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FROM: Julia Henderson <[removed]@kcls.org>
REC'D: 3/6/02, 2:52 PM

I'm hoping you all can help me with a book list. I have a patron who is
looking for novel-length fiction of any genre with unexpected twists at the
end. He mentioned The Lottery by Shirley Jackson as an example, though that
looks to be a short story. We looked at the O'Henry awards, but those are only
short stories. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

Julia Henderson
Federal Way Regional Library
King County Library System

FROM: Viccy Kemp <[removed]@cityofcarrollton.com>
REC'D: 3/6/02, 3:13 PM

Rita Mae Brown's book "Southern Discomfort." The last paragraph completely
changes your entire perception of the novel.
HTH
Viccy Kemp
The opinions are my own; the library wouldn't want 'em!

-----Original Message-----
From: Julia Henderson [[removed]@kcls.org]
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 2:49 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: A twist at the end


I'm hoping you all can help me with a book list. I have a patron who is
looking for novel-length fiction of any genre with unexpected twists at the
end. He mentioned The Lottery by Shirley Jackson as an example, though that

looks to be a short story. We looked at the O'Henry awards, but those are
only
short stories. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

Julia Henderson
Federal Way Regional Library
King County Library System

FROM: Mary Ann Bakken <[removed]@linc.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 3/6/02, 3:13 PM

There was a thread on this list awhile back that dealt with surprise
endings. I'm sure some of those would fit your criteria.
http://www.webrary.org/rs/flbklists/Surprise.html

Mary Ann Bakken
St. Charles (IL) Public Library

At 12:49 PM 3/6/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>I'm hoping you all can help me with a book list. I have a patron who is
>looking for novel-length fiction of any genre with unexpected twists at the
>end. He mentioned The Lottery by Shirley Jackson as an example, though that
>looks to be a short story. We looked at the O'Henry awards, but those are
>only
>short stories. Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Julia Henderson
>Federal Way Regional Library
>King County Library System
>
>......................................................................
>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
>Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

FROM: "Nora M. Armstrong" <[removed]@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us>
REC'D: 3/6/02, 3:24 PM

I thought The Partner by Grisham had a surprise twist at the end.

Nora Armstrong
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
Fayetteville, NC
(910)483-7878, FAX (910)486-6661
[removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us

FROM: Roger Carswell <[removed]@alltel.net>
REC'D: 3/6/02, 3:35 PM

Presumed Innocent, by Scott Turow
The Stars, Like Dust, by Isaac Asimov


At 12:49 PM 3/6/02 -0800, you wrote:
>I'm hoping you all can help me with a book list. I have a patron who is
>looking for novel-length fiction of any genre with unexpected twists at the
>end. He mentioned The Lottery by Shirley Jackson as an example, though that
>looks to be a short story. We looked at the O'Henry awards, but those are
>only
>short stories. Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Julia Henderson
>Federal Way Regional Library
>King County Library System
>
>......................................................................
>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
>Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html


**************************************************************
Roger Carswell
Southeast Kansas Library System/Iola Public Library
218 E. Madison
Iola, KS 66749
(620) 365-5136
[removed]@alltel.net

FROM: "Smith, Jeff" <[removed]@marshall.usc.edu>
REC'D: 3/6/02, 4:06 PM

"The White Hotel" by D.M. Thomas ends with what I would consider a twist.

Jeff Smith

FROM: Cathy Reid <[removed]@ccpl.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 3/6/02, 4:38 PM

Here are two that took me by surprise--

Degree of Guilt, by Richard North Patterson
The Last Time They Met, by Anita Shreve


Cathy Reid
Clark County Public Library
Springfield, OH

FROM: Cindy McCormack <[removed]@mail.win.org>
REC'D: 3/6/02, 4:49 PM

I always think of "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. Classic science
fiction.

At 12:49 PM 3/6/02 -0800, you wrote:
>I'm hoping you all can help me with a book list. I have a patron who is
>looking for novel-length fiction of any genre with unexpected twists at the
>end. He mentioned The Lottery by Shirley Jackson as an example, though that
>looks to be a short story. We looked at the O'Henry awards, but those are
only
>short stories. Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Julia Henderson
>Federal Way Regional Library
>King County Library System
>
>......................................................................
>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
>Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
Cindy McCormack
St. Charles City-County Library District
Corporate Parkway Branch
1200 Corporate Parkway
Wentzville, MO 63385

FROM: [removed]@edmail.com
REC'D: 3/6/02, 7:50 PM

What about Agatha Christie's Murder of Roger Ackroyd?
And the one I consider the twistiest of all twisted
endings that I've ever come across -- An Unfinished
Tapestry by (I think) Susan Leslie. It twists about
every 100 pages from the middle on (and until you get
to the last 3 pages, you STILL haven't figured it out
correctly!).

Kathy Shannon
Thornwood H.S.
South Holland, IL

FROM: Aaron Smith <[removed]@oplin.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 7:50 AM

A recent read with a rather remarkable double twist at the end is
the late Robert Cormier's _Tenderness_ (New York, N.Y. : Delacourt, 1997).

Other Cormier titles have a similar kind of denouement ...

Aaron
Clermont County Public Library, Ohio

FROM: Andrew Smith <[removed]@mail.wrl.org>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 8:34 AM

Iain Pears' _An Instance of the Fingerpost_ has a real twist at the end.

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Readers Services Librarian
Williamsburg Regional Library (757) 259-4050
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FROM: Sandy Westbrook <[removed]@crlc.org>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 9:07 AM

Our evening book discussion group just finished Rebecca by duMaurier and we
thought there were several twists. It hasn't lost its power over the years!

Sandy
South Windsor Public Library
South Windsor, CT 06074
Ph 860-644-1541
Fax 860-644-7645
[removed]@crlc.org

At 12:49 PM 3/6/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>I'm hoping you all can help me with a book list. I have a patron who is
>looking for novel-length fiction of any genre with unexpected twists at the
>end. He mentioned The Lottery by Shirley Jackson as an example, though that
>looks to be a short story. We looked at the O'Henry awards, but those are
only
>short stories. Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Julia Henderson
>Federal Way Regional Library
>King County Library System
>
>......................................................................
>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
>Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>

FROM: "rsfenn" <[removed]@illinoisalumni.org>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 11:59 AM

One that comes to mind for me is "Curtain" by Agatha Christie. Quite a shocker!

Becky Fenn
Bemis Public Library
Littleton, CO

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Sandy Westbrook <[removed]@crlc.org>
Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 10:13:46 -0500

>
>Our evening book discussion group just finished Rebecca by duMaurier and we
>thought there were several twists. It hasn't lost its power over the years!
>
>Sandy
>South Windsor Public Library
>South Windsor, CT 06074
>Ph 860-644-1541
>Fax 860-644-7645
[removed]@crlc.org
>
>
>
>
>
>At 12:49 PM 3/6/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>>I'm hoping you all can help me with a book list. I have a patron who is
>>looking for novel-length fiction of any genre with unexpected twists at the
>>end. He mentioned The Lottery by Shirley Jackson as an example, though that
>>looks to be a short story. We looked at the O'Henry awards, but those are
>only
>>short stories. Any suggestions?
>>
>>Thanks in advance!
>>
>>Julia Henderson
>>Federal Way Regional Library
>>King County Library System
>>
>>......................................................................
>>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
>>Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>>
>
>
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FROM: "Jodi Sapita" <[removed]@lib.naperville.il.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 12:52 PM

I thought the ending of The Midwives by Chris Bohjalian was a
great twist, and literally gave me a chill.

Jodi Sapita
Reference Librarian
Naperville Public Libraries


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "rsfenn" <[removed]@illinoisalumni.org>
Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 13:07:53 -0500

One that comes to mind for me is "Curtain" by Agatha Christie.
Quite a shocker!

Becky Fenn
Bemis Public Library
Littleton, CO

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Sandy Westbrook <[removed]@crlc.org>
Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 10:13:46 -0500

>
>Our evening book discussion group just finished Rebecca by
duMaurier and we
>thought there were several twists. It hasn't lost its power over
the years!
>
>Sandy
>South Windsor Public Library
>South Windsor, CT 06074
>Ph 860-644-1541
>Fax 860-644-7645
[removed]@crlc.org
>
>
>
>
>
>At 12:49 PM 3/6/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>>I'm hoping you all can help me with a book list. I have a
patron who is
>>looking for novel-length fiction of any genre with unexpected
twists at the
>>end. He mentioned The Lottery by Shirley Jackson as an example,
though that
>>looks to be a short story. We looked at the O'Henry awards, but
those are
>only
>>short stories. Any suggestions?
>>
>>Thanks in advance!
>>
>>Julia Henderson
>>Federal Way Regional Library
>>King County Library System
>>
>>.................................................................
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FROM: Rhonda Jessup <[removed]@whitbylibrary.on.ca>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 1:03 PM

Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card had a heartbreaking twist at the end.

Rhonda Jessup
Whitby Public Library

FROM: Ellen Olson <[removed]@rockford.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 1:47 PM

I loved Andorra by Peter Cameron. (The author gives you hints that there
will be a twist at the end.)

Ellen Olson
Rockford Public Library
Rockford Illinois

-----Original Message-----
From: Julia Henderson [[removed]@kcls.org]
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 2:49 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: A twist at the end


I'm hoping you all can help me with a book list. I have a patron who is
looking for novel-length fiction of any genre with unexpected twists at the
end. He mentioned The Lottery by Shirley Jackson as an example, though that

looks to be a short story. We looked at the O'Henry awards, but those are
only
short stories. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

Julia Henderson
Federal Way Regional Library
King County Library System

FROM: "Warner, Deb" <[removed]@co.durham.nc.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 1:58 PM

Two Shirley Jackcon novels that have quite a good twist at the end are:
The Haunting Of Hill House
We Have Always Lived In The Castle
Other good twisters are:

Sharyn McCrumb If Ever I Return Pretty Peggy -O
Tim Powers The Anubis Gates (a great one in the middle and
a another toward the end)
Sandra Dallas The Persian Pickle Club

FROM: Alison Creech <[removed]@nsh.library.ns.ca>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 2:19 PM

The best book I read inthe year 2000 had an AMAZING twist in the end. In
fact, I had to sit down right away and reread it. The book was "Basic
Eight" by Daniel Handler (who is Lemony Snicket, for anyone who cares).
I've never sone that before, finished something and then immediately
reread it again. I've also never come across such a totally unexpected
but absolutely acceptable and fitting twist at the end of a book.

Alison

,_,
(*v*) Alison Creech
[`-'] Youth Services Librarian
-"-"- Tantallon Public Library
Tel: 826-3333
Fax: 826-3328

This has been an electronic owl.


On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Warner, Deb wrote:

> Two Shirley Jackcon novels that have quite a good twist at the end are:
> The Haunting Of Hill House
> We Have Always Lived In The Castle
> Other good twisters are:
>
> Sharyn McCrumb If Ever I Return Pretty Peggy -O
> Tim Powers The Anubis Gates (a great one in the middle and
> a another toward the end)
> Sandra Dallas The Persian Pickle Club
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
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FROM: "Laura McCaffery" <[removed]@acpl.lib.in.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 2:39 PM

Speaking of David Handler.....His mysteries would appeal to the people looking for dog book. Sort of. They ARE mysteries and it is a basset not a collie. But the dog does NOT die. lmc


Laura Hibbets McCaffery
Readers Services
Allen County Public Library
900 Webster Street
Fort Wayne IN 46802
260-421-1200x2303
This is my opinion and mine alone. The
views, opinions, and judgements
expressed in this message are solely
those of the author. The message
contents have not been reviewed or
approved by the Allen County Public
Library.

>>> [removed]@nsh.library.ns.ca 03/07/02 08:12PM >>>

The best book I read inthe year 2000 had an AMAZING twist in the end. In
fact, I had to sit down right away and reread it. The book was "Basic
Eight" by Daniel Handler (who is Lemony Snicket, for anyone who cares). =20
I've never sone that before, finished something and then immediately
reread it again. I've also never come across such a totally unexpected
but absolutely acceptable and fitting twist at the end of a book.

Alison

,_,
(*v*) Alison Creech
[`-'] Youth Services Librarian
-"-"- Tantallon Public Library
Tel: 826-3333
Fax: 826-3328

This has been an electronic owl.


On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Warner, Deb wrote:

> Two Shirley Jackcon novels that have quite a good twist at the end are:
> The Haunting Of Hill House
> We Have Always Lived In The Castle
> Other good twisters are:
>
> Sharyn McCrumb If Ever I Return Pretty Peggy -O
> Tim Powers The Anubis Gates (a great one in the middle and
> a another toward the end)
> Sandra Dallas The Persian Pickle Club
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>

FROM: Carrie Herrmann <[removed]@bcpl.org>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 2:50 PM

Try Guilt by Association by Susan Sloan. Our book discussion group just
finished this novel and they couldn't believe the ending. Everyone had to go
back an re-read the last two pages.


>===== Original Message From "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
=====
>Fiction_L Digest #2119 - Thursday, March 7, 2002
>
> Re: A twist at the end
> by "rsfenn" <[removed]@illinoisalumni.org>
> Re: dog books -- reply
> by "Lisa Colcord" <[removed]@ci.glendale.az.us>
> Re: Dog Books
> by "ROBIN BEERBOWER" <[removed]@mail.open.org>
> Re: Readalikes for John Lescroart?
> by "Megan Millea" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
> Re: Dog Books
> by "Marsha Valance" <[removed]@mpl.org>
> Re: A twist at the end
> by "Jodi Sapita" <[removed]@lib.naperville.il.us>
> Re: Twist at the end
> by "Rhonda Jessup" <[removed]@whitbylibrary.on.ca>
> RE: Dog Books
> by "Katherine Johnson" <[removed]@epexchange.epnet.com>
> RE: Dog Books
> by "Roberts, Julie" <[removed]@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us>
> RE: A twist at the end
> by "Ellen Olson" <[removed]@rockford.lib.il.us>
> A TWIST AT THE END
> by "Warner, Deb" <[removed]@co.durham.nc.us>
> Narrowing down the dog book question
> by <[removed]@earthlink.net>
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Subject: Re: A twist at the end
>From: "rsfenn" <[removed]@illinoisalumni.org>
>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 13:07:53 -0500
>
>One that comes to mind for me is "Curtain" by Agatha Christie. Quite a
shocker!
>
>Becky Fenn
>Bemis Public Library
>Littleton, CO
>
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>From: Sandy Westbrook <[removed]@crlc.org>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 10:13:46 -0500
>
>>
>>Our evening book discussion group just finished Rebecca by duMaurier and we
>>thought there were several twists. It hasn't lost its power over the years!
>>
>>Sandy
>>South Windsor Public Library
>>South Windsor, CT 06074
>>Ph 860-644-1541
>>Fax 860-644-7645
[removed]@crlc.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>At 12:49 PM 3/6/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>>>I'm hoping you all can help me with a book list. I have a patron who is
>>>looking for novel-length fiction of any genre with unexpected twists at the
>>>end. He mentioned The Lottery by Shirley Jackson as an example, though
that
>>>looks to be a short story. We looked at the O'Henry awards, but those are
>>only
>>>short stories. Any suggestions?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>>Julia Henderson
>>>Federal Way Regional Library
>>>King County Library System
>>>
>>>......................................................................
>>>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
>>>Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>>>
>>
>>
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>Subject: Re: dog books -- reply
>From: "Lisa Colcord" <[removed]@ci.glendale.az.us>
>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 11:09:34 -0700
>
>I know....I heard about what a GREAT book East of the Mountains is (and I
loved Snow Falling on Cedars) but I just can't read it because of what I know
happens!
>
>Lisa
>
>
>Lisa Colcord
>Librarian
>Glendale Public library
>Glendale, AZ
>
>....my views are my own....
>
>-The secret to life is enjoying the passage of time- James Taylor
>
>>> [removed]@orion.mtgr.mtlib.org 03/07/02 10:40AM >>>
>
>
>Two older titles: Nop's Trials and Nop's Hope by Donald McCaig.
>
>(I did have to peek ahead on the 1st title to make sure the dog
>didn't die! -- I could hardly stand the suspense and was *so* afraid
>something was going to happen to the dog. I rarely rarely do that.)
>
>He also wrote a good nonfiction book called Emminent dogs,
>dangerous men ( is that Dangerous dogs, emminent men -- boy,
>is my brain is on space saver!). Story of how he went to Scotland
>to find the "perfect" border collie.
>
>Isn't it something how the dogs always seem to die? I can barely
>read those.... BYE! Marla.
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>"Of course you should talk to your dogs.
> But talk sense!" J.M. Wilson
>
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>Subject: Re: Dog Books
>From: "ROBIN BEERBOWER" <[removed]@mail.open.org>
>Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 10:17:54 -0800
>
>I don't think any of the dogs died in THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY by Sheila
Burnford although I did sob my heart out during the original and remade
movies. :-)
>
>Also, Peter Mayle's A DOG'S LIFE might be a contender since it's told from
the dog's viewpoint.
>
>
>
>Robin Beerbower
>Outreach Services
>Salem Public Library
>PO Box 14810
>Salem, OR 97309
>503-588-6089
>
>
>>> [removed]@earthlink.net 03/07 8:46 AM >>>
>Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
>the dog does not die.
>Thank you,
>Nancy
>
>
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>Subject: Re: Readalikes for John Lescroart?
>From: "Megan Millea" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
>Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 13:29:27 -0500
>
>I would like to add Greg Iles and Brad Meltzer to the list.
>
>Megan M.
>PLCMC
>Charlotte, NC
>
>
>>From: David Wright <[removed]@yahoo.com>
>>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>>Subject: Re: Readalikes for John Lescroart?
>>Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 18:32:03 -0800 (PST)
>>
>>I second the Tanenbaum, Bernhardt, Stockley and
>>O'Shaughnessy recommendations.
>>
>>Some other top-notch legal thriller writers are
>>Turow, Joseph Klempner, D.W. Buffa and Richard
>>North Patterson. Philip Margolin, J.F. Freedman,
>>William Coughlin and Willian Dietz write fairly
>>dark, world-weary legal thrillers, not unlike
>>Lescroart.
>> A sure bet is a new guy named Sheldon Siegal
>>- he just has a couple of titles out, but they're
>>great - well plotted and an interesting attorney.
>> Lisa Scottoline's stuff is good also, with a wry
>>touch, and Judith Van Gieson has an interesting
>>Southwest setting. The Grishamesque Steve
>>Martini (although he's a better writer, imho) may
>>not satisfy.
>>
>>David Wright
>>Seattle Public Library
>>
>>
>>--- Alicia Graybill <[removed]@yahoo.com>
>>wrote:
>> > Hello:
>> > Much as it pains me to admit this, I don't read
>> > a lot
>> > of best-sellers. As a result, I'm a little at a
>> > loss
>> > to help a patron with a request. She loves John
>> > Lescroart's books and is nearly through with
>> > all the
>> > titles our library owns. Does anyone have any
>> > suggested read-alikes? I was tempted to just
>> > offer her
>> > any old legal thriller but I need input from
>> > others
>> > before I do that.
>> > Thanks,
>> > Alicia
>> >
>> > =====
>> > Alicia Graybill
>> > Director
>> > Fairbury Public Library
>> > [removed]@yahoo.com
>> >
>> >
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>Subject: Re: Dog Books
>From: "Marsha Valance" <[removed]@mpl.org>
>Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 12:33:55 -0600
>
>MacKinlay Kantor's THE DAUGHTER OF BUGLE ANN--unfortunately, in THE VOICE OF
BUGLE ANN, Bugle Ann dies. Also, Jack London's CALL OF THE WILD & WHITE FANG,
and the mystery series by Carol Lea Benjamin.
>
>
>Marsha Valance
>Regional Librarian
>Wisconsin Regional Library f/t Blind & Physically Handicapped
>813 West Wells St.
>Milwaukee, WI 53233
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>Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
>the dog does not die.
>Thank you,
>Nancy
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>Subject: Re: A twist at the end
>From: "Jodi Sapita" <[removed]@lib.naperville.il.us>
>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 12:35:00 -0600
>
>I thought the ending of The Midwives by Chris Bohjalian was a
>great twist, and literally gave me a chill.
>
>Jodi Sapita
>Reference Librarian
>Naperville Public Libraries
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>
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>From: "rsfenn" <[removed]@illinoisalumni.org>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 13:07:53 -0500
>
>One that comes to mind for me is "Curtain" by Agatha Christie.
>Quite a shocker!
>
>Becky Fenn
>Bemis Public Library
>Littleton, CO
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>From: Sandy Westbrook <[removed]@crlc.org>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 10:13:46 -0500
>
>>
>>Our evening book discussion group just finished Rebecca by
>duMaurier and we
>>thought there were several twists. It hasn't lost its power over
>the years!
>>
>>Sandy
>>South Windsor Public Library
>>South Windsor, CT 06074
>>Ph 860-644-1541
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>>At 12:49 PM 3/6/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>>>I'm hoping you all can help me with a book list. I have a
>patron who is
>>>looking for novel-length fiction of any genre with unexpected
>twists at the
>>>end. He mentioned The Lottery by Shirley Jackson as an example,
>though that
>>>looks to be a short story. We looked at the O'Henry awards, but
>those are
>>only
>>>short stories. Any suggestions?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>>Julia Henderson
>>>Federal Way Regional Library
>>>King County Library System
>>>
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>Subject: Re: Twist at the end
>From: "Rhonda Jessup" <[removed]@whitbylibrary.on.ca>
>Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 13:57:25 -0500
>
>Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card had a heartbreaking twist at the end.
>
>Rhonda Jessup
>Whitby Public Library
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>Subject: RE: Dog Books
>From: "Katherine Johnson" <[removed]@epexchange.epnet.com>
>Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 14:11:08 -0500
>
>I'm not sure what is meant by "dog books", but if you're looking for
>books with a prominent character who is a dog, the Monsieur Pamplemousse
>mysteries (by Michael Bond of Paddington fame) feature a faithful
>bloodhound named Pommes Frites. Pommes Frites often runs into
>difficulties which are usually the fault of his master, but he never
>suffers worse than a ball-point pen stuck in his nose.
>
>If you're looking for children's books, one of my favorites is "Mr.
>Dog." It's a Golden book; I don't know the author's name, and it was
>one of my favorites in the 50's. ("Mr. Dog was a dog who belonged to
>himself.")
>
>--
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>durchaus entgegengesetzte und eben darum ihr so
>durchaus ähnlich, wie das Chaos der vollendeten
>Schöpfung ähnlich ist." -- NOVALIS.
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>Subject: RE: Dog Books
>From: "Roberts, Julie" <[removed]@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us>
>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 19:29:24 -0000
>
>Nancy, please elaborate on what you mean by "dog books". Books about dogs,
>dog mysteries, or what? Julie A. Roberts
> [removed]@rolling-meadows.lib.il.us
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: windypoplarsfarm@earthlink.net [[removed]@earthlink.net]
>Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 7:15 PM
>To: Fiction_L
>Subject: Dog Books
>
>Does anyone have a list, or even a few titles, of dog books, in which
>the dog does not die.
>Thank you,
>Nancy
>
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>Subject: RE: A twist at the end
>From: "Ellen Olson" <[removed]@rockford.lib.il.us>
>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 13:35:00 -0600
>
>I loved Andorra by Peter Cameron. (The author gives you hints that there
>will be a twist at the end.)
>
>Ellen Olson
>Rockford Public Library
>Rockford Illinois
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Julia Henderson [[removed]@kcls.org]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 2:49 PM
>To: Fiction_L
>Subject: A twist at the end
>
>
>I'm hoping you all can help me with a book list. I have a patron who is
>looking for novel-length fiction of any genre with unexpected twists at the
>end. He mentioned The Lottery by Shirley Jackson as an example, though that
>
>looks to be a short story. We looked at the O'Henry awards, but those are
>only
>short stories. Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Julia Henderson
>Federal Way Regional Library
>King County Library System
>
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>Subject: A TWIST AT THE END
>From: "Warner, Deb" <[removed]@co.durham.nc.us>
>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 14:48:32 -0500
>
>Two Shirley Jackcon novels that have quite a good twist at the end are:
> The Haunting Of Hill House
> We Have Always Lived In The Castle
> Other good twisters are:
>
>Sharyn McCrumb If Ever I Return Pretty Peggy -O
>Tim Powers The Anubis Gates (a great one in the middle and
>a another toward the end)
>Sandra Dallas The Persian Pickle Club
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>Subject: Narrowing down the dog book question
>From: <[removed]@earthlink.net>
>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 14:54:09 -0500
>
>I will be a bit more specific about dog books in which the dog doesn't
>die; not mysteries, and particularly about Collies, if possible.
>Thanks again,
>Nancy
>
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FROM: "Carolyn O'Donnell" <[removed]@ahml.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 4:55 PM

It's an older book (1983) - but DANCEHALL by Bernard F. Connors had such an unexpected twist at the end that I had to go back and read through parts of it again to see if anything had been given away or didn't match up - but the author made no mistakes - it was a well crafted story with an ending that came out of the blue and still made sense.

Carolyn O'Donnell
Advisory Services Department
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
500 N. Dunton
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
847.870.4117

FROM: Molly Campana <[removed]@oplin.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 5:05 PM

I just finished TURNABOUT by Jeremiah F. Healy (Five Star Mystery) and
it definitely ends with a twist.

Molly Campana
Westlake Porter Public Library
[removed]@oplin.lib.oh.us

FROM: Julia Henderson <[removed]@kcls.org>
REC'D: 3/7/02, 8:33 PM

Thanks to all of you for the "twist at the end" books! My patron will be
thrilled, and *I've* got to read some of them now. Hmmm...maybe een do a
display!

Julia Henderson
Federal Way Regional Library
King County Library System

FROM: Dennis Lien <[removed]@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 9:52 AM

At 06:23 PM 3/7/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Thanks to all of you for the "twist at the end" books!


I didn't get around to replying this time, but as I noted the last
time a comparable subject came up on the list, one of my favorites
is THE BURNING COURT by John Dickson Carr.

Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // [removed]@tc.umn.edu

FROM: "Valerie Maine" <[removed]@nslsilus.org>
REC'D: 3/8/02, 11:38 AM

Did anyone mention A Place of Execution by Val McDermid? It has two big
twists at the end that I didn't see coming.

Valerie Maine
Vernon Area Public Library
Lincolnshire IL

FROM: [removed]@att.net
REC'D: 3/8/02, 11:48 AM

tick-tock by dean koontz has a very strange and surprise
ending.
belinda/pbcls

FROM: Julia Henderson <[removed]@kcls.org>
REC'D: 3/9/02, 1:37 PM

I've compiled the list of "twist at the end" suggestions. Enjoy!

Julia Henderson
Federal Way Regional Library
King County Library System

Airth, Renee - River of Darkness
Archer, Jeffrey - Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Asimov, Isaac - The Stars, Like Dust
Beechey, Alan - First is An Embarassment of Corpses
Beechey, Alan - Murdering Ministers
Bohjalian, Chris - The Midwives
Bradbury, Ray - Martian Chronicles
Brand, Christianna - Cat and Mouse
Brown, Sandra - Exclusive
Brown, Rita Mae - Southern Discomfort
Cameron, Peter - Andorra
Card, Orson Scott - Ender's Game
Card, Orson Scott - Lost Boys
Carr, John Dickson - The Burning Court
Case, John - The Genesis Code
Christie, Agatha - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Connors, Bernard F. - Dancehall
Cook, Thomas H. - The Chatham School Affair
Cormier, Robert - I am the Cheese
Cormier, Robert - Tenderness
Creech, Sharon - Walk Two Moons
Curtain, Agatha - Curtain
Dallas, Sandra - Persian Pickle Club
Davidson, Lionel - Kolymsky Heights
Deaver, Jeffrey - The Coffin Dancer
Dibdin, Michael - The Last Sherlock Holmes Story
Diehl, William - Primal Fear
DuMaurier, Daphne - Rebecca
Ellin, Stanley - Mirror Mirror on the Wall
Ellison, Harlan - A boy and his dog
Finder, Joseph - High Crimes
Folson, Alan - The Day after Tomorrow
Frost, Mark - The List of 7
Glendinning, Ralph - The Ultimate Game
Godey, John - The Snake
Grisham, John - The Partner
Handler, Daniel - Basic Eight
Harris, Thomas - Hannibal
Healy, Jeremiah F. - Turnabout
Henry, O
Hoeg, Peter - The Woman and the Ape
Housewright, David - Dearly Departed
Isaacs, Susan - Almost Paradise
Jackson, Shirley - The Haunting Of Hill House
Jackson, Shirley - We Have Always Lived In The Castle
Japrisot, Sebastien - One Deadly Summer
Kleier, Glen - The Last Day
Koontz, Dean - Tick-Tock
Korelitz, Jean Hanf - The Sabbath Day River
Leslie, Susan - Unfinished Tapestry
Malzberg, Barry - The Running of Beasts
Maron, Margaret - The Bootlegger's Daughter
McCracken, Elizabeth - The Giants House
McCrumb, Sharyn - If Ever I return Pretty Peggy-O
McCrumb, Sharyn - The Hangmans Beautiful Daughter
McDermid, Val - A Place of Execurion
Michaels, Barbara - Be Buried In the Rain
Millar, Margaret - Banshee
Nisbet, Jim - Prelude to a Scream
O'Connell, Carol - Judas Child
O'Connell, Carol - Judas Goat
Palahniuk, Chuck - Fight Club
Patterson, Richard North - Degree of Guilt
Pears, Iain - An Instance of the Fingerpost
Perez-Reverte, Arturo - Club Dumas
Perry, Anne - A Breach of Promise
Powers, Tim - The Anubis Gates
Pronzoni, Bill - The Running of Beasts
Ramsey, Diana - The Dark Descends
Raskin, Ellen - The Westing Game
Rendell, Ruth - The Bridesmaid
Savage, Tom - Valentine
Schwarz, Christina - Drowning Ruth
Sheldon, Sidney - Other Side of Midnight
Shreve, Anita - The Last Time They Met
Sloan, Susan R. - An isolated incident
Sloan, Susan R. - Guilt by association
Stein, Sol - The Magician
Thomas, D.M. - The White Hotel
Tryon, Thomas - The Other
Turow, Scott - Presumed Innocent
Willeford, Charles - Pick-up
Willeford, Charles - The Shark-Infested Custard
Witlinger, Ellen - Hard Love

FROM: Bradley A Scott <[removed]@juno.com>
REC'D: 3/9/02, 4:07 PM

In addition to the 1999 Fiction-L thread on surprise endings that another
poster mentioned, there was another one in 2001:
http://www.webrary.org/Maillist/msg/2001/3/Re.Surprise.memorableendi.html

Bradley A. Scott

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FROM: "Carol Kubala" <[removed]@columbiapl.libct.org>
REC'D: 3/11/02, 10:36 AM

Julia,

Would you please post the list. I'd like to add it to the "surprise endings"
list from our similiar discussion awhile back.

Thanks,

Carol

--
Carol Kubala
Adult Services Librarian
Columbia/Saxton B. Little Free
Voice 860-228-0350 Fax 860-228-1569


Julia Henderson wrote:

> Thanks to all of you for the "twist at the end" books! My patron will be
> thrilled, and *I've* got to read some of them now. Hmmm...maybe een do a
> display!
>
> Julia Henderson
> Federal Way Regional Library
> King County Library System
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
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FROM: "Carol Kubala" <[removed]@columbiapl.libct.org>
REC'D: 3/11/02, 10:47 AM

Julia,

Thanks for posting the list. I didn't see it until after I sent my message
asking you to post it. If I had only read all my email...............

Carol

Carol Kubala
Adult Services Librarian
Columbia/Saxton B. Little Free
Voice 860-228-0350 Fax 860-228-1569

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