Last week I got
from Barnes & Noble's website,
The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler
and today I just ordered
using a 20% off coupon code I got from the retailmenot.com site.
Lady Killer by Ed McBain <87th Precinct series>
Last week I got
from Barnes & Noble's website,
The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler
and today I just ordered
using a 20% off coupon code I got from the retailmenot.com site.
Lady Killer by Ed McBain <87th Precinct series>
Just put in an order for
using a 15% off code I got from the Barnes & Noble website.
Give the Boys a Great Big Hand by Ed McBain <87th Precinct series>
Just put in an order for
using a 15% off code I got from the Barnes & Noble website.
The Heckler by Ed McBain <87th Precinct series>
Started reading
Give the Boys a Great Big Hand by Ed McBain
<87th Precinct series>
(orig. published 1960 / republished by Thomas & Mercer in 2011)
and just put in an order for
using a 15% off code I got from the Barnes & Noble website.
See Them Die by Ed McBain <87th Precinct series>
Put in an order for
using a 15% off code I got from the Barnes & Noble website.
The Empty Hours by Ed McBain <87th Precinct series>
NOTE: This one collects three shorter stories.
The Monkey's Raincoat by Robert Crais
I finished reading this terrific debut book for the famous high selling Elvis Cole Los Angeles PI Series.
Reminded me of the movie 48 Hours for it's style along with Tango and Cash because does have bromance with Elvis and his friend also business partner that is the exact opposite of him Joe Pike.
Also has great cliffhangers so hooks you with reasons wanting to read the 2nd book because of that great continuity.
I'm astounded that a error was printed because that whole get a preview of the next book is in this 1st book what is printed if you enjoyed Stalking the Angel which is wrong that's the second book.
I have Stalking The Angel the 2nd book so I can start reading that 2nd Elvis Cole Los Angeles PI book.
I just read City of Glass by Paul Auster. It had promise, but alas, in the end it turned out to be dog shit. The premise was very intriguing, but the narrative got distracted by too much post modernist drivel for there tl be an actual cohesive plot. In my opinion, an awful book.
Taking a break from my 87th Precinct series reading (recently finished reading Give the Boys a Great Big Hand, the 11th book in that series) and started on which originally came out in 1945.
Wow the 2nd Cover looks like it was inspired by Sin City, Cobra, Out for Justice, and other great Hollywood Action movies.
Does anyone know how to post spoilers for this website? I want to post a full review for The Book The Monkey's Raincoat with spoilers in this thread and the what books are you reading thread.
Just ordered:
using a 15% off coupon I got from Barnes & Noble.
Like Love by Ed McBain <87th Precinct series>
Just put in an order for
using a 15% off code I got from the Barnes & Noble website.
Ten Plus One by Ed McBain <87th Precinct series>
I put in an order for this book the other day.
Beth Hart - Fire On The Floor CD Review
Beth Hart February 23rd, 2017 Boston, MA Concert Review
"I can't complain. I got to be Jim Morrison for the first half of my life, and Ward Cleaver for the second half." - Warren Zevon.
I'm not big into mysteries but, over twenty years ago, I got on a kick and read all of Doyle's Holmes stories. I tried to read some other Holmes stuff but was pretty burned out by then. I read four Agatha Christie books. They were okay but I got tired of the one in a million coincidences. I also read two books by a woman whose name, I think, was Laura King. One was called "The Beekeeper's Apprentice" and, despite having some feeling of the main female character being a stand-in for the writer, I still thought it was very good.
Considering that my main interest was Holmes, I'd have to say 19th century England was my main interest. In fact, I played a character in a rpg soon after and I will say that, after reading all those stories, I felt quite comfy speaking with the vocabulary of 1880s London, at least the version of the vocabulary that was in Doyle's books.
Power with Girl is better.
An author that may be worth checking out is Anne Perry (who has quite a curious backstory herself!), who's written two series of mystery/detective novels that take place in 19th century England. Perry's first series features Inspector Thomas Pitt and his wife Charlotte, and those stories take place in the late 19th century.
Another series features Inspector William Monk, who is aided by former Crimean War nurse Hester Latterly. The Monk books are set during the mid-19th century.
Whether they may be your cup of tea or not I can't say. I read many of them quite a few years ago and enjoyed them. They were first published in the early 1980s, so you may still be able to easily find them in a library or at a bookstore if you want to check them out.