So here's another question.
If you were reading a mystery, even if it was one with a romantic angle (i.e. the people solving the murder fall in love), would you be completely turned off if the victim was a nice older woman (actually a children's book author) whom everyone in town loved?
My theory is, nice people get murdered, too. And in this case, what with no one having a motive, and her having no family left to fight over her will, I thought it would be interesting to figure out who did kill her, since it's not obvious. Why would someone kill her, etc?
Am I nuts?
I think the victim being nice adds to the interest, personally. The original victim in Matty Groves was a much-loved sweetie pie.
My theory is, nice people get murdered, too
I can't see how a nice person could be a no no. I mean, avenging and all. I'd think it a perfectly suitable draw.
Why can't I write books for you guys?
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Not the red/green sort
That's what I was wondering. There is more than one type of color blindness. Red/green is the most common. More rare, but still out there, is the blue/yellow. As long as the guy wasn't any sort of a wire chaser who had to be able to read wire colors and resistor bands, it wouldn't necessarily be noticable except possibly in some very odd wardrobe choices. My teacher relied on his wife to let him know if his tie matched his suit, etc.
I worked with a guy that wore a bright purple (like, Prince would decline wearing it -- Barney bright) suit two or three times a week.
Did he also have green hair and a huge grin?
Did he also have green hair and a huge grin?
You're evidently thinking of a more muted purple than was in evidence.
That's truly frightening.
I'm very scared.
Paul worked with a guy who's good suit matched his Camero.
Nutty, $200 doesn't buy you much of a man's suit, as I recall from joining Paul in the suit section, unless you're buying close-out.
Amy, I think I've read mysteries where the victim was nice, and it didn't throw me off the story.
Nice victims only bother me if we spend a lot of time getting to know the nice victim and then she's killed.
