Tub 53 and it's
Anthony Price week apparently.... and the week of the 90 degree rotated images - if I was halfway techno-savvy I'd correct it, but I'm not. Sorry!
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Wells Tower, Nelson DeMille, G.M. Ford, John Sandford, James W. Hall, |
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Virgil Flowers book 1 |
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Short story collection...."Sentences so good you want to cut them out and pin them to the wall" |
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Anthony Price and Dr David Audley x 5 |
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Gunner Kelly - not the Aussie cop. |
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Jim Thompson, Sergio Bizzio, Lauren Henderson, Daniel Woodrell, William Gay, |
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Argentinian crime |
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Kenneth Tyler and his sister Corrie grew up in a small Southern town with a whiskey bootlegger for a father. When he dies, they suspect something is amiss at his funeral, and they make a horrific discovery; their father is not in his casket. ... |
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Harlan Coben x 3, Mark Thomas, William Ryan, |
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Mark Thomas...a bit left of centre |
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Anthony Price x 2, Charles Bukowski, Denise Mina, Tony Cascarino, |
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Not seen the film yet! |
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Scottish crime author |
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Best sports book I've ever read - Irish football hero, who wasn't Irish! |
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Dr. David Audley |
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Jean-Claude Izzo, Mike Thomas, Lawrence Block, Reed Farrel Coleman, Donald Ray Pollock, |
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Marseilles crime |
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It's the Doctor again! |
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Interesting cover |
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Donald Ray Pollock |
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You're supposed to be last |
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Haruki Murakami x 2, Tom Clancy x 2, Daniel Silva |
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Anthony Price x 3, Ian Fleming, Jack Anderson-Bill Pronzini collaboration |
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A change of subject for Pronzini |
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Anthony Price again |
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Elmore Leonard x 2, Anthony Price, John Lansing, Carl Hiaasen/William D. Montalbano, |
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Hiaasen book - 1982 collaboration |
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Anthony Price - let's hope I like him then! |
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Anthony Price x 5 |
HIGHLIGHTS...... err
Anthony Price and most of his 19 book Dr David Audley series. I suppose I should make a start. Others.......
Lawrence Block, Donald Ray Pollock, Daniel Woodrell, Charles Bukowski, Elmore Leonard and
William Gay.
Over at
Spy Guys and Gals, the host there writes about Audley.....
David Audley is an analyst for the British Secret Service.
He is one of those wonderful characters that is something different to a host of people. To most of his superiors he is a lucky guesser to be able to see past the evidence to get at the truth. To the people assigned to work for or with him, he is a devious schemer who tells people as little as possible. To those closest to him, he is a dedicated friend who can be counted on when the chips are down. And to his immediate superior, he is a genius.
As would be expected, he is all these things. Working as an analyst trying to sift the truth out of tons of incoming data, he has been able to come to the correct conclusion an impressive number of times. He doesn't like to tell too much to anyone, including those working with him, until he is fairly sure he is right. He usually is right, so his boss's conclusion is correct.
The adventures that Audley gets involved in are primarily counter-espionage ones trying to block the activities of those who come to England to learn what they shouldn't or do what they oughtn't.
The writing on this series is very good. It is also very British. The pacing is similar to a traditional British murder mystery with plenty of false leads to confuse the reader. There is often enough, though, brilliant insights given to make a befuddled reader grin and nod sagely as though finally I've gotten a hold of the situation.
As any good series should, this one has an interesting cadre of supporting characters. There is Audley's handsome young wife who goads him into some assignments he is loathe to take. Butler is an army officer attached to the Secret Service who often is assigned to Audley. Roskill is an air force pilot who is also seconded to the Service and must put his life on the line by Audley's orders. And Paul Mitchell is a researcher who reluctantly starts to help Audley as the series progresses. Each of these characters are almost as important to the series as Audley, making the series a lot more enjoyable than a one-man-show.
LOWLIGHTS...... nothing really
FULL LIST OF 50 AS FOLLOWS:
AUTHOR |
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TITLE |
YEAR |
SERIES |
ANDERSON/PRONZINI |
JACK/BILL |
THE CAMBODIA FILE |
1981 |
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BIZZIO |
SERGIO |
RAGE |
2009 |
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BLOCK |
LAWRENCE |
A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF |
2011 |
MS17 |
BUKOWSKI |
CHARLES |
THE MOVIE "BARFLY" |
1987 |
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CASCARINO |
TONY |
FULL TIME |
2000 |
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CLANCY |
TOM |
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER |
1984 |
JR4 |
CLANCY |
TOM |
PATRIOT GAMES |
1987 |
JR2 |
COBEN |
HARLAN |
DEAL BREAKER |
1995 |
MB1 |
COBEN |
HARLAN |
DROP SHOT |
1996 |
MB2 |
COBEN |
HARLAN |
FADE AWAY |
1996 |
MB3 |
COLEMAN |
REED FARREL |
THEY DON'T PLAY STICKBALL IN MILWAUKEE |
1997 |
DK3 |
DEMILLE |
NELSON |
THE CHARM SCHOOL |
1988 |
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FLEMING |
IAN |
CASINO ROYALE |
1953 |
JB1 |
FORD |
G. M. |
THE DEADER THE BETTER |
2000 |
LW6 |
GAY |
WILLIAM |
TWILIGHT |
2006 |
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HALL |
JAMES W. |
GONE WILD |
1995 |
TPI4 |
HENDERSON |
LAUREN |
FREEZE MY MARGARITA |
1998 |
SJ4 |
HIAASEN/MONTALBANO |
CARL/WILLIAM D. |
TRAP LINE |
1982 |
BL2 |
IZZO |
JEAN-CLAUDE |
CHOURMO |
2006 |
MT2 |
LANSING |
JOHN |
HANOI HELLGROUND |
1983 |
BE1 |
LEONARD |
ELMORE |
GOLD COAST |
1979 |
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LEONARD |
ELMORE |
GUNSIGHTS |
1979 |
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MINA |
DENISE |
GARNETHILL |
1998 |
G1 |
MURAKAMI |
HARUKI |
IQ84 BOOK ONE |
2011 |
B1 |
MURAKAMI |
HARUKI |
IQ84 BOOK TWO |
2011 |
B2 |
POLLOCK |
DONALD RAY |
THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME |
2011 |
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PRICE |
ANTHONY |
THE LABYRINTH MAKERS |
1970 |
DDA1 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
THE ALAMUT AMABUSH |
1971 |
DDA2 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
OCTOBER MEN |
1973 |
DDA4 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
OUR MAN IN CAMELOT |
1975 |
DDA6 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
WAR GAME |
1976 |
DDA7 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
THE '44 VINTAGE |
1978 |
DDA8 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
THE HOUR OF THE DONKEY |
1980 |
DDA10 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
SOLDIER NO MORE |
1981 |
DDA11 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
THE OLD VENGEFUL |
1982 |
DDA12 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
GUNNER KELLY |
1983 |
DDA13 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
SION CROSSING |
1984 |
DDA14 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
HERE BE MONSTERS |
1985 |
DDA15 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
FOR THE GOOD OF THE STATE |
1986 |
DDA16 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
A NEW KIND OF WAR |
1987 |
DDA17 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
A PROSPECT OF VENGEANCE |
1988 |
DDA18 |
PRICE |
ANTHONY |
THE MEMORY TRAP |
1989 |
DDA19 |
RYAN |
WILLIAM |
THE TWELFTH DEPARTMENT |
2013 |
CADK3 |
SANDFORD |
JOHN |
DARK OF THE MOON |
2007 |
VF1 |
SILVA |
DANIEL |
THE DEFECTOR |
2009 |
GA9 |
THOMAS |
MARK |
BELCHING OUT THE DEVIL |
2008 |
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THOMAS |
MIKE |
POCKET NOTEBOOK |
2010 |
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THOMPSON |
JIM |
SAVAGE NIGHT |
1953 |
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TOWER |
WELLS |
EVERYTHING RAVAGED, EVERYTHING BURNED |
2009 |
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WOODRELL |
DANIEL |
THE DEATH OF MISTER SWEET |
2001 |
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This certainly is Price week, Col. But I also see some Leonard, some Ryan, some Izzo. Yes, you've got lots of good stuff there.
ReplyDeleteMargot cheers - definitely a decent tub with nothing too scary! All I need to do is stop adding and start reading!
DeleteSome good stuff there - but aren't some of those pictures (i.e. titles) upside down and therefore hard to read?
ReplyDeleteHaha - I will either have to lie on my side or stand on my head when I read them, which will slow me down somewhat.
DeleteI have a new-to-me phone which is unnecessarily complicated (plus I'm an idiot) and at the moment the camera (and the phone) is controlling me rather than the other way around.
I read a few Anthony Prices in my day (I had a boyfriend who really liked them) but I had no idea he'd written so many! And my neck has got it's workout for the day, thank you, from turning my head one way and another to read the titles....
ReplyDeleteaaargh - that should say 'its workout', I'm usually one of those people being snooty about apostrophes.
DeletePunctuation police here - Redmond - you're nicked! Ok - a warning will suffice this time. I will try and resolve the issue before uploading the next lot - but don't anyone hold their breath.
DeleteI'm looking forward to Price and his series - obviously but have no idea when I will get started.
Col, I am interesting in your take on the Murakami when you get to it. 1Q84 is such a long thing that it just sits in my stack being intimidating. It can be split into three books though. I've read and enjoyed other Murakami (those of more reasonable length). His stories can be bizarre.
ReplyDeleteGlen, I haven't read anything by him yet. My son got these and promptly forgot about them - a chip off the old block. I will go the 3 book route when I get there, rather than attempting all in one go.
DeleteCol, that sure is a lot of Anthony Price. His thrillers are easily available here though I have never been tempted to try any in spite of espionage being one of my favourite genres. About the lopsided photos, you could use photo editor on your new phone to rotate the pictures till the covers face you and then post them. I usually transfer my pictures to my desktop, straighten them, and then post them. Now that's a lot of unsolicited advice!
ReplyDeleteAt the minute I transfer them from my phone to my laptop and then just choose the ones to add into the post, otherwise I'd end up with posts 10 miles long each week. It's useful have so many photos though as it allows me to catalogue the tub. I will try and see if I can resolve this for next week or if it will be tub 71 that sees the fruits of my endeavours. I have photographed the next 17 tubs, not not catalogued them yet!
DeleteI'm surprised you have managed to resist Price and and his books, I thought at least one would appear on your reading radar.
Col, I'll pick up the first Price novel that comes my way. My usual secondhand books haunt should throw up a few.
DeleteGood man! BTW - my latest blog post had the same issue with the camera shots of my kindle - the sideways photo. I deleted and used your advise, rotating them in my picture folder before uploading - thanks mate!
DeleteGood man! BTW - my latest blog post had the same issue with the camera shots of my kindle - the sideways photo. I deleted and used your advise, rotating them in my picture folder before uploading - thanks mate!
DeleteI’ll say it again – You’ve got quite the collection.
ReplyDeleteAn embarrassment of riches.....what can I say - I like books!
DeleteStupendous camera angles, Col: very neonoir.
ReplyDeleteJohn, I fear you're mocking me, can you hear me cracking my knuckles?
DeleteOh my goodness, you have to start reading and reviewing the Anthony Price books. And then if you don't like them you can just send them all to me. (just kidding) I just went and refreshed my tiny bit of knowledge on the David Audley series (at Existential Ennui) and I have to try them. And then noticed the part up there from Spy Guys and Gals. Just what I need, another new author to try.
ReplyDeleteWhen I've finished the Max Allan Collins Nolan books - 2 to go, I will start a new series - either Price, Deighton or Stella Rimington. So maybe early next year. I'm sorry but I think I will like them! Haha........ Glen can buy you a couple for your birthday!
DeleteI am sure you will like the Price books, Col. I am going to start looking for a copy of the first one.
DeleteNow that I have discovered that some of the Quarry books by Collins have Robert McGinnis covers, I may have to read that series. Or at least check a couple out.
I do like an eye-catching cover but I'm not really familiar with any of the artists TBH. I should pay more attention. Good luck with tracking down the first Price book, I expect you will be reading it soon! (Before me anyway.)
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