What's your favorite mystery book or books? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

thewichtking · 02-04-2009, 07:46 PM

what's your favorite mystery book or book's? mine is the "A.B.C. murders", the "murder on the orient express", and "the murder of Roger ackrod" all by Agatha Christie.
hope this count's on the "downs". oh and if your wondering they all are cases by Hercule Poirot

Agatha Christie is one of the best writer every

Nerwen · 02-04-2009, 08:26 PM

I'm quite keen on such Middle-Earth best-sellers as

Whatever Happened to Maglor?,
The Mystery of Gil-Galad's Parentage,

and

Glorfindel– Reincarnation or Copycat?

Morthoron · 02-04-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Nerwen

I'm quite keen on such Middle-Earth best-sellers as

Whatever Happened to Maglor?,
The Mystery of Gil-Galad's Parentage,

and

Glorfindel– Reincarnation or Copycat?

Do Balrogs have wings?

Why so few dwarvish women?

Why didn't Frodo just hop on an eagle and drop the ring in the Crack 'o' Doom?

Who is Tom Bombadil, and why does he dress like that?

Who is Goldberry, and couldn't she find a better looking mate?

Why does everyone in The Hobbit break into song at the most inopportune times?

Why does everyone in The Hobbit have a ready-made poem or song for every situation?

How did the Elves bypass 10,000 orcs to get to Helms Deep?

What happened to the two Blue Wizards, and how did the Valar run out of different colored robes to dress them in?

How did Earendel in a flying boat kill a giant winged dragon? Come on, you have to admit the visual appears silly.

Elros is a man, not a half-man, but Elrond is a half-elf, yet genetically he's mostly elf. Even more so are his kids.

It's a mystery...

Nerwen · 02-04-2009, 11:39 PM

Oh yes, I know The Riddle of The Balrogs' Wings is a classic, but frankly, I think it's been done to death. Familiarity breeds contempt, and all that...

Estelyn Telcontar · 02-05-2009, 06:36 AM

This is not a movie topic, and since the answers to the title question have taken a humorous turn, I'm moving the thread to the Mirth section of the forum. Please continue to read and post there - thanks!

thewichtking · 02-05-2009, 02:30 PM

i meant mystery book's in genrel it doesn't have to be the lord of the rings

Inziladun · 02-06-2009, 07:12 PM

I'm not a 'genre' reader, and the only 'mystery' tales I like are the Sherlock Holmes stories by A. Conan Doyle. A Study in Scarlet is probably my favorite of the novels, and The Red Headed League the top of the shorts.

narfforc · 02-09-2009, 12:28 AM

It's a complete mystery to me what people see in mystery books, however mysteriously enough I quite like Poirot, he has an air of mystique I find mysterious. By the way have you seen the film Mystery Men?, No!......neither have I...

Nerwen · 02-09-2009, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thewichtking

i meant mystery book's in genrel it doesn't have to be the lord of the rings

I know. We are attempting to be amusing.

Eönwë · 02-09-2009, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thewichtking

it doesn't have to be the lord of the rings

It is a Tolkien forum.

02-04-2009, 07:46 PM	#1
thewichtking Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 42	What's your favorite mystery book or books? what's your favorite mystery book or book's? mine is the "A.B.C. murders", the "murder on the orient express", and "the murder of Roger ackrod" all by Agatha Christie. hope this count's on the "downs". oh and if your wondering they all are cases by Hercule Poirot Agatha Christie is one of the best writer every Last edited by thewichtking; 02-05-2009 at 02:27 PM.

02-04-2009, 08:26 PM	#2
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	I'm quite keen on such Middle-Earth best-sellers as Whatever Happened to Maglor?, The Mystery of Gil-Galad's Parentage, and Glorfindel– Reincarnation or Copycat? __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

02-04-2009, 11:39 PM	#4
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	Oh yes, I know The Riddle of The Balrogs' Wings is a classic, but frankly, I think it's been done to death. Familiarity breeds contempt, and all that... __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

02-05-2009, 06:36 AM	#5
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	This is not a movie topic, and since the answers to the title question have taken a humorous turn, I'm moving the thread to the Mirth section of the forum. Please continue to read and post there - thanks! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

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Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	I'm not a 'genre' reader, and the only 'mystery' tales I like are the Sherlock Holmes stories by A. Conan Doyle. A Study in Scarlet is probably my favorite of the novels, and The Red Headed League the top of the shorts. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

02-05-2009, 02:30 PM	#6
thewichtking Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 42	i meant mystery book's in genrel it doesn't have to be the lord of the rings

02-09-2009, 12:28 AM	#8
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	It's a complete mystery to me what people see in mystery books, however mysteriously enough I quite like Poirot, he has an air of mystique I find mysterious. By the way have you seen the film Mystery Men?, No!......neither have I... __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER. Last edited by narfforc; 02-09-2009 at 01:06 AM.