Janet, you're killing me! I know Bruce Willis was not in Collateral. If there's another movie where he does commit such a heinous act, I've not found it. Rest assured, I'll keep looking. If there's another film that fits the description, I'll add it to the answer list. You've got me going now. JP
477 2016-10-06 23:43:35
Topic: Write a song (0 replies, posted in Mama, Trains and Pickup Trucks)
Haven't seen our group come up with any new songs lately.
Here are Rolling Stone's guidelines for writing a good country-western song. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictu … t-20140613
478 2016-10-06 23:29:33
Re: POP COP QUIZ #27 Not My Type (6 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
#5 Not Bruce
#6 correct
#7 correct
479 2016-10-06 23:00:31
Re: POP COP QUIZ #27 Not My Type (6 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
She's on a roll!
480 2016-10-06 18:05:09
Re: POP COP QUIZ #26 (5 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Well, Janet, you're much braver than everyone else. I'm hoping someone will recognize one of these. I've read something from every one of these authors, and their works are really worth the time. Thanks for taking part. JP
481 2016-10-06 18:00:06
Topic: POP COP QUIZ #27 Not My Type (6 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Was #26 too esoteric? Try this one on for size!
Name the MOVIE and the ACTOR in which an actor usually known as a good guy went against type to play the villain.
1. Serial killer masquerades as photo lab clerk.
2. Hit man changes identities like sweaters.
3. Crooked cop terrorizes rookie.
4. Charming salesman leaves grisly memento.
5. Hit man kidnaps cab driver.
6. Obsessed young man steals another’s identity.
7. Respected businessman commits sexually motivated murders.
8. Female serial killer takes out the men who hit on her.
9. Bloody serial killer kidnaps the son of FBI investigator.
10. A weird little man with glasses has a taste for human flesh.
11. EXTRA CREDIT Classic: Murderous despot rules the Old West.
482 2016-10-03 11:49:12
Re: POP COP QUIZ #26 (5 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Good start, Janet. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was only the first book of The Millenium Trilogy. And the author? (The Quiz asked for sleuth and author.)
483 2016-10-02 13:14:48
Re: POP COP QUIZ #26 (5 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Looks like this is going to be harder than I thought. Hints will appear from time to time. Good luck!
484 2016-10-02 02:03:12
Re: Witness or not? (2 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Thanks, Don. I like that. JP
485 2016-10-01 03:08:01
Topic: Witness or not? (2 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
This just came up about Chapter 4 of At the Movies.
A murder occurs in the theater manager's office while the regularly scheduled movies are being shown. The body is discovered later. When the police arrive, do they hold all the moviegoers as possible witnesses, or let them go, since there is not much chance that anyone saw anything? Would they take names, then let them go home? This is a large theater with 8 movies showing.
486 2016-09-28 20:57:08
Topic: POP COP QUIZ #26 (5 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
As far removed from the South as you can get: Scandinavian crime fiction series. I know you’ve read them, but the names may be unfamiliar. So I’m giving you a clue that describes the sleuth in each series. You name the SLEUTH and the AUTHOR.
So much murder—so little warmth! I guess we know how Scandinavians pass their long, cold winters. The EXTRA CREDIT question should be a freebie for you.
1. A crusading Red Cross nurse
2. A loose cannon of the Oslo police force
3. Detective, divorcee and mother of a teenager
4. An opera-loving cop obsessed with society’s ills Hint: TV series in Sweden, then the UK (& PBS). Watch both series on Netflix.
5. Daughter of an Inuit hunter and a Danish physician
6. A painstaking investigator
7. Mild-mannered detective smokes one cigarette a day
8. A lesbian police officer
9. Swedish detective prone to colds
10. A tax attorney
11. EXTRA CREDIT: The victim of sexual abuse Okay, I'll give you a hint: Lisbeth Salander
NOTE: The television series "The Killing" was not based on the books. The books were based on the original Danish series created by Søren Sveistrup.
487 2016-09-03 20:33:46
Re: New Menu test & other changes (33 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Mariana Reuter wrote:
Please, keep the "home' icon. It's super intuitive!
I, too, would like to see the home icon remain--it's so easy to spot. How about this: since the Home caption and logo are already lined up, why not just add a little house before the letter H?
488 2016-07-26 21:23:14
Re: Skin Deep (7 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Where is it? Have you posted it?
489 2016-07-25 05:44:07
Re: POP COP QUIZ # 25 Faves and Raves (3 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Janet Taylor-Perry wrote:
How could you leave off Jack Nicholson and Tommy Lee Jones?
Sorry. Jack and Tommy Lee fell by the wayside because there were just too many actors to choose from. Maybe I'll pick them for a future Quiz. JP
490 2016-07-24 18:59:36
Topic: POP COP QUIZ # 25 Faves and Raves (3 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
More of a survey than a quiz. Name your favorite in each category. All votes will be counted! REMEMBER—MYSTERY AND CRIME ONLY!
Your favorite crime movie starring:
1. Ray Liotta
2. Kevin Spacey
3. Al Pacino
4. John Cusack
5. Christopher Walken
6. Robert De Niro
7. Benicio del Toro
8. Bruce Willis
9. Johnny Depp
10. Morgan Freeman
Extra Credit:
11. Humphrey Bogart (of course)
491 2016-07-20 21:19:53
Topic: FIRE! I have a question... (1 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
My story culminates with fire. (Based on the forest fire of 1950 in Minnesota and Michigan.) The three important fires are 1) the fire that destroys a trailer being used at a construction site, 2) the explosion of a fuel oil (used for heating) tank behind the jail that destroys the jail, killing a witness/suspect and a police officer, and 3) the forest fire that surrounds and destroys much of the town.
1) In 1950, what signs would investigators look for to determine arson?
2) What substances might arsonists have used to start the fires?
I grew up in a mountain village set in a national forest, and I have been surrounded by fire, but I'd like to have some technical observations.
Thanks, everyone! JP
492 2016-07-05 19:18:33
Re: POP COP QUIZ #24: How dunit (10 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Hey, Janet--Thanks for playing! How was Fourth of July with all the Taylors and Perrys?
#8 a storm--It seems like a lot of Stephen King's work involves a storm in one way or another. Although my fave is Needful Things, which is more than just a storm--it's a whole winter. But there we do get into the supernatural and away from crime. Of course, there's Lee Child's 61 Hours.
#7 mistaken identity--almost, but really more of a masquerade in Frederick Forsyth's The Day of the Jackal.
See? Lots of answers are possible! We need to talk! JP
493 2016-07-05 00:35:23
Re: Is Cowboy Poetry a Thing? (1 replies, posted in Mama, Trains and Pickup Trucks)
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada next January
https://www.westernfolklife.org/General … -page.html
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Alpine, Texas next January
http://texascowboypoetry.com/
Are there any more out there?
494 2016-07-04 22:40:04
Re: POP COP QUIZ #24: How dunit (10 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Darn! It's been so long since I read the book I can't remember much about it, except that the similarities were noticeable. Wikipedia does state there were
Chinese villains, so somebody must have caused the plane to disappear.
#10 a relative--I was thinking James Lee Burke's Jolie Blon's Bounce (I think that't the one about his mother), or the second Dave Robicheaux book, Heaven's Prisoners, that told about his wife's death. Of course, you could go with any one of the several Michael Connelly books wherein Harry Bosch investigates his mother's death, discovers who his father is, marries his ex-FBI poker-playing girlfriend, rescues his kidnapped daughter, or partners with his half brother. And then there's Lee Child's Jack Reacher, who in the first book is accused of his own brother's murder, or the several novellas about the brothers' youth.
#4 mental illness--I had in mind Shutter Island, although I know that there are many. I just haven't read them yet.
Always nice to get a fresh perspective. Thanks, Jack. Hope you're enjoying the Fourth. JP
495 2016-06-27 16:53:35
Re: POP COP QUIZ #24: How dunit (10 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
# 9--When Air Force One came out, I was reminded of "The President's Plane is Missing" by Robert J. Serling (1967). It was ahead of its time, and I think it served as the inspiration for the movie, without giving credit to the book's author. What do you think?
# 1--I had "Witness" in mind, but then discovered it was an original screenplay, not based on a book, so you win. Anybody else?
496 2016-06-27 04:06:47
Topic: Is Cowboy Poetry a Thing? (1 replies, posted in Mama, Trains and Pickup Trucks)
I have a friend who writes cowboy poetry. This seems like a perfect fit for this group. Where can it be published? The ezines I've checked have really specific requirements that don't fit my poems. Anybody know about cowboy poetry?
497 2016-06-27 03:24:31
Re: POP COP QUIZ #24: How dunit (10 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Hey, Jack--I wrote you a note at #23. Thanks for being such a faithful reader and participant. The idea is for the titles to promote discussion. Everybody's answers are valid.
498 2016-06-26 22:29:05
Re: POP COP QUIZ #23: Location, Location, Location (2 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
Jack, you did an excellent job! Your list doesn't match mine, but that was the point--to get a dialog going on the aspects of various settings in crime writing. Maybe we just need to try again? See Quiz # 24.
499 2016-06-24 17:21:10
Topic: POP COP QUIZ #24: How dunit (10 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
POP COP QUIZ #24: How dunit
Name a book (OK, or a movie) released within the past fifty years in which the crime centers around:
1. A child
2. An explosion
3. A faked death
4. Mental illness
5. A lost item
6. A carnival
7. Mistaken identity
8. A storm
9. A hijacking
10. A relative
Multiple answers are possible. It would be nice to have multiple responses. Let’s see how our answers compare.
500 2016-06-09 18:58:28
Topic: POP COP QUIZ #23: Location, Location, Location (2 replies, posted in Cop Shop)
POP COP QUIZ #23: Location, Location, Location
There are times when it seems an author has reached far, far away to choose the setting for a story. Name the book (again, written in the last fifty years) wherein the crime is committed:
1. In a cave
2. On a boat/ship
3. On a space station
4. In a basement/ cellar
5. From a balcony
6. Under water
7. In a museum
8. In a hotel/ motel room
9. On an island
10. In a forest
Multiple answers are possible. Let’s see how yours stack up against the others.
