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I agree! Ruth Rendell aka Barbara Vine writes sophisticated suspsenseful mysteries especially as Barbara Vine. He novels are gritty, on the edge and highly challenging. Good choice imo Beaumont Hardy

I didn;t see the cast but it's the latest one I liked the last one ... teh very small thin woman At least teh stories are good Part 2 airs here on Sunday ... will let you know what I think

I was so disappointed in the new MIss Marple series on MASTERPIECE MYSTERY. The books she stars in have become a close second to Poirot but this new MIss Marple is sadly miscast imo. What do you all think? :confused:

The new series on MASTERPIECE MYSTERY features a new MIss Marple. Sadly disappointing in all ways. :sad:

Miss Chicken I have read all of the books you mentioned in your post and agree that they are all excellent. Since you especially like Icelandic settings you might want to read LAST RITUALS by Yrsa Sigurdardottir and her newer one. I've only found 2 of hers. And if memory serves me Peter...

Orphan i'm not sure but if you put teh line from the poem into the search engine won't it find the poem thru wikipedia or something? I am absolutely not sure but it seems tht you should have some luck looking it up. Hope you find it.

For those interested ... Miss marple (w/a new actress) starts tomorrow at 9pm on pbs.

what a great idea!!! Thank you gerbam

I think this is one of the best threads in these forums. I'm so enjoying seeing your choices, everyone, and hope you will add more. After all there may be some great titles out there some of us have missed, so keep 'em coming>>>>>> More of MIne THE CONVERSATION F/X POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS...

Dracula, dracula, dracula WOW! beer good what a great summary of DRACULA films thank you for the history it's very interesting :)

Some of you may be old enough to remember ADVISE AND CONSENT when it came out. I am and I do. I remember reading it and feeling as though I was privvy to the goings on behind the scenes of Congress and the rest of government. The following essay appears in the latest (6/25/09) issue of the NYT...

Fed Da Man ABSOLUTELY!!!!! and you picked a winner if you refer to teh original film with James Mason and Shelley Winters superb performances Many many other 20th century books as well as a few 21st century books are already classsics and/or contemporary classics Like THE COLOR PURPLE...

Movies over and over Interesting list (some of yours make my list too) ... do you have any more? I'd add TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN 7 BRIDES FOR 7 BROTHERS LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME SOPHIES CHOICE APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX OUT OF AFRICA DIAL M FOR MURDER Gosh the more I think the more I...

NoelK LOL LOL LOL no the old movie is not silent perhaps there was one made but that's not the one I'm thinking of I may be remembering wrong but I think Bella Lugosi was Dracula GOODLUCK and ENJOY

I'd like to add SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (AUSSIE FILM) FROM THE TERRACE HUD WIZARD OF OZ LONG HOT SUMMER PICNIC ... AND THE LIST CONTINUES >>>>>>>>>

Poirot is ... You are very welcome, mmyap. Yes David Suchet is Poirot, again. He does such a good job don't you think? I"m sure the episodes will be repeated. This time around the series has 6 episodes. ENJOY

Movie mojo CHINATOWN PARALLAX VIEW 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR WOMAN IN WHITE DANIEL MALTESE FALCON REBECCA Oh and the list goes on and on ... especially since I have NETFLIX ;)

As of June 21, 2009 PBS began a new Hercule Poirot series. The first story was CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS ... I gave it a "B" :whistling: ENJOY

PBS has begun a new Poirot series on MASTERPIECE MYSTERY. It began w/ CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS on June 21@9pm in Ct. ENJOY;)

Mats Flemstrom Try Cornell Woolrich If you put 1940s era mystery + suspense + thriller into your search engine you may find exactly what you're looking for GOOD LUCK