tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post4756565426967506136..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: Death on Tiptoe - R. C. AshbyJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-29704271538019880052014-08-06T08:21:05.121-05:002014-08-06T08:21:05.121-05:00This sounds quite delightful! Here I go adding ano...This sounds quite delightful! Here I go adding another name to my endless list of authors to find....Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-31498241732588139802014-07-31T16:39:42.967-05:002014-07-31T16:39:42.967-05:00I don't know Ashby's work at all, but you ...I don't know Ashby's work at all, but you have certainly interested me in it now!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-13547061401228659792014-07-29T02:49:22.235-05:002014-07-29T02:49:22.235-05:00I'll see if I can find a second-hand copy - as...I'll see if I can find a second-hand copy - as always, thanks for the great guidance - don't think i've read anythign by her (yet). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-9363222209557076602014-07-26T09:46:28.920-05:002014-07-26T09:46:28.920-05:00Must mimic everyone else, John, this book sounds i...Must mimic everyone else, John, this book sounds interesting. Thanks for the review. whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-7239270622455121502014-07-26T01:37:14.898-05:002014-07-26T01:37:14.898-05:00John, as always, a great choice for FFB. Apart fro...John, as always, a great choice for FFB. Apart from the characters, as you mentioned, the plot of this novel sounds Christie-like too except for the heightened suspense and intensity. I'll see if I can track down this book. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-49872511068532424042014-07-25T19:00:55.027-05:002014-07-25T19:00:55.027-05:00I'm with Yvette: this book sounds intriguing!I'm with Yvette: this book sounds intriguing!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-40742116254277037872014-07-25T18:27:29.295-05:002014-07-25T18:27:29.295-05:00Now THIS is more my thing, John. :) I'm going ...Now THIS is more my thing, John. :) I'm going to look for this one. Thanks for the intro. Don't know how you find 'em, but keep 'em coming. I love this type of book. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-28647869161783989642014-07-25T14:03:23.952-05:002014-07-25T14:03:23.952-05:00Beats the hell out of me. I've never heard of ...Beats the hell out of me. I've never heard of the song or the legend. Maybe if you hold a séance and ask Ruby herself she can tell you. :^DJ F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-53637958808264203012014-07-25T13:40:36.096-05:002014-07-25T13:40:36.096-05:00" her body being discovered three weeks later..." her body being discovered three weeks later in a chest in the attic where she had hid during a game of hide and seek, an entertainment she arranged for her guests."<br /><br />Is this a deliberate reference to the once very popular ghost story/song "The Mistletoe Bough"/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Mistletoe_BoughRoger Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012987757094423896noreply@blogger.com