Advertise with Googlier.com Comments on: Bit of a Rough Patch https://www.doniscasey.com/?p=70 Author of the Alafair Tucker and Bianca Dangereuse Mysteries Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:20:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Randy Edmond https://www.doniscasey.com/?p=70#comment-18 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:20:28 +0000 http://www.doniscasey.com/?p=70#comment-18 Donis,

I hope that this e-mail finds you up and about and feeling a whole lot better.

I’m feeling kinda down myself today, but it’s not due to any bug. I received an e-mail this morning from Jon Talton, saying that he is leaving the AZ Republic in two weeks. Besides being one of my favorite mystery writers (you’re in that group, too), Jon is also my favorite Republic columnist. He has a deep, abiding love and concern for AZ, which is reflected in his columns.

One more thing. I truly love the dialog in your books. I have vivid memories from my childhood of my rural OK relatives speaking like Alafair and your other characters. My mom, who is 79 and grew up in Indianola, OK, says that your characters and their dialog are very real and believable. I’m sure that the Norman reviewer is a youngster who grew up in the city and has never experienced such language, which is his or her loss.

Take good care, Randy

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