tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7514861189062186831..comments2024-03-29T09:03:34.140-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Mark Pryor--Fly Away With Me To...Paris? London?Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50388170848254807572014-12-19T21:38:00.533-05:002014-12-19T21:38:00.533-05:00Dear Reds,
Thank you for introducing me to anothe...Dear Reds,<br /><br />Thank you for introducing me to another mystery series.<br /><br />Mark Pryor,<br />Your series sound interesting. I cannot believe your English brother has the same name as that American actor/ comedian. He was in many movies with Gene Wilder.<br /><br />I visited Paris several years ago though my visit there was too brief (3 to 4 days). It was a two week tour of Europe with a group. Did you or Hugo ever communicate in Sign Language?<br /><br />I invented a few Signs for things like "euro?" and they seemed to understand me in Paris.<br /><br />a mystery fanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60155494888509048982014-12-19T12:16:02.610-05:002014-12-19T12:16:02.610-05:00Lucy, I try to go every year but that doesn't ...Lucy, I try to go every year but that doesn't always happen - three little kids to take care of. But we're going this spring, for sure.<br />And yes, Hugo speaks French. I currently have him (writing book 5 now) in Barcelona, but he doesn't speak much Spanish, which makes writing dialogue a little harder.<br />Reine, that's a nice discovery and story, thanks for sharing. :)<br />And Jessica, Parisian mystery is what everyone needs, always!<br /><br />Thanks again to everyone for stopping by, this has been so much fun!Mark Pryorhttp://www.markpryorbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57277481874374301382014-12-19T11:50:38.887-05:002014-12-19T11:50:38.887-05:00Well, since I'm in a sad rut post-To Dwell in ...Well, since I'm in a sad rut post-To Dwell in Darkness... :) Sounds like some Parisian mystery is what I need! How Jess Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528439267097608928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6021618367544032562014-12-18T19:00:36.296-05:002014-12-18T19:00:36.296-05:00Please excuse the errors from my speech to text. J...Please excuse the errors from my speech to text. Just want to clarify one regarding the relative who lived in the nearby town. I was trying to say that he was the mayor.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46642399303847050792014-12-18T18:57:17.923-05:002014-12-18T18:57:17.923-05:00The Places I love most to visit in my imagination ...The Places I love most to visit in my imagination are my hometown of Salem, Massachusetts. Paris. And Oxford. If I hadn't studied a little bit at Oxford I might not have made it over to Paris until years later. The connection it is a little too complicated to post here. So I'll just say that when my husband and I discovered we had a Danish granddaughter everything dropped into place. We were invited to her birthday party and drove from her hometown down through Germany and across France where I visited an ancestral house built by my 9th great-grandfather. It was a great thing to do. I had never known that part of my ancestry beyond Acadia and Québec. I met distant cousins who Lived in the area and one who lived in the house. One was a man of the nearby town, and his brother was... don't know how to say it in English but I will guess it would be keeper of the deer park. That must've been a ancestral work, and somehow manage to filter—by accident of the Great Depression—all the way to my grandfather's generation in Salem, Massachusetts. He was out of work that was offered the position of taking care the deer herd at Forest River Park.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75806547604260948022014-12-18T18:23:06.696-05:002014-12-18T18:23:06.696-05:00Mark, what a wonderful post, so sorry to come late...Mark, what a wonderful post, so sorry to come late to the party. Must add these books to my xmas and birthday lists too!<br /><br />How often do you go to Paris to do your "research"? Does your character speak French?Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57226539879373977592014-12-18T18:02:02.139-05:002014-12-18T18:02:02.139-05:00Cara salut! You did tell me that, I hope it's ...Cara salut! You did tell me that, I hope it's still there when I visit in Spring. Wait, I hope it's been sold...!<br /><br />Debs, no I didn't row. Rugby, cricket, football (the real football!) but no rowing. I'm about the right size... but maybe too lazy. ;)Mark Pryorhttp://www.markpryorbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69798031210440551532014-12-18T17:36:56.658-05:002014-12-18T17:36:56.658-05:00Hi Cara! How great that The Bookseller was on the ...Hi Cara! How great that The Bookseller was on the table at WH Smith's in Paris! (I hope Aimee gets equal treatment!)<br /><br />Mark, thanks for the compliment! (He's reading No Mark Upon Her.) Did you row, growing up in England?<br /><br />My daughter was immune to "where to put the body" conversations, too. But brainstorming with writer friends in public places has gotten me lots of strange looks over the years:-)Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47225056639435631142014-12-18T17:09:31.561-05:002014-12-18T17:09:31.561-05:00C'est chouette to see you here, Mark! I loved...C'est chouette to see you here, Mark! I loved The Bookseller, which you signed for me at our conversation @ Book People. Looks like there's some catching up + need to read what Hugo's up to. Hope I told you at Bcon that The Bookseller was on the front table at WHSmith in Paris last month! Yes, that idea of characters as kids running off in all directions is so true...but mine can only round around Paris zut...countryside is forbidden :)Cara Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592098418515886674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30981188903312099682014-12-18T15:41:45.215-05:002014-12-18T15:41:45.215-05:00Kathy, you are kind, thank you for saying all that...Kathy, you are kind, thank you for saying all that. And not getting to The Crypt Thief isn't egregious, we're all so busy and have so many books to read, so please don't worry. I just hope you enjoy it when you get to it.<br />Grandma Cootie, I'm reading one of Debs now, so I know what you mean about it making you love England. She's amazing.<br />Mary, my kids are immune to my comments like that, too funny.<br />Mark Pryorhttp://www.markpryorbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37621560614365867682014-12-18T14:03:57.423-05:002014-12-18T14:03:57.423-05:00Hank, I picked up my daughter and three (younger) ...<b>Hank</b>, I picked up my daughter and three (younger) schoolmates, none of whom really knew me, from a field trip last year. First words out of my girl's mouth: "So, did you figure out how to kill your guy?"<br /><br />There was very little talking from the backseat on the ride home.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41766184869473715092014-12-18T13:27:24.171-05:002014-12-18T13:27:24.171-05:00Another series to add to my TBR stack. I think I ...Another series to add to my TBR stack. I think I need to put it at the top and start at the beginning. Sometimes just reading a post or interview with an author tells you that you will love whatever they write. I think that's the case here. England (and Deb's books) usually draw me more than France, but I might have to add Paris now! And the pictures are gorgeous.Grandma Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709540756822695170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89897080764255050052014-12-18T13:20:50.851-05:002014-12-18T13:20:50.851-05:00There are times when readers want to kick themselv...There are times when readers want to kick themselves in the backside, those times when you thoroughly enjoyed the first book in a series and haven't gotten back to #2 and beyond. I read The Bookseller last year, and I was fascinated with the bouquinistes and Paris. (My review at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/676972278) I even have The Crypt Thief on my shelf. I will soon be rectifying my egregious error in not going straight on to the next book. <br /><br />Mark, after reading your post here on Jungle Reds, I realize that you are an amazing writer off of the fiction page, too. I am now following your blog, D.A. Confidential, and I look forward to reading about your father and checking out your non-fiction book, too. Your background is a story in itself to read, with your job and setting in Texas, your mother's beautiful home location and your brother's position in Aspen. It's such a thrill for a reader to discover that behind a favorite book is a person who is so interesting and full of story himself. <br /><br />Your comment about the places that claim our heart, or that one place, reveals why your characters are so appealing. You take your heart and put it into theirs. My place is still my hometown where I grew up, haven't lived there for 38 years. It's the place where I find sanctuary. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17974103324144784762014-12-18T12:56:15.737-05:002014-12-18T12:56:15.737-05:00Wait, there's a restaurant called "Bouqui...Wait, there's a restaurant called "Bouquiniste"?? How do I not know that?! Thanks, HPR, I will rectify that situation - we're headed there this spring (more tedious research, you know...!) so we'll check that place out. Going to look online now...Mark Pryorhttp://www.markpryorbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91857892102554358172014-12-18T12:54:20.656-05:002014-12-18T12:54:20.656-05:00Thanks Pat, so glad you like the books. Yeah, the ...Thanks Pat, so glad you like the books. Yeah, the technical details can be fun and I learn those from my day job as a prosecutor. Like how to slow traffic and clear a highway. :)<br /><br />Diana, I won't kill any more bouquinistes, two was enough. That said, my editor wants the next Hugo mystery to return to the theme, something to do with books. So, maybe I'll shoot for a librarian this time... metaphorically speaking.Mark Pryorhttp://www.markpryorbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90117428352332976162014-12-18T12:51:56.253-05:002014-12-18T12:51:56.253-05:00This is so terrific...thank you! And welcome.
An...This is so terrific...thank you! And welcome.<br /><br />And got to wonder how many eavesdroppers have heard authors and their spouses musing over how to kill someone....<br /><br />(And one of my favorite restaurants in Paris is Bouqiniste! HAve you been there?)Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70663246598600788502014-12-18T12:18:06.587-05:002014-12-18T12:18:06.587-05:00Hi Mark! I've read and thoroughly enjoyed all ...Hi Mark! I've read and thoroughly enjoyed all your Hugo Marston books to date. So interesting. One of your stories has the French police clearing the highway outside of Paris. Maybe I'm weird (I did used to live in Austin) but I found the mechanics of that so cool. As much as I enjoy various places in our country I find myself leaning more to the old world. I was very comfortable and happy visiting Ireland and Scotland, even Spain for that matter. I'd like to make an extended visit to all those, plus England and France. <br />Please keep writing Hugo's stories. How did you and your brother both wind up in the U.S.?Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43215748322528846462014-12-18T11:54:40.066-05:002014-12-18T11:54:40.066-05:00Paris has a lien on my heart too, Mark. The Bookse...Paris has a lien on my heart too, Mark. The Bookseller is at the top of my list too. But as we all love the bouquinistes, please don't kill anymore!<br />Diana R. Chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935747113595056196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29433890092178189452014-12-18T11:19:00.160-05:002014-12-18T11:19:00.160-05:00Julia, you may want to pass the books along. My da...Julia, you may want to pass the books along. My daughter is as big a fan as I am, so we are fighting over them. I have The Blood Promise, #3, waiting for me when I finish the current book I'm reading.<br /><br />I can see that Mark feels about France and Paris the way I feel about England and London. So interesting how we connect to places, isn't it?Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44589005313894662812014-12-18T10:53:56.517-05:002014-12-18T10:53:56.517-05:00I adore those views and have a serious case of loc...I adore those views and have a serious case of location envy right now! Sigh. <br /><br />Familiar settings, new settings--I prefer new--especially if it involves a new culture--done well, it adds to the pleasure of the story--not just the whodunit, but a feeling of immersion in a new world.<br /><br />That said, I confess to sometimes having serious aversions to new places--a shuddering sort of feeling that makes me feel I don't want to spend any length of time there, and not based on any event or rational thought. The opposite of those times when I feel utterly at home in a new place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73955312811085474032014-12-18T10:42:38.462-05:002014-12-18T10:42:38.462-05:00Welcome Mark. Book now on my Christmas list hints ...Welcome Mark. Book now on my Christmas list hints to husband.<br />I think it's interesting that you, an Englishman, have a Texan protagonist while your host, Deborah, is a Texan with British protagonists.<br />I hope to meet you at a future book event.Authorrhysbowen@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844065473614874365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78133700449636890182014-12-18T10:42:02.376-05:002014-12-18T10:42:02.376-05:00Mark and I sat next to each other on a panel about...Mark and I sat next to each other on a panel about location at Bouchercon, and I was so intrigued by his description of Hugo Marston I went out and bought THE BOOKSELLER and THE CRYPT THIEF. <br /><br />One of my great after-Christmas-Day treats is to curl up with a stack of books and read for a few days (letting the family forage off leftovers.) I think Mark's books will be at the top of the pile this Boxing Day!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35062663513186480562014-12-18T09:53:28.544-05:002014-12-18T09:53:28.544-05:00Mary, there's a use for caves that doesn't...Mary, there's a use for caves that doesn't involve stashing bodies? Huh, now I know... ;)<br /><br />Libby, you must, you must! Actually, you don't HAVE to, but if you do I hope you like it. :)<br /><br />Linda, I can see how Oxford would have that pull, absolutely. Is it the history of a place? Feels like it, sometimes.Mark Pryorhttp://www.markpryorbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71394866394779839472014-12-18T09:49:40.075-05:002014-12-18T09:49:40.075-05:00Fascinating stuff, Mark! And truly beautiful scene...Fascinating stuff, Mark! And truly beautiful scenery at your mother's place.<br /><br />I have that kind of heart attachment to the city of Oxford in England. On my first visit there, I felt a strange sense of coming home--to my real home. I may have to write a book set there.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62300975811387956322014-12-18T09:35:04.870-05:002014-12-18T09:35:04.870-05:00I am impressed by your style of writing. I must g...I am impressed by your style of writing. I must get one of your books today!<br />Libby Doddhttp://www.libbydoddart.comnoreply@blogger.com