Monday, 25 January 2016

LOGGING THE LIBRARY - PART SIXTY-FIVE

Tub 65 - Crimespree Magazine week,

Tub 65 - say no more

Jim Nisbet, Adrian McKinty, Robert Rankin, Carl Hiaasen, Matthew F. Jones,

McKinty's debut novel

Charles McCarry, Alan Furst, Dennis Lehane, Chuch Hogan, Matthew F. Jones,

Lehane - short stories,

Benjamin Black, Seymour Shubin, Matthew F. Jones, Barry Maitland, Christopher Fowler,

The Hunch - Seymour Shubin - you would think after 65 goes of this I'd be able to take a photo by now!

Series book from Barry Maitland

Crimespree magazine - and without the caption I wouldn't have guessed the author.

Again - I'd be one from two on putting a name to a face.

One from two - you can't forget Connelly's mug! From the book title's I'll guess William Kent Krueger's the other dude.

Nope - and I've got some of his books on my shelf, who is the mystery man?

Don't know either of these two?

4 Ian Rankin's

I know this man - even without the Jason Starr caption.

Nope - wouldn't have got Vicki Hendricks without the caption,

Ditto S. J. Rozan

First issue of Crimespree magazine from 2004 - and an instantly recognisable Mark Billingham 

Nope - don't recognise these chaps - even with the name.

2 out of 2 - Sean Chercover and Marcus Sakey

Greg Rucka from 2006

Guess this one

Any ideas?

Alafair Burke

A man I've been reading a bit of lately - Max Allan Collins and another man I've never read - Manuel Ramos

Dan Fesperman x 3, John Fante - 4-fer, Jo Nesbo,

Father of Dan and 4 linked novels - some of which were published 50 years apart,

I have about 6 of his books and haven't read him yet!

Dan Fesperman

Tom Franklin, Dan Fesperman, Graham Greene, Robert Piglia, Lee Child,

Smonk from Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter author

Intriguing cover

Richard Piglia

Ted Lewis x 2, Robert W. Campbell, James McClure, Edward Bunker,

Edward Bunker,

Jack Carter series book,

Ted Lewis - Billy Rags

65 and done!



HIGHLIGHTS.....Ted Lewis, Robert Piglia, Dan Fesperman (though - how do I know I'll like him?), Edward Bunker, Tom Franklin,

 LOWLIGHTS.... nothing really.

Not quite sure why I bought the Crimespree magazines if I wasn't going to read them, but you could ask me that question another 4000-odd times. I ought to grab issue one and stick it in the car to read on and off. I'm guessing it's full of author chats, reviews and a bit of fiction, plus details on forthcoming events (which I may have missed now!) An American version of the old UK Crime Time magazines I used to buy back in the early 2000s, I could read it cover to cover as and when I can grab an odd few minutes.

I think I bought about 20-odd before deciding I couldn't afford the postage. The magazine is still going strong and is up to around 60 issues at the minute. They also do an e-version.

ISSUE 1 contains......

  • COVER STORY AND BRAND SPANKING NEW INTERVIEW WITH MARK BILLINGHAM
  • SNEAK PEEK: AUTHOR WEBSITES — TAKE OUR QUIZ
  • BRIAN WIPRUD EXPLAINS HIS DAY JOB
  • BLAKE CROUCH FILLS US IN ON HIS FIRST-EVER SIGNING TOUR
  • REED FARREL COLEMAN EXPOUNDS ON HIS LOVE FOR BOUCHERCON
  • A LOOK AT THE WORK OF BARONESS ORCZY
  • OUR BOOKSTORE SPOTLIGHT SHINES ON BOOKED FOR MURDER IN MADISON, WISCONSIN
  • ALI KARIM GIVES US A LOOK AT THE BRITISH CRIME SCENE
  • THE ROCK GROUP BROTHER
  • EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS OF AUTHORS AND THEIR WORK SPACES
  • ASK DAVE!!!
  • THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF OUR ON-GOING COMIC — MS. TERIOUS!
  • VALERIE MALMONT TAKES US TO MALICE DOMESTIC
  • DONNA MOORE – EDGAR’S WEEK
  • WILLIAM GAGLIANI INTERVIEWS ROBERT W. WALKER IN OUR CROSS GENRE FEATURE
  • SHORT STORIES FROM HARRY SHANNON AND GENE DEWEESE
  • UGLY EYE FOR THE MYSTERY GUY!!! COLUMN BY JIM PASCOE
  • PUBLISHING SPOTLIGHT ON BLEAKHOUSE BOOKS
  • THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF ROB KANTNER BY JOE KONRATH
  • CAROLINE TODD TALKS BASEBALL
Man with gun - Barry Eisler

 Man and woman - No ideas?

 Taped woman - Val McDermid

 Man at table - T. Jefferson Parker

 FULL LIST OF 50 AS FOLLOWS:
AUTHOR TITLE YEAR SERIES
BLACK BENJAMIN A DEATH IN SUMMER 2011 Q4
BUNKER EDWARD NO BEAST SO FIERCE 1972
CAMPBELL ROBERT W. THINNING THE TURKEY HERD 1988 JF4
CHILD LEE GONE TOMORROW 2009 JR13
FANTE JOHN WAIT UNTIL SPRING, BANDINI 1938 BQ1
FANTE JOHN ASK THE DUST 1939 BQ2
FANTE JOHN DREAMS FROM BUNKER HILL 1982 BQ3
FANTE JOHN THE ROAD TO LOS ANGELES 1985 BQ4
FESPERMAN DAN LIE IN THE DARK 1999 VP1
FESPERMAN DAN THE SMALL BOAT OF GREAT SORROWS 2003 VP2
FESPERMAN DAN THE WARLORD'S SON 2004
FESPERMAN DAN THE ARMS MAKER OF BERLIN 2009
FOWLER CHRISTOPHER THE VICTORIA VANISHES 2008 B+M6
FRANKLIN TOM SMONK 2006
FURST ALAN BLOOD OF VICTORY 2002 NS7
GREENE GRAHAM THE COMEDIANS 1966
HIAASEN CARL LUCKY YOU 1997
HOGAN CHUCK THE STANDOFF 1995
JONES MATTHEW F. THE ELEMENTS OF HITTING 1994
JONES MATTHEW F. BLIND PURSUIT 1997
JONES MATTHEW F. DEEPWATER 1999
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 1 JUN 2004 (ed.) 2004 C1
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 2 AUG/SEP 2004 (ed.) 2004 C2
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 3 OCT/NOV 2004 (ed.) 2004 C3
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 4 JAN 2005 (ed.) 2005 C4
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 5 MAR 2005 (ed.) 2005 C5
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 6 MAY 2005 (ed.) 2005 C6
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 7 JUL 2005 (ed.) 2005 C7
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 8 SEP 2005 (ed.) 2005 C8
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 9 NOV/DEC 2005 (ed.) 2005 C9
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 10 JAN 2006 (ed.) 2006 C10
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 11 MAR 2006 (ed.) 2006 C11
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 12 MAY 2006 (ed.) 2006 C12
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 13 JUL/AUG 2006 (ed.) 2006 C13
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 14 SEP/OCT 2006 (ed.) 2006 C14
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 16 JAN/FEB 2007 (ed.) 2007 C16
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 17 MAR/APR 2007 (ed.) 2007 C17
JORDAN/JORDAN RUTH/JON CRIMESPREE 19 JUL/AUG 2007 (ed.) 2007 C19
LEHANE DENNIS CORONADO 2006
LEWIS TED BILLY RAGS 1973
LEWIS TED JACK CARTER AND THE MAFIA PIGEON 1977 JC3
MAITLAND BARRY CHELSEA MANSIONS 2011 B+K11
McCARRY CHARLES THE BETTER ANGELS 1979
McCLURE JAMES THE SUNDAY HANGMAN 1977 K+Z5
McKINTY ADRIAN ORANGE RHYMES WITH EVERYTHING 1997
NESBO JO THE DEVIL'S STAR 2005 HH5
NISBET JIM DARK COMPANION 2006
PIGLIA RICHARD MONEY TO BURN 2003
RANKIN ROBERT  SNUFF FICTION 1999
SHUBIN SEYMOUR THE HUNCH 2009
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14 comments:

  1. Anonymous25 January 2016 at 04:39

    Wow!That's quite a chore you'd done, Col! And you've got some good 'uns here. McKinty, Hiaasen, Lehane, and all of those Crimesprees, too. Solid reading ahead of you, I think.

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    1. col291025 January 2016 at 05:21

      Margot, I think my book buying and acquiring days ought to be just about done!

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  2. Elgin Bleecker25 January 2016 at 08:06

    I enjoy Adrian McKinty’s writing. And you have reminded me that I have more Ted Lewis to read. Thanks, Col.

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    1. col291025 January 2016 at 09:34

      The McKinty is his debut book, not too sure if it's crime fiction or more general, - I'm a bit of a completist. Lewis is very good, I think is whole catalogue is being re-issued digitally, as some of them were quite hard to find.

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  3. TracyK25 January 2016 at 16:34

    I have a few of those Crimespree magazines, and I envy the number that you have. I have a lot of unread Dan Fesperman also, which I hope to do something about this year. I have read one of mine, though.

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    1. col291025 January 2016 at 21:34

      I don't know why I keep putting off reading Fesperman, only that there's not enough time to get to everything, especially when you have too much to begin with!

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  4. Marina Sofia25 January 2016 at 23:13

    I have Lie in the Dark by Fesperman as well - the setting is what attracts me (Sarajevo during the siege). Hope you get around to reading all this!

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    1. col291026 January 2016 at 00:25

      I'm with you Marina - the events of that period alternately fascinate and horrify me. How can such things happen?

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  5. noirencyclopedia26 January 2016 at 13:10

    Another good haul! It's the Bandini that attracts me -- to my shame, I've never read any Fante, so you've reminded me I should do something about this . . .

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    1. col291026 January 2016 at 13:40

      Individually they have appeal and don't look too imposing, as a single issue - a bit of a chunkster!

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  6. Prashant C. Trikannad27 January 2016 at 19:32

    Col, I have read about Crimespree magazine, all of it online. I can't say I have come across Western crime magazines in my city. The Indian clones are nothing to write home about.

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    1. col291027 January 2016 at 20:21

      Prashant, I think they will be full of authors and books I've missed and that sound intriguing - I must not succumb to temptation!

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  7. skiourophile9 February 2016 at 03:31

    You know we're all completely cool about there being no link between buying and having to read, don't you? ;-) Wow - some really bad covers there.

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    1. col29109 February 2016 at 03:40

      Vicki, I'll play that as my get out of jail card. I hadn't really paid much attention to the covers in this batch, but I see what you mean. The McKinty one is particularly shocking in my opinion. I really like Fesperman's Lie in the Dark, but that's about it. Even the magazines wouldn't make you stop to investigate further.

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