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FROM: "Kate Miller" <KATE@ci.tigard.or.us>
REC'D: 4/29/02, 5:18 PM

What I need are mysteries that involves apes/monkeys/primates in any way, but especially in the title.

Anyone?

You all rock.


Kate Miller, Adult Services Librarian
Tigard Public Library
13125 SW Hall Blvd.
Tigard, OR 97223
(503) 684-6537 x285
(503) 598-7515 FAX
kate@ci.tigard.or.us

FROM: "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@midyork.lib.ny.us>
REC'D: 4/29/02, 5:39 PM

Well, if you just need it in the title, there's:

The Monkey's Raincoat by Robert Crais

The Stone Monkey by Jeff Deaver

The Monkey's Mask by Dorothy Porter

The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters

Lorie

on 4/29/02 6:15 PM, Kate Miller at KATE@ci.tigard.or.us wrote:

> What I need are mysteries that involves apes/monkeys/primates in any way, but
> especially in the title.
>
> Anyone?
>
> You all rock.
>
>
> Kate Miller, Adult Services Librarian
> Tigard Public Library
> 13125 SW Hall Blvd.
> Tigard, OR 97223
> (503) 684-6537 x285
> (503) 598-7515 FAX
> kate@ci.tigard.or.us
>
>
>
> ......................................................................
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FROM: Dennis Lien <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 4/29/02, 5:49 PM

At 03:15 PM 4/29/02 -0700, you wrote:
>What I need are mysteries that involves apes/monkeys/primates in any way,
but especially in the title.
>
>Anyone?
>
>You all rock.
>
>
>Kate Miller, Adult Services Librarian
>Tigard Public Library
>13125 SW Hall Blvd.
>Tigard, OR 97223
>(503) 684-6537 x285
>(503) 598-7515 FAX
>kate@ci.tigard.or.us


THE APE WHO GUARDS THE BALANCE by Elizabeth Peters (haven't read it so
don't know if apes actually appear in leading roles)

GUMSHOE GORILLA by Keith Hartman (great gorilla cover, but the title
gorilla refers to a former TV character in this alternate
world and does not "really" exist)

MONKEY SHINES by Michael Stewart (suspense/biological horror thriller
rather than mystery as such)

A-100 by "Bruce Harrison" (really Edgar Pangborn)--obscure 1930 mystery
told in part from point of view of a pet monkey, of interest only
because author later became well-known sf writer; book scheduled
to be reprinted in next year or so, but currently out of print)

THE CASE OF THE GRINNING GORILLA by Erle Stanley Gardner (a Perry Mason)

THE MONKEY AND THE TIGER by Robert Van Gulick (two Judge Dee novelettes
in one volume, said monkey appearing in the first one)

THE POISON ORACLE by Peter Dickinson (signing chimp is only witness to
a murder)

THE WHISPERING GORILLA by Don Wilcox (old pulpish sf novel about human
mind transplanted into gorilla body; ape foils crime syndicate)

Some of Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" fantasies are crime novels
(whodunnits or police procedurals, sort of) in form, and virtually
all of them feature The Librarian (an oran-u-tan) as at least a
minor character, but I don't recall any in which The Librarian is
particuarly involved in a mystery plot)


Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien@tc.umn.edu

FROM: Barry Trott <btrott@mail.wrl.org>
REC'D: 4/29/02, 5:49 PM

As well as:

Gallison, Kate. The Jersey monkey : a Nick Magaracz mystery
Cody, Liza. Monkey wrench /
Pease, William D. The monkey's fist /
Fullerton, John. The monkey house /
Sawkins, Raymond H. Year of the golden ape /
Gulik, Robert Hans van. The monkey and the tiger
Gosling, Paula. Monkey puzzle /

Barry

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> on 4/29/02 6:15 PM, Kate Miller at KATE@ci.tigard.or.us wrote:
>
> > What I need are mysteries that involves apes/monkeys/primates in any way, but
> > especially in the title.
> >
> > Anyone?
> >
> > You all rock.
> >
> >
> > Kate Miller, Adult Services Librarian
> > Tigard Public Library
> > 13125 SW Hall Blvd.
> > Tigard, OR 97223
> > (503) 684-6537 x285
> > (503) 598-7515 FAX
> > kate@ci.tigard.or.us
> >
> >
> >
> > ......................................................................
> > Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> > Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>
> I love deadlines. I specially love the swooshing sounds they make as they
> fly by.
> - Douglas Adams--
>
>
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FROM: "Cheryl Conro" <cconro@geneva.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 4/29/02, 7:37 PM

---- Original Message ----
From: KATE@ci.tigard.or.us
To: fiction_l@maillist.webrary.org
Subject: RE: mysteries and apes
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:15:12 -0700

>What I need are mysteries that involves apes/monkeys/primates in any
>way, but especially in the title.
>
>Anyone?
>
>You all rock.
>
>
>Kate Miller, Adult Services Librarian
>Tigard Public Library
>13125 SW Hall Blvd.
>Tigard, OR 97223
>(503) 684-6537 x285
>(503) 598-7515 FAX
>kate@ci.tigard.or.us
>
>
>
>.....................................................................
>.
>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
>Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html

You might want to include Dark Inheritance by W. Michael Gear--a
suspenseful story about genetically enhanced apes. Set in
contemporary U.S. and Africa.

Cheryl Conro
Geneva Public Library
Geneva, Il

FROM: Thelma Stone <tstone@fortworthlibrary.org>
REC'D: 4/29/02, 7:37 PM

Peter Dickinson's The Poison Oracle features a chimpanzee and he is
depicted on the cover.

FROM: "M. Wms." <mmwm@adelphia.net>
REC'D: 4/29/02, 7:48 PM

And also:

APES
The Delicate Ape by Dorothy B. Hughes (1944)

Rope for an Ape, by Dana Chambers (1947).

The Sedulous Ape, by Denzil Batchelor (1965): A Detective Inspector
Johnson mystery

The Velvet Ape, by David C. Holmes (1957): Buck Tankersley had made
a lot of mistakes in his life, and they all added up to his being
here in the Panama Canal Zone without a license to fly and twenty
dollars in his pocket---twenty dollars that couldn't really be
called his own. All he had that was his own was a dossier in the
police files.

Year of the Golden Ape, by Colin Forbes (1974)

MONKEYS
The Blushing Monkey, by Roman McDougald (1953): A classic whodunit.
The final Philip Cabot mystery.

Harvey's Marvelous Monkey Mystery by Eth Clifford (1987): Harvey
finds himself embroiled in a mystery when a monkey appears at his
bedroom window in the middle of the night.

Kill the Hundredth Monkey: a Randall Gatsby Sierra Mystery, by
Richard Hill (1995)

The Monkey Handlers, by G. Gordon Liddy (1990)

Monkey on a Chain, by Charity Blackstock (1965): Suspense/thriller/
detective/mystery/spy novel set in Bankok.

Monkey on a Chain, by Harlen Campbell (1993): Mystery author's first
novel sends Vietnam vet Rainbow Porter exploring murder and his past.

Repulse Monkey, by Dick Cluster (1989): A mystery starring Boston
based auto mechanic Alex Glauberman.

The Stoneware Monkey, by R. Austin Freeman (1939): Mystery PI -
traditional. Doctor Thorndyke Mystery.

The Affair of the Jade Monkey, A Yosemite Mystery, by Clifford
Knight (1993)

The Monkey Rope, by Stephen C. Lewis (1990): A walker mystery.
Lawyer is brought back to his poor roots to help a friend on drug
charges.

The Monkey's Tail, Rebecca Scarlett (1934): Author's first book, a
novel of a "modern" woman who is seduced and disgraced. Rather than
retire away, the protagonist moves to New York, becomes an
independent woman, and has adventures, some of which have a mystery
element.

The Year of the Monkey, by Carole Berry (1988): A Bonnie Indermill
mystery.

Year of the Monkey, by Ronald Argo (1989): A wartime mystery and a
thriller about friendship and betrayal, is a first novel set in
Vietnam during the Tet offensive.


GORILLAS
The 600-Pound Gorilla, by Robert Campbell (1987): Featuring Chicago
ILL Detective Jimmy Flannery.

CHIMPANZEE
The Chattering Chimp Caper (The Jennifer Gray Veterinarian Mystery
Ser., Bk. 12), by Georgette Livingston (1998): (Might be children's?)

~ Molly Wms.
--
Molly Williams
Volunteer, Waterboro Public Library (Maine)
daily library weblog: http://www.waterboro.lib.me.us/blog.htm


Kate Miller wrote:

> What I need are mysteries that involves apes/monkeys/primates in any way, but especially in the title.
>
> Anyone?
>
> You all rock.
>
>
> Kate Miller, Adult Services Librarian
> Tigard Public Library
> 13125 SW Hall Blvd.
> Tigard, OR 97223
> (503) 684-6537 x285
> (503) 598-7515 FAX
> kate@ci.tigard.or.us

FROM: Andrew Smith <asmith@mail.wrl.org>
REC'D: 4/29/02, 8:09 PM

Well, it's not in the title, but we can't overlook Poe's *Murders in the
Rue Morgue*...

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Andrew Smith asmith@mail.wrl.org
Readers Services Librarian
Williamsburg Regional Library (757) 259-4050
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, Kate Miller wrote:

> What I need are mysteries that involves apes/monkeys/primates in any way, but especially in the title.
>
> Anyone?
>
> You all rock.
>
>
> Kate Miller, Adult Services Librarian
> Tigard Public Library
> 13125 SW Hall Blvd.
> Tigard, OR 97223
> (503) 684-6537 x285
> (503) 598-7515 FAX
> kate@ci.tigard.or.us
>
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html
>

FROM: "BookBitch" <bookbitch@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 4/29/02, 8:53 PM

The Stone Monkey by Jeffery Deaver
The Monkey's Raincoat by Robert Crais
The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters
The Monkey's Mask by Dorothy Porter
The Monkey and the Tiger by Robert Hans Van Gulik
The Monkey Handlers by G. Gordon Liddy
The Jersey Monkey by Kate Gallison
The Year of the Monkey by Carole Berry
The Chattering Chimp Caper by Georgette Livingston

Stacy Alesi
Southwest County Regional Library
Palm Beach County Library System

I am the BookBitch
www.bookbitch.com

FROM: "Karen A.K. Keller" <kkeller@brighton.lib.mi.us>
REC'D: 4/30/02, 7:59 AM

"The Woman and the Ape" by Peter Hoeg. Though not cataloged as a mystery
it does have an unexpected (and somewhat mysterious) ending.

Karen Keller
Brighton (MI) District Library

FROM: "Mary I Kingsbury" <mkingsbury@ocl.net>
REC'D: 4/30/02, 11:33 AM

CONGO - Michael Crichton 1980

Mary I. Kingsbury
Supervisor - Otterville Public Library
(519) 879-6984 (voice)
(519) 879-6586 (fax)

http://www.ocl.net/locations/otterville/

FROM: "Gary Niebuhr" <Gary.Niebuhr@mcfls.org>
REC'D: 4/30/02, 1:08 PM

Try No Sign Of Murder by Alan Russell (Walker, 1990), a mystery featuring P.
I. Stuart Winter about an ape who signs.

P. S. If any of you recognize Russell as the author of this series, or his
Innkeeper series, you may be interested that Russell is back in print this
May with a stand alone about a paparazzo.

Gary Warren Niebuhr, Library Director
Greendale Public Library
5647 Broad Street
Greendale, WI 53129
(414) 423-2136
gary.niebuhr@mcfls.org
www.greendale.org/library.htm

FROM: Cindy Lunghofer <book_n@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 4/30/02, 5:48 PM

Dear Fiction_L,
Don't forget the FIRST detective mystery written -
Murders in the Rue Morgue by Poe. The title doesn't
have the ape in it, but there is a primate in the
story.
Sounds like an interesting list idea - are you doing a
display with this?
Cindy


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Assistant Director
East Providence Public Library
East Providence, RI

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FROM: "Kate Miller" <KATE@ci.tigard.or.us>
REC'D: 5/1/02, 8:06 PM

Thanks SO much to everyone who responded to this question. You gave me some great titles for my display. I appreciate it. Kate


Kate Miller, Adult Services Librarian
Tigard Public Library
13125 SW Hall Blvd.
Tigard, OR 97223
(503) 684-6537 x285
(503) 598-7515 FAX
kate@ci.tigard.or.us

FROM: Meg Justus <mjustus@pcl.lib.wa.us>
REC'D: 5/1/02, 8:38 PM

Just so people know, The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters does
not actually have any simians in the book -- the titles of her books are
based on ancient Egyptian folktales/myths/etc., and do have relevance to the
subject matter of the book, but on a symbolic level.

Meg Justus
Pierce County Library, WA

FROM: Dennis Lien <Dennis.K.Lien-1@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 5/2/02, 12:05 PM

A couple last thoughts--the early 20th century comic strip SHERLOCKO
THE MONK has been collected in book form:

Title:
Sherlocko the Monk :
a complete compilation, 1910-1912 /
Author(s):
Mager, Gus, 1878-
Publication:
Westport, Conn. : Hyperion Press,
Year:
1977
Description:
xiii, 272 p. : p., ill. ;, 26 cm.
Language:
English
Series:
The Hyperion library of classic American comic strips;
Standard No:
ISBN: 0883556553 :; 0883556545; LCCN: 76-53050
Class Descrpt:
LC: PN6728.S47; Dewey: 741.5/973
Responsibility:
Gus Mager ; introd. by Bill Blackbeard.
Document Type:
Book

There've also been at least two other detective apes in comics:
LANCELOT LINK, SECRET CHIMP (which started as a TV show) had an
eight-issue comic book run in the early 1970s, and THE ANGEL
AND THE APE (female human and intelligent male ape open a
detective agency together) several issues in the late sixties,
with a later revival. (I realize detective apes in comics are
beyond the intended scope, but as long as I was mentioning
Sherlocko I couldn't resist.) Also, Congorilla (ape with the
mind of Congo Bill) probably did something vaguely detectiveishly
in some strips in between chasing down poachers, putting down
uprisings, saving safiris, or whatever.

Just thought of another comic book example: Detective Chimp. See
http://www.comicboards.com/dcguide/Who/DetectiveChimp_Bio.htm

One more borderline case: Vercors' novel YOU SHALL KNOW THEM
had a fifties paperback reprint retitled THE MURDER OF THE
MISSING LINK. (This is *really* a borderline case, since
the novel has also been published under the title BORDERLINE.)

Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien@tc.umn.edu

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