tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353027890354684445.post5918008180240817700..comments2023-10-22T06:37:18.437-04:00Comments on Mystery Maven Canada: TUESDAY BRINGS TROUBLELinda Wikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664283043077562640noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353027890354684445.post-56226071371161900642011-06-22T21:40:36.055-04:002011-06-22T21:40:36.055-04:00I get riled about implausibility, e.g. bad guy com...I get riled about implausibility, e.g. bad guy coming after the (weapon-less) amateur female sleuth. Just as he comes up behind her with knife ready to plunge, the heel on her pump breaks sending the lunging bad guy over her back and into on-coming traffic.<br /><br />Similar issues with 'useful' coincidences<br /> in plots.S. C. Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132921651868137575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353027890354684445.post-14360302089085911252011-06-21T11:44:00.775-04:002011-06-21T11:44:00.775-04:00I can't bear stories in which the sleuth acqui...I can't bear stories in which the sleuth acquires a dog in order to have it discover the body or some important clue and once that's done, the dog is forgotten. I once threw a book across the room when the sleuth walked the dog in the morning, put it in the house and then flew off to Las Vegas for a few days of investigation. Ack!Sue Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14104884127447303992noreply@blogger.com