----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Matkowski" <
jmatkowski1@comcast.net>
> I get hand-me-downs of that series, which BTW is a
police procedural and
> thus very suitable for discussion this month. The
only interesting
character
> is Barbara Havers (SP?), and the others--male and
female--are nincompoops
> IMHO. Anyway, you shouldn't judge a book by its
movie.
> But the more interesting part of your comments is
that cozies rule.
> DorothyL has been awash for months with news of the
cancellation of
various
> cozy series, and the rationale offered is that only
thrillers are
> best-sellers and there isn't a market for
cozies.
>
> Joy, who notes that cozies don't have semi-disrobed
young men holding
vials
> of poison on the cover
To my horror, many cozies appear to feature scantily clad
cats (usually garishly collared) on the cover. Indeed, on one
occasion I observed the poor exploited animal to be quite
naked.
Al
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