tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post3697417740812685775..comments2023-10-10T10:00:06.367+01:00Comments on DJ´s krimiblog: What´s Your Pick?Dorte Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-73808027295321116412010-10-28T21:35:43.188+01:002010-10-28T21:35:43.188+01:00I love this photo -- great colors.I love this photo -- great colors.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-81989040263862634812010-10-27T15:49:05.051+01:002010-10-27T15:49:05.051+01:00Kelly, I remember an episode of a TV mystery serie...Kelly, I remember an episode of a TV mystery series where the killer had figured out a method to use bullets made of ice. Pretty cool method, and I think I remember having read that it has actually been used in a real murder.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960676264710788969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-85165505214731996222010-10-26T10:52:31.343+01:002010-10-26T10:52:31.343+01:00Tracy: perhaps I should test that in Knavesborough...Tracy: perhaps I should test that in Knavesborough? :D <br /><br />Nevets: gargoyles are delightful - and, it seems, useful :D <br /><br />Kelly: I have certainly read one (Norwegian) where an icicle was the weapon, and as you say, it was difficult to prove it.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-55783881140089514142010-10-25T21:18:59.649+01:002010-10-25T21:18:59.649+01:00Hmmm... I know I've read a lot of clever stori...Hmmm... I know I've read a lot of clever stories, but I can't think of any one in particular right now. I don't remember if it was actually in a murder mystery (or possibly even here?) but I like the idea of using an icicle. Just provide some warmth and the murder weapon melts!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-90927695025453069872010-10-25T20:35:41.949+01:002010-10-25T20:35:41.949+01:00I'm mired so deep in writer mode, that I can o...I'm mired so deep in writer mode, that I can only seem to think of my own murder weapons and that's brutally conceited. haha<br /><br />I'll vote for Clarissa's gargoyle. That sounds delightful.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-66655368201573295502010-10-25T18:55:09.408+01:002010-10-25T18:55:09.408+01:00Tigers whiskers - I seem to remember reading somew...Tigers whiskers - I seem to remember reading somewhere that they killed - slowly - and were almost untracable during postmortem.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-81823527603673508262010-10-25T16:40:28.893+01:002010-10-25T16:40:28.893+01:00Clarissa: I am pretty sure I have read all Colin D...Clarissa: I am pretty sure I have read all Colin Dexter´s novels so I think it must have been Caroline Graham. <br /><br />Bibliophile: I agree about realism, or at least when the story aims for realism. In cosy capers, Midsomer Murders etc I can accept different methods for unusual effects. <br /><br />Margot: Dahl is a master, and that story is often used in crime fiction anthologies for English students :D <br /><br />Elizabeth: fascinating that something so pretty can be dangerous. I agree about "And Then There Were None". Agatha Christie´s imagination was impressive.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-16720929999773353272010-10-25T13:46:09.174+01:002010-10-25T13:46:09.174+01:00Love that mushroom!
How about the way the murdere...Love that mushroom!<br /><br />How about the way the murderer "killed" the final suspect in "And Then There Were None?" Ingenious! Sort of more of a method than a means that makes it interesting.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-28774562956975742872010-10-25T12:26:12.363+01:002010-10-25T12:26:12.363+01:00Dorte - What a beautiful picture! Hmm....fascinati...Dorte - What a beautiful picture! Hmm....fascinating question, too - my favourite murder weapon. I think it's the frozen leg of lamb used in Roald Dahl's short story <i>Lamb to the Slaughter</i>. Ingenious the way the murderer uses it and then hides it from the police...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-19888919013722415002010-10-25T12:20:10.269+01:002010-10-25T12:20:10.269+01:00My mother and I once came across one of these that...My mother and I once came across one of these that had a stem 30 cm long and the fully opened cap came to about 20 cm in diameter. It was beautiful, but knowing what it could do gave us the chills.<br /><br />While I don't object to exotic murder weapons and methods in literature, I prefer the realistic ones. The unusual and exotic methods are so often risky and flashy and obvious. While it's very thrilling to stuff a scorpionfish down someone's throat, I like the realistic methods better. <br /><br />One of the "best" murder "weapons" I have come across was featured in a fairly average murder mystery (The Princeton Murders by Ann Waldron), but I can see how it could be used in real life and no-one would be the wiser, since it isn't something that is screened in standard toxicology tests: an overdose of paracetamol (acetaminophen to Americans).Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960676264710788969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725252734697392575.post-66649846043590728802010-10-25T12:08:06.685+01:002010-10-25T12:08:06.685+01:00My favorite murder weapon? Oh, cool questions. I t...My favorite murder weapon? Oh, cool questions. I think it would have to be... a gargoyle on the head. Dropped from the third floor. I think I've read about it in a Colin Dexter or Caroline Graham novel. Can't remember which one...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.com