tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post5452334515164483628..comments2024-03-28T22:28:55.074-07:00Comments on SUSPENSE SISTERS: RED HERRINGSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-22636927984160320832013-01-31T15:32:34.898-08:002013-01-31T15:32:34.898-08:00The difference between a red herring and a MacGuff...The difference between a red herring and a MacGuffin is that the red herring has to have a logical fit in the story. It's just misleading as to the solving of the crime. A MacGuffin has nothing to do with anything even though everyone is interested in it. MacGuffins are abstract while red herrings are concrete. They exist.Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-39232364048235627642013-01-31T15:28:39.227-08:002013-01-31T15:28:39.227-08:00You guessed what I'd use, Linda. As I mentione...You guessed what I'd use, Linda. As I mentioned in a reply above, it was the clue that helped local police solve a real murder in our area a few years ago. It was taken out of the library in the murderer's name, not the victim's.Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-36774174348154575682013-01-31T15:26:43.796-08:002013-01-31T15:26:43.796-08:00You've got the imagination to go with the clue...You've got the imagination to go with the clues you picked, Caroline. Go for it!Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-23837205126698174322013-01-31T15:25:36.801-08:002013-01-31T15:25:36.801-08:00Katherine, both the receipt and the schedule would...Katherine, both the receipt and the schedule would make good real clues, but not my choice. You'll have to take these clues on, maybe in your next novel.Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-81974014825847371592013-01-31T15:22:56.180-08:002013-01-31T15:22:56.180-08:00Great possibilities in both these things, Maxie, b...Great possibilities in both these things, Maxie, but you'll have to write the letter book. It's not my choice.Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-53773430084349246182013-01-31T15:21:57.968-08:002013-01-31T15:21:57.968-08:00Hey, Delores, always good to hear from you. The ce...Hey, Delores, always good to hear from you. The cell phone should definitely lead to her identification if not the murderer. Not my choice though. So glad Peggy kept you guessing!Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-27570440573715709402013-01-31T15:19:56.995-08:002013-01-31T15:19:56.995-08:00Bobbe, go with the train schedule and write that o...Bobbe, go with the train schedule and write that one. Not my choice so it's all yours.Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-19771805754708373932013-01-31T15:19:15.582-08:002013-01-31T15:19:15.582-08:00The hotel receipt could make a great clue to solve...The hotel receipt could make a great clue to solve the mystery, Pam, but not my choice. You can write this one.Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-67027282810592851932013-01-31T15:18:21.994-08:002013-01-31T15:18:21.994-08:00Thank you, Sarah.Thank you, Sarah.Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-44366520705110261652013-01-31T15:18:04.042-08:002013-01-31T15:18:04.042-08:00Michelle, the whole 4 book Caught series is among ...Michelle, the whole 4 book Caught series is among my favorites because i love the heroine, Merry Kramer.Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-28145348540609887792013-01-31T15:17:04.698-08:002013-01-31T15:17:04.698-08:00There was a real life murder solved in our area by...There was a real life murder solved in our area by the library book because it wasn't taken out in the victim's name but the murderer's.Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-22742195558881099442013-01-31T15:15:09.130-08:002013-01-31T15:15:09.130-08:00It's one of my favorites of my books. I love t...It's one of my favorites of my books. I love the heroine.Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-62674638577557940152013-01-31T15:14:01.521-08:002013-01-31T15:14:01.521-08:00Thanks, Megan.Thanks, Megan.Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-69878305607051283362013-01-31T15:13:22.045-08:002013-01-31T15:13:22.045-08:00Thanks you, Donita. Thanks you, Donita. Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-65562233765751059652013-01-31T15:12:39.900-08:002013-01-31T15:12:39.900-08:00Just so at the end of the book you can look back a...Just so at the end of the book you can look back and say, "Ah the clues were there all along. I just didn't see them."Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-56424028018737339832013-01-31T15:11:31.310-08:002013-01-31T15:11:31.310-08:00You're entered, Shirley.You're entered, Shirley.Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-72491683149332948922013-01-31T15:11:00.657-08:002013-01-31T15:11:00.657-08:00Write the story with the receipt the crucial thing...Write the story with the receipt the crucial thing, Kaye. Not my choice.Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-87332825584126769012013-01-31T15:09:56.957-08:002013-01-31T15:09:56.957-08:00Terri, Always glad to help the competition. (:Terri, Always glad to help the competition. (:Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-66950769071011623892013-01-31T15:09:17.208-08:002013-01-31T15:09:17.208-08:00Love new insights!
Love new insights!<br />Gayle Roperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506227648305691553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-73590389824371743432013-01-31T14:18:24.416-08:002013-01-31T14:18:24.416-08:00I like the title. I had heard of the origin of re...I like the title. I had heard of the origin of red herrings before. It also makes me think of Hitchcock's MacGuffin.<br /><br />catbooks@rocketmail.comMichelle Fidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285519745590239008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-37625413947961347252013-01-31T12:20:15.180-08:002013-01-31T12:20:15.180-08:00I love red herrings in mysteries, and am always tr...I love red herrings in mysteries, and am always trying to guess which is the real clue. My guess would be the library book. Thanks!<br />Linda R.<br />linlee822@gmail.comLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127055953780142865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-16214941965919518742013-01-31T09:23:06.042-08:002013-01-31T09:23:06.042-08:00Oooh! Fun post. I love the lipstick herring: maybe...Oooh! Fun post. I love the lipstick herring: maybe not really her color, or on something of the victim's. Or it could be the eyeglasses when she doesn't even wear them. Why does she have them? Or if want to get more serious, the pens: what if one of them isn't even a pen but the murder weapon?<br /><br />Thanks! browncarole212(at)yahoo(dot)comCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765332646987825952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-81687599057667268272013-01-31T06:53:41.493-08:002013-01-31T06:53:41.493-08:00Hi, Gayle, I'm thinking about a mystery for my...Hi, Gayle, I'm thinking about a mystery for my next novel, so thanks for the advice and I'll be back! I'd love to read Caught in the Act. The train schedule and the motel receipt sound most suggestive to me. You can reach me at kbhyde(at)kbhyde(dot)com if I win!Katherine Hydehttp://kbhyde.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-24516740730414591152013-01-30T22:02:13.550-08:002013-01-30T22:02:13.550-08:00I think the clue is found in the unopened, unaddr...I think the clue is found in the unopened, unaddressed letter. 2nd choice would be her cell phone. Maxie mac262(at)me(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641599238951031625.post-59159957115354120812013-01-30T20:53:07.075-08:002013-01-30T20:53:07.075-08:00Hmmm If it actually a letter, and not just an env...Hmmm If it actually a letter, and not just an envelope, that is where I would start, otherwise the cell phone to see who she was, who she called, possibly appointments. You are one of the few authors whose books I keep to share and get back to re-read.<br /><br />By the way I recently won a debut mystery To See the Sun by Peggy Blann Phifer. I was unable to guess who did it, and I'm thinking she may someday be a candidate to join the Suspense Sisters!Delores Liesnerhttp://deloresliesner.comnoreply@blogger.com