure of the puzzle form? Seeing all the loose ends tied up and tucked away, as they never, ever can be in real life?<br /><br />It's the opposite pleasure from that provided by Forteana, in which you can so seldom tuck away even one strand without violating all the others.Peni R. Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781761011389542245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-21754914591885571532013-01-27T15:11:42.587+00:002013-01-27T15:11:42.587+00:00Yes - the case would be ideal material for your Id...Yes - the case would be ideal material for your Idea Garage Sale, wouldn't it? But whoever picked it up would have to think up a convincing ending. One thing that even I admit is unrealistic about traditional mystery fiction is the way it always manages to tie everything up in a neat solution at the end!Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-91909742426204908212013-01-27T14:22:05.767+00:002013-01-27T14:22:05.767+00:00That is peculiar as heck.
And isn't it funny ...That is peculiar as heck.<br /><br />And isn't it funny how people who criticize puzzle mysteries for not being true to life seldom object to sonnets on the grounds that people don't talk like that? Puzzle mysteries are a stylized art form just as much as poetry is. And we don't read them when we want slice-of-life realism, either!Peni R. Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781761011389542245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-33270641254177384922013-01-27T12:08:06.495+00:002013-01-27T12:08:06.495+00:00Thanks Paul -- I really enjoyed writing this one!Thanks Paul -- I really enjoyed writing this one!Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-25203257340250631032013-01-27T11:53:57.271+00:002013-01-27T11:53:57.271+00:00Andrew, a great post. I had never heard of this m...Andrew, a great post. I had never heard of this mystery before! Time to read some more!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266236563141985693noreply@blogger.com