Q&A with Josh Lanyon discussion

What’s buzzin’, cousin? Hey, why am I feeling so 1940s at the moment?! Did anyone happen to notice where I left my tweed coat and fedora hat...?

Oh, and what I meant to say is... See you here on Friday. There won't be shortage of Martinis and Manhattans because Friday is Murder Between the Pages launch day! And there will be fun and games and shiny prizes!

Meanwhile you can click yourself to Murder Between the Pages page on Josh's website and read the fantastic excerpt (two first chapters) of the upcoming novella: http://www.joshlanyon.com/the_works.html

Come back on Friday to check out all the killer-diller, doll dizzy, khaki wacky fun going on here! :-D

Johanna wrote: "Meanwhile you can click yourself to Murder Between the Pages page on Josh's website and read the fantastic excerpt (two first chapters) of the upcoming novella: http://www.joshlanyon.com/the_works.html"

Thank you in advance for organising the festivities and thanks also for pointing out the first two chapters. I hadn't seen them.

I'm trying to pace myself and not click. I bought the book months ago and one would think I could wait few more days.

I love killer-diller khaki-wacky....
Oh, and I borrowed your fedora....
Haven't seen your coat.

Antonella wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Meanwhile you can click yourself to Murder Between the Pages page on Josh's website and read the fantastic excerpt (two first chapters) of the upcoming novella: http://www.joshlanyo..."

You're very welcome, Antonella.

It's going to be a swell party. Just saying... :-D

Ame wrote: "I'm trying to pace myself and not click. I bought the book months ago and one would think I could wait few more days."

I admire your willpower! :-)

Haldis wrote: "I love killer-diller khaki-wacky....
Oh, and I borrowed your fedora....
Haven't seen your coat."

Well, I think that fedora looks better on you anyway! :-)

So, here's a fun thing to do before Friday — get to know 1940s slang and phrases. :-D I don't have the finest idea if these sites know their stuff or not, but all the same it sounds entertaining!

https://www.phactual.com/23-pieces-of...

http://www.cultureify.com/1940s-slang...

http://1940s.org/history/on-the-homef...

https://www.buzzfeed.com/leonoraepste...

http://slanguage.weebly.com/slang-in-...

Catch you later, alligator!

Woot! Can't wait to get my hands on a new Josh-book! :-D

Does everyone get a Fedora?

Calathea wrote: "Does everyone get a Fedora?"

Homburg, Fedora, Panama, Porkpie... take your pick. :-)

Or maybe you dolls would prefer these...

God, such a wonderful news. I had one of the worst day! Job stuff. One of those WTF , do I need this, day. Pardon my French.
I love 40es. Snowball in hell is one of my favorite. So a new book is a treat!
Friday, here I come!

Goge wrote: "God, such a wonderful news. I had one of the worst day! Job stuff. One of those WTF , do I need this, day. Pardon my French."

Sorry to hear about your exhausting work day, Goge! (I hope my next post cheers you up.)

So, listen up, everyone! I have excellent news about our prizes — Josh just gave us NINE audio codes for her books to give away in this party.

Make sure you'll be here on Friday to take part in the games and fun and the drawing of those audio codes!

Calathea wrote: "Does everyone get a Fedora?"

Yes! :-)

Johanna wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Does everyone get a Fedora?"

Homburg, Fedora, Panama, Porkpie... take your pick. :-)

"

The Homburg with a blue-green feather, please! :-)
(Is that allowed, or does it have to match the color of the hat?...)

Johanna wrote: "So, listen up, everyone! I have excellent news about our prizes — Josh just gave us NINE audio codes for her books to give away in this party.

Make sure you'll be here on Friday to take part in th..."

Wow! That IS a great news :-)

KC wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Does everyone get a Fedora?"

Homburg, Fedora, Panama, Porkpie... take your pick. :-)

"

The Homburg with a blue-green feather, please! :-)
(Is that allowed, or do..."

Fetching! :-D

Johanna wrote: "So, listen up, everyone! I have excellent news about our prizes — Josh just gave us NINE audio codes for her books to give away in this party.

Make sure you'll be here on Friday to take part in th..."

Hot diggity dog! Straight up, that's swell!
.....and I'm keeping your fedora. It's rather spiffy. :-)

:-D :-D :-D

This is going to be brilliant.

Where is the Pill Box hat? Or maybe that is later?

I always wanted one since Bob Dylan sang about " your new leopard skin pill box hat".

We were too seldom hats, really. One of the most sensual sentences in another song is Joe Cocker's " you can keep your hat on". Isn't that great?

:)

Anne wrote: "Where is the Pill Box hat? Or maybe that is later?

I always wanted one since Bob Dylan sang about " your new leopard skin pill box hat".

We were too seldom hats, really. One of the most sensual s..."

I love hats! I used to wear hats a lot. But I never go anywhere anymore. :-D

Anne wrote: "Where is the Pill Box hat? Or maybe that is later?

I always wanted one since Bob Dylan sang about " your new leopard skin pill box hat".

We were too seldom hats, really. One of the most sensual s..."

Hey, look! We happen to have this groovy leopard skin pill box hat here? I wonder who would want to try this one on?

;-)

And yeah, not much longer now and we'll have our party task ready for you guys...

... meanwhile feel free to try those hats on. I saw one that looks a lot like a salad bowl with all the lettuce and such. Oh, I see! Josh has it! That hat looks... interesting, my dear. Yes, yes. I fits nicely with your pretty party dress. :-D

Johanna wrote: "Anne wrote: "Where is the Pill Box hat? Or maybe that is later?

I always wanted one since Bob Dylan sang about " your new leopard skin pill box hat".

We were too seldom hats, really. One of the m..."

Me me me! * jumps up and down*

I love hats and I have five or six. Mostly I wear them, when it is raining or when it is very sunny.

It's raining. I seem to have misplaced my hat. And scarf.

Did you mean this one, Anne? :-D



(I appologise for being late. The lecture ran 45 min longer than planned. All my fault of course... Now, off for a minute to find the question. Where did I put it again?)

Mymymble wrote: "I want to wear the fascinator above. I have one similar but it's much larger so is not a fascinator, which are handsized. I would love to see you in your fedoras. Mum's stepdad always wore one thou..."

Oh, cool! Custard doughnuts! Thank you, Mymymble!

I have a fond hat memory. When I was about 17 I traveled around Europe by train with my best friend one summer for a month. Interrailing I think it's called. Anyways, we had our backpacks on and when the trip proceeded my backpack started to fill with books and poster rolls I bought along the way. AND I bought this beautiful hat from the old town of Prague! So, that's how much I love books and posters and hats — I arrived home with the most inconvenient souvenirs to travel with... including this huge — but lovely, mind you! — hatbox. :-D

Hi-de-ho!

Are you guys reading Murder Between the Pages already or still trying on hats? (I'm still all for the Fedora, btw, but I like the felt too...)

And where are the martinis, anyway?

If you've got a minute to spare, here's a task for you that could win you the killer-diller (I've been told it means "good stuff", but really? O.O)

See the picture? This little 1940s china figurine was found in a locker box. Where did it come from? Is it valueable? Who is missing it? Who or what was it intended for? Was it a big art theft? Or merely a bank deposit for safety reasons?

Tell us the story!

Every participants has a chance to win one of the nine audiocodes. Winners will be drawn randomly Saturday evening (24 hours from now). Winners have another day to check back here and contact me afterwards, otherwise the prize will go back in the vault.

Have fun and tell us everything about it! :-D

That is such a charming figurine! Can't wait to hear what you guys come up with!

(I don't know why this little statue makes me think of Kit?!)

Calathea wrote: "Did you mean this one, Anne? :-D



(I appologise for being late. The lecture ran 45 min longer than planned. All my fault of course... Now, off for a minute to find the question. Where did I put i..."

Oh yes! :)

Johanna wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Does everyone get a Fedora?"

Homburg, Fedora, Panama, Porkpie... take your pick. :-)

"

Why is it that villains always wore panama while the good guys had the fedoras?

Ame wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Does everyone get a Fedora?"

Homburg, Fedora, Panama, Porkpie... take your pick. :-)"

Why is it that villains always were panama while the good guys had the fed..."

Ha! :-D

Johanna wrote: "That is such a charming figurine! Can't wait to hear what you guys come up with!

(I don't know why this little statue makes me think of Kit?!)"

That's probably the china that makes you think of him? It could have gone down like this: the figurine was an ornamental part of Kit's grandma's china that he lost and had to buy back when moving. I guess the woman who helt the service ransom kept the figurine to herself and put it in the locker box so noone would stumble upon it.
What nobody knew is that it had been part of a theft before. Actually, Kit's granddad stole it from a shop when he was wooing the later gradma and gave it to her as a gift because she had been admiring it so. They got the rest of the china as a present for the wedding.

Does that sound true to you? If not, write your own story. A few words to show us the idea will be enough. :-)

Did someone say "where are the martinis?" Here they are! Breakfast of champions, you know. Cheers. And Josh does an excellent Carmen Miranda impression with that salad bowl hat. :)

I'll try and pop back in later because I have to go to work now. Have fun you all. :)

Perfect timing. My new 4 disc cd collection of 40's big band/swing music arrived two days ago. I will make sure to listen to it while reading the new book!

This figurine has been in the Vanderheusen family (the Boston Vanderheusens) for years. It came over from Austria as part of Anne Maria Heffler's dowry when she married Willem Hans Vanderheusen in 1843.
Recently the Vanderheusen family has fallen on hard times and was forced to pawn many of its heirlooms.
When Esther Vanderheusen, the present matriarch of the family, returned to reclaim her precious figurine, it was gone with no trace of a sale.
The family will pay handsomely for its return. No questions asked.

Haldis wrote: "This figurine has been in the Vanderheusen family (the Boston Vanderheusens) for years. It came over from Austria as part of Anne Maria Heffler's dowry when she married Willem Hans Vanderheusen in ..."

I love this! Is Esther one of these older, though as nails matriarch or more of a new, youngish, inexperienced one? Is she hiring a P.I.? Tell me she is hiring a P.I.!

Calathea wrote: "Haldis wrote: "This figurine has been in the Vanderheusen family (the Boston Vanderheusens) for years. It came over from Austria as part of Anne Maria Heffler's dowry when she married Willem Hans V..."

Ester is tough as nails, and of course she is hiring a P.I.
Hopefully he can find a lead.
It appears the pawn shop has been ransacked and robbed, and the owner found dead.....the P.I. found mob connections.

This little china figurine is an unique piece created by the famous artist Maximilian Schaller, who worked his whole adult life for the Meissen porcelain manufactory.
Prince Olav, heir of the island monarchy Gyilth, bought the figurine for his very good friend Pierre Mantonine. He send this lovely figurine with his trustworthy courier Nils Haggar towards France.
By a muggin only twenty kilometres away from his destination lost Nils the china figurine and his life.

Ha! These are absolutely wonderful, Haldis, Sabine and Calathea!! I love these all!

Lovely stories, thank you so much!

I wont contribute because I'm knackered (and I definitely decided that I'm not interested in audiobooks, we can talk again after I found the time to listen to the ones I've got - by Josh and by Jordan Castillo Price).

I'm going to bed very early (for my standards) and starting to read a bit of the book.

This lovely little figurine was carefully brought by a young solider returning home from the war for his sweetheart. When he arrived home, he found his family along with his sweetheart's had all died from a flu epidemic. His sweetheart, all alone in the work and not knowing when the soldier when return home was forced to marry another and move far away. Broken hearted, the soldier carefully & lovingly packed up the statue & placed it in storage until he could face looking at it again. Alas, he never recovered from losing his love; thus never returned to recover the lovely piece of art from where he had stored it. Upon his death, it was discovered by the company that owned the storage lockers.

Lisa ~ Books Are My Drugs ~ wrote: "This lovely little figurine was carefully brought by a young solider returning home from the war for his sweetheart. When he arrived home, he found his family along with his sweetheart's had all di..."

Oh, how sad. :(
I hope it will bring the new owner more luck.

Haldis wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Haldis wrote: "This figurine has been in the Vanderheusen family (the Boston Vanderheusens) for years. It came over from Austria as part of Anne Maria Heffler's dowry when she marr..."

Ha! I knew she would be hiring a P.I. Does the private eye look like Bogart or Bergman? ;-)

Sabine wrote: "This little china figurine is an unique piece created by the famous artist Maximilian Schaller, who worked his whole adult life for the Meissen porcelain manufactory.
Prince Olav, heir of the isla..."

His very good friend, yes? :-D

I just wish Nils had had a chance.

Calathea wrote: "Sabine wrote: "This little china figurine is an unique piece created by the famous artist Maximilian Schaller, who worked his whole adult life for the Meissen porcelain manufactory.
Prince Olav, h..."

Yes, Olav changed his life after this tragedy. He decided to give love a chance and bought the famous hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam. Pierre rented a suite there with a connecting door to Olav's suite.

Lord Peter Wimsey had needed nearly a year to find the murderer of Nils.

Calathea wrote: "Haldis wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Haldis wrote: "This figurine has been in the Vanderheusen family (the Boston Vanderheusens) for years. It came over from Austria as part of Anne Maria Heffler's dowr..."

Bogart.