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| Sapphire-Neko | |
| Monday Aug 11, 2008 | I love your samurai mystery series! Since I was 7 I have hated mystery novels, but these books have been a major exception. Just by reading you books I learned a lot about samurai, honor, geisha and the importance of social status. You guys are two of my favorite authors and if you knew how much I read, you would realize that, that is huge. Again I just have to say that your books are incredible! God bless, Sapphire-Neko Thanks so much. We're flattered. Dorothy and Tom |
| Thas | |
| Tuesday Jul 1, 2008 | I wish you would write more Samurai Detective books. Alas, all good things must come to an end sooner or later. They have been a great source of inspiration to my own book. We're glad to hear that. Keep writing! Dorothy and Tom |
| Abbie | |
| Thursday Jun 19, 2008 | You write fantastic books and they so totally rock! It is very disapointing that you won't be writing the Samurai Detective Series anymore. Seikei was awesome. I hope you write many more books! -Abbie :) Let us know how you like "Seven Paths to Death," which will be published this fall. We think it's kind of a good ending to the Seikei series. Thanks for writing.--T&D |
| YangBao | |
| Monday Jun 16, 2008 | It will be sad that you wont write more books on your samurais series...I would just love to see if Seikei make it to the end...hope you will change your mind... |
| Minerva | |
| Thursday May 29, 2008 | Your books are very good. I love them all. Please write many more of your fantastic books. We'll try! Dorothy and Tom |
| chela | |
| Tuesday May 27, 2008 | hey nice book samurai never fears.... well yeah it was interesting i rlly want 2 say cool books and i wish u could continue writing more + more PS:fan of you books yeah Thanx! D&T |
| Claudia | |
| Monday May 19, 2008 | Your books are awesome!!! I would like to know what your influences for your "Samurai Mystery Series" was. This information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!! Years of reading and imagining about Japan. :) Glad you like the books. Dorothy and Tom |
| Jenn | |
| Monday May 19, 2008 | Hi! I absolutly love your books. When I first saw my friend doing a book report on the book, I was not exactley listening but then when I decided to read it I could not put it down! Thank you very much for actually getting me interested in reading! And Thank You for a great letter! Dorothy and Tom |
| Cory h. | |
| Monday May 19, 2008 | I have read two of your books and i really enjoyed and hopfully i have the oppertunity to read he other 3 books of your Samurai Detective Series. |
| Laci | |
| Friday May 16, 2008 | Hey! Although I have never read your books, I just googled my last name and your website came up. So I was just leaving a note saying hello from one Hoobler to another. Hello to you too! Try the books. They're great. Tom and Dot |
| Matt S. | |
| Sunday Apr 27, 2008 | I've always loved Japan and mysteries, and your "Samurai Detective Series" is perfect for me! Thank you SO MUCH! Glad you like the books! Thanks for writing. Dorothy and Tom |
| flamingtorch | |
| Monday Apr 21, 2008 | so how many books do you plan to add to your samurai series We have no plans for any more after the one that will be out this fall. But we're going to keep on writing books. So maybe you'll like the others even better. Dot and Tom |
| Kitty | |
| Monday Apr 21, 2008 | I love your books! And i was sooo excited to find out that you are publishing another book! I used A SAMURAI NEVER FEARS DEATH, as a book report for my English class, and i got an A+. Now, i only use your books for reports. THANKS! Kitty Thank you! Let's hope everybody hears about this. Dot and Tom |
| flaming torch | |
| Friday Apr 11, 2008 | are you coming out with a new book to your japanese series with seikei in it Yes! The next book is titled "Seven Paths to Death" and will be available in October. Ask your librarian or bookstore to order it, or get it on amazon.com. Let us know if you like it. Dorothy and Tom |
| flaming torch | |
| Wednesday Apr 9, 2008 | i love your japanese books Thanks!--Tom and Dorothy |
| renegadecrane | |
| Monday Apr 7, 2008 | I love the Samurai mystery series. I have read four in the course of a month. I loved "In Darkness, Death. I am doing a book report on "The Sword that Cut the Burning Grass." This website helped me a lot. Thank you. Thanks for telling us! Dorothy and Tom |
| Iceman | |
| Sunday Apr 6, 2008 | I just read the book In Darkness, Death I think it is fantastic. I am now doing my book report on it for Ninth Grade English in Idaho and this website has helped me get a lot of information about you guys. Thanks Alot For Helping me, Iceman Glad you liked it! Dorothy and Tom |
| caitlyn | |
| Monday Mar 24, 2008 | Tom, I just saw you on "millionaire" on GSN. Great job. i am a freelance writer/poetess. I will encourage my kids to check out your books. Best of luck on all your endeavours. Thank you! Tom |
| azngrl8507 | |
| Sunday Mar 16, 2008 | HEY, I LOVE YOUR BOOKS their amazing i like the book called In the Tokaido Inn u must know a lot about Japanese. about their culture and so many things. Keep writing more books :] Thanks! We're glad you enjoyed it. Dot and Tom |
| m_owen | |
| Monday Mar 10, 2008 | Thank you. Very good site. respect to author |
| KibaAndAkamaru | |
| Tuesday Feb 26, 2008 | I was just introduced to your samurai series as well with the book In Darkness, Death. It was a very entertaining read. I'm going to pick up thew rest of the series today. 1)THE GHOST OF TOKAIDO INN 2)THE DEMON IN THE TEA HOUSE 3)IN DARKNESS, DEATH 4)THE SWORD THAT CUT THE BURNING GRASS 5)A SAMURAI NEVER FEARS DEATH Five so far and one on the way. Do you plan on writing any more stories for this series? p.s. Do you know any other good books that features Judge Ooka(since you said he was a popular Japanese Character, like Sherlock Holmes) I figured there might be some other good books out there about him. The publisher really isn't interested in more books about Seikei and the Judge, so we're moving on to other projects, which we hope you will like even better! If you want to read more Ooka stories, I.G. Edmonds has at least two collections of them out. Thanks for writing! D&T |
| thesmallvooice | |
| Tuesday Feb 19, 2008 | Hey! I was just introduced to your Samurai Mystery series by a friend and I just wanted you to know that I enjoyed it so much! Thanks! We hope you enjoy them all! Another one is due out this fall. Dorothy and Tom |
| abek | |
| Friday Feb 15, 2008 | i love all of your books and cant waait to see another come out!!!!! In the fall of this year. Thanks! Dorothy and Tom |
| Patricia | |
| Friday Jan 18, 2008 | Hello again! I'm so happy that our bookstore here finally has the fifth book! I've been waiting for months. I'm so glad that when I checked the online site, they already have it and I'm currently looking for it. ^^, Hoping for another well written and great story coming ahead :) ~Patricia We hope you like it too! If your local bookstore doesn't stock the books, you can order from amazon.com or bn.com, and they ship quickly! Best wishes, Dorothy and Tom |
| Sas12 | |
| Thursday Jan 10, 2008 | I've read your book the demon in the teahouse!!! great job!! Thank you!--Dot and Tom |
| Sofia | |
| Saturday Jan 5, 2008 | I have read 'the ghost in the tokaido inn' and i liked it very much. One thing that i wondered about, although minor, was that Seikei did not mention to Judge Ooka about the guard who asked Seikei to tell the Judge that he hadn't forgotten him. I have also read 'A Samurai never fears death' it was amazing! one thing I would be glad if someone told me- did the head master actually kill the first victim? or did the owner of the theater kill both of the victims due to his insanity? (I really liked how in the end, Seikei defeated the owner of the theater by threatening the puppet :) We thought the theater owner killed both victims. Thanks for writing! Dorothy and Tom |
| Oliver | |
| Tuesday Dec 4, 2007 | I just finished ghost in the tokaido inn I found it when I got into japan even more(obsesobly) samurais our awsome!!1 |
| Daniel | |
| Wednesday Nov 28, 2007 | Just finished A Samurai Never Fears Death! I loved it alot! Thanks. Daniel. Thank you!--Dot and Tom |
| Sunday Nov 4, 2007 | Have any of the Samurai books been translated into any foreign languages yet? Yes. The German language books, published by Ravensburger, have wonderful covers. Go on amazon.de to see them. D&T |
| menganut | |
| Tuesday Oct 23, 2007 | I love your Samurai Mysteries. Seikei is awesome! Thank you! --Dot and Tom |
| treyntracks | |
| Monday Oct 15, 2007 | I have enjoyed your Seikei books immensely. I am a teacher and I read The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn to the delight of my students. Thanks for such a great series. I can’t wait for SEVEN PATHS TO DEATH. Thanks so much!--D&T |
| firekillaso | |
| Friday Oct 12, 2007 | hey were can i buy all youre books i love them all yayz Try Amazon.com |
| Amani | |
| Thursday Oct 11, 2007 | Hello! I love your books! I have not been able to find a mailing address to send you a letter as part of an assignment in my 6th grade class. Where can I find one? Your fan, Amani |
| Steven | |
| Thursday Oct 11, 2007 | i love ur books i have read every 1 but the last 1 i love them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can u send me a copy of all the samrie books Thanks for writing, Steven. Keep asking your librarian for our books! Best, Dorothy and Tom |
| Marius | |
| Thursday Oct 11, 2007 | hi i live in germany and i´ve read the first three books of your samurai detective serie and i really lke it. this books are fantastic and if the next book come out i´ll read it direktly. (PS: sorry for the bad english ^^) marius Thanks for writing, Marius! Your English is fine. Dorothy and Tom |
| ras3264 | |
| Thursday Oct 4, 2007 | Hello authors, I live in rural Maine...our reading group has chosen Captain John Smith for our current season opening selection. I'll let you know how it goes with the group...only about 12 readers. I've just started it and like very much the way it reads. Thanks! Hope you enjoy it! We go to Maine every year, and stay around Bridgton. Great state! D&T |
| Wufei | |
| Thursday Oct 4, 2007 | Hello again! I just finished reading 'The sword that cut the burning grass' (I finally found the time to read it ^^,) and I think it's really really good. I love it!! I'm going to ask my mom if we can go to Powerbooks to look for the fifth book. I hope I can find it :D please keep on writing about them. I don't get tired of reading your Samurai Detective series. oh yeah, looking forward to SEVEN PATHS TO DEATH :) Thanks so much! We love getting mail like this! |
| Rachael | |
| Wednesday Sep 26, 2007 | hi. Rachael |
| Aqua Mint | |
| Monday Sep 24, 2007 | I'm reading the book "In Darkness, Death". It is sososososo good! This is the first book I have read by these authors, and I will definitely read more by them... G'day mate! |
| Samurai Fan | |
| Wednesday Sep 12, 2007 | I LOVE YOUR SAMURAI DETECTIVE SERIES I READ EVERY BOOK!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DELIVERING THIS SERIES TO ME!! I HOPE U NEVER STOP WRITING ABOUT THESE SERIES! Thanks. We love readers like you. Dot & Tom |
| Brian Milstein | |
| Thursday Sep 6, 2007 | I loved Ghost in the Tokaido Inn, and I became ecstatic when I found out there were more books in the series. Thanks, Brian! Hope you like 'em all. |
| Samurai Fan | |
| Tuesday Aug 28, 2007 | OMG I love your books, I can't wait till the next one of the Samurai mysteries come out. Thanks! The next one will be titled, SEVEN PATHS TO DEATH, but the publisher won't bring it out until the fall of 2008! Sorry for such a delay. It's out of our control. |
| pyrozero | |
| Saturday Aug 18, 2007 | i cant wait for your book "Seven Paths to Death" to come out. =) i love your books Thanks so much, Loren! We love to hear from fans like you! D&T |
| wufei | |
| Tuesday Aug 14, 2007 | Hello again!! I'm so excited! I finally found The Sword That Cut the Burning Grass here in our country and I can't wait to read it!! ^^, I'm sure it will be as good as the first three books ;) Please keep on writing about Seikei and Judge Ooka. |
| m.wellmann | |
| Sunday Aug 12, 2007 | hello dorothy and thomas hoobler. I´m from germany and read samurai detective novels. I was surprised about them. that were the really best books I´ve ever read. (I´m sorry. I´m learning English. Because this I can´t write better) Dear Wellmann, You got your message across to us. We think your English is just fine. Thanks so much. Dorothy and Tom |
| Gwidon | |
| Monday Jul 23, 2007 | You guys do a wonderful job! Keep up the good work!!! ;) |
| Sunday Jul 22, 2007 | I am a fan of your samurai detective novels. My all time favorite is "The Sword that Cut through the Burning Grass", as it is based on the Kusanagi legend. I am so excited that you already worked on two more stories, and that you have one already on the way. These stories are the prime reason why I read. Much love to you both! |
| Tobious | |
| Friday Jun 22, 2007 | My sister sent me these books and I have been putting it off reading them. I started them and now I am hooked. Thank you for your writing books that are entertaining and enjoyable to all. |
| wufei63 | |
| Thursday May 31, 2007 | thank you for writing the Samurai Detective series.. it's awesome! I just finished Ghost in the Tokaido inn and Demon in the teahouse... I'm starting on the third book and I still have to look for the remaining books... I can't wait for the A samurai Never Fears Death and Seven Paths to death.. I hope you keep writing more of Seikei and Judge Ooka. It's really a fascinating story that brings its reader to ancient Japan and see their culture and way of life :D |
| hadaller | |
| Tuesday May 29, 2007 | I just started to read the samurai series for my book report and it got me hooked. keep the good books coming! :) |
| pkahir150 | |
| Tuesday May 29, 2007 | i also read all the samurai series and they were fantastic!!!! please keep writing them. Thank you. |
| authorbobbyd | |
| Monday May 28, 2007 | Good to see you doing well. Keep the great works coming. |
| rmclean | |
| Saturday May 19, 2007 | I read all your samurai series books. They were great! Please keep writing them. |
| Ivawhu | |
| Saturday May 12, 2007 | Hi My Name Is ivawhu. |
| rangeboy | |
| Wednesday May 9, 2007 | I just finished reading The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn and it was very interesting. I can't wait to read the next book in the series, The Demon in the Teahouse. |
| oavb | |
| Wednesday May 9, 2007 | Keep up the great work! |
| ohoho99 | |
| Monday Apr 23, 2007 | Haha. I just read 'The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn'. great book. |
| geophyl | |
| Saturday Apr 14, 2007 | I read 'The Monsters' and was totally taken with the story of the five people's lives. For the first time - I read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and ordered a book on the web that has Polidori's Vampyre. I work in a high school and have recommended the book as a 'read' for our reading club. I checked out your other books and was disappointed to discover that nearly all of them are based on US History. I live in Canada and really enjoy reading historical books about Europe, Africa, and China. Sooooo - if you have written anything along those lines plese let me know because I must have missed it. Your research and writing made it hard to put the book down. And - when I finished - I felt like I should just start right over again. Problem was - it was a library book and it was on hold for someone else. Thank you very much. P |
| Austin | |
| Wednesday Mar 7, 2007 | I'm so glad I finally found you're book! I read it years ago, but I loved it and wanted to read the rest in the series, but over the years I'd forgotten to, and I lost track of the name of the book, but I never forgot the plot (in particular it was the first of the series of samurai books). I've been googling all sorts of things for weeks to find these books and I finally found them!! I think the books rock even though I'm way too mature for them, their plot is way more interesting than the things it get to read in my English class (Their Eyes Were Watching God). I love fiction and I love the samurai aspect, and mysteries are one of my favorite types of stories. Thank you for writing such great books! -Austin |
| J.J. Winterbauer | |
| Tuesday Mar 6, 2007 | I just finished "The Monsters" and have been singing its praises to everyone I know. A wonderful book! I'm looking forward to your take on John Smith. All the best... |
| Becky Greenhow | |
| Tuesday Feb 27, 2007 | I am a Grade 4/5 teacher in the Vancouver area of British Columbia. I just wanted to write and say....Thank-you, Hooblers, for the wonderful Samurai Series! I have recommended these books to my students (especially to my reluctant boys), and have thoroughly LOVED reading them myself. I just can't believe I missed the fact that you have a 4th book (and I consider myself a KidsLit connoisseur). I am going to order this book ASAP. Keep up the great adventures! --Becky Greenhow |
| Anna | |
| Monday Nov 27, 2006 | i have read one of your books ghost n the tokkaido inn i have to say it was great i had to read it in class in a week. but if it was up to me i would have read it in a day Anna 11 |
| Rach | |
| Wednesday Nov 1, 2006 | Well i can say i was pleased and proud to meet you both in 2001 and i have to say that your book "demon in the teahouse" has been one of the best i've ever read. Keep writing! |
| Carmen | |
| Friday Oct 6, 2006 | I am happy to see this site, finally. I just felt the warmth of the authors just by looking at their picture and viewing the site. Good job my friends and may you sell many, many, books. Carmen aka LLaque3605 |
| jan0704 | |
| Friday Oct 6, 2006 | My son read The Ghost of Tokaido Inn for his summer reading assignment and is now addicted to the series. He is looking forward to the new book! |
| Loren White | |
| Tuesday Sep 26, 2006 | I can't wait for A SAMURAI NEVER FEARS DEATH to come out. i read the other books in the series. I have to say this is my favorite series ever. I love books about samurai. ~Loren White,age 16 |
| Azaela | |
| Friday Sep 15, 2006 | I'm a big fan of the Detective Samurai series. Looking forward to finding the three titles I haven't as yet read. Please continue the series! |
| usagigoya | |
| Sunday Aug 27, 2006 | Great sight, and I really love the "What we're working on" section. |
| Ellen | |
| Wednesday Jun 21, 2006 | The new site looks great!! Congratulations! |