This week's tub - number 70 and 3500 books in the bank!
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Tub 70! |
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Robert Rankin, M. J. Naparsteck, Tucker Coe, Dennis Lehane, Toby Litt, |
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Donald E. Westlake as Tucker Coe |
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Elmore Leonard x 2, Liz Holliday, Vincent Patrick, Ed Dee, |
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Classic Leonard from the 70s! |
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Vincent Patrick - New York author! |
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Ed Dee - untried US author! |
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T. Jefferson Parker, Robert L. Duncan, James W. Hall, Elmore Leonard x 2, |
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Elmore - early 90s! |
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Henning Mankell x 3, Robert G. Barrett, Elmore Leonard, |
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Elmore Leonard - 70s! |
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Thomas Harris, Robert G. Barrett, Donald E. Westlake x 2.5, Brian Garfield x 0.5, |
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Australian standalone novel from Robert G. Barrett! |
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Dortmunder series book 2! |
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Jim Thompson, Gene Kerrigan, Richard Price, Derek Raymond, Damon Runyon, |
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Price's latest! |
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Runyon - short story king? |
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Daniel Silva, Donald E. Westlake, Peter Corris, Donald Harstad, Ruth Rendell, |
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John Connolly, Wilbur Smith, John Harvey, John Steinbeck, Donald E. Westlake, |
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Dortmunder number 4! |
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Gar Anthony Haywood, Dan Fante x 2, Henning Mankell, Wallace Stroby, |
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Swedish crime - Kurt Wallander series book! |
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Bruno Dante series book! |
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Gar Anthony Haywood - Aaron Gunner series book! |
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Eddie Muller, Benjamin Whitmer, Glenn Meade, Mark Timlin, Tim O'Mara, |
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Benjamin Whitmer - second novel! |
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70 done and dusted! |
HIGHLIGHTS......Dan Fante, Donald Westlake, Elmore Leonard, Benjamin Whitmer,
LOWLIGHTS...... Wilbur Smith - not sure where it came from, but it's about the size of two housebricks! Not yet convinced by
John Connolly either - his first wasn't great
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FULL LIST OF 50 AS FOLLOWS:
AUTHOR |
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TITLE |
YEAR |
SERIES |
BARRETT |
ROBERT G. |
DAVO'S LITTLE SOMETHING |
1992 |
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BARRETT |
ROBERT G. |
THE ULTIMATE APHRODISIAC |
2002 |
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COE |
TUCKER |
A JADE IN ARIES |
1970 |
MT4 |
CONNOLLY |
JOHN |
DARK HOLLOW |
2000 |
CP2 |
CORRIS |
PETER |
THE BLACK PRINCE |
1998 |
CH22 |
DEE |
ED |
THE CON MAN'S DAUGHTER |
2003 |
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DUNCAN |
ROBERT L. |
THE SERPENT'S MARK |
1990 |
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FANTE |
DAN |
SPITTING OFF TALL BUILDINGS |
2001 |
BD3 |
FANTE |
DAN |
MOOCH |
2000 |
BD2 |
HALL |
JAMES W. |
BUZZ CUT |
1996 |
TPI5 |
HARRIS |
THOMAS |
RED DRAGON |
1981 |
HL1 |
HARSTAD |
DONALD |
THE KNOWN DEAD |
1999 |
CH2 |
HARVEY |
JOHN |
CUTTING EDGE |
1991 |
R3 |
HAYWOOD |
GAR ANTHONY |
YOU CAN DIE TRYING |
1993 |
AGM3 |
HOLLIDAY |
LIZ |
CRACKER: ONE DAY A LEMMING WILL FLY |
1994 |
C3 |
KERRIGAN |
GENE |
HARD CASES |
1995 |
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LEHANE |
DENNIS |
A DRINK BEFORE THE WAR |
1994 |
K+G1 |
LEONARD |
ELMORE |
SWAG |
1976 |
JR2 |
LEONARD |
ELMORE |
THE BOUNTY HUNTERS |
1953 |
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LEONARD |
ELMORE |
MAXIMUM BOB |
1991 |
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LEONARD |
ELMORE |
SPLIT IMAGES |
1981 |
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LEONARD |
ELMORE |
THE HUNTED |
1978 |
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LITT |
TOBY |
HOSPITAL |
2007 |
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MANKELL |
HENNING |
THE FIFTH WOMAN |
1996 |
KW6 |
MANKELL |
HENNING |
FACELESS KILLERS |
1991 |
KW1 |
MANKELL |
HENNING |
THE WHITE LIONESS |
1993 |
KW3 |
MANKELL |
HENNING |
SIDETRACKED |
1995 |
KW5 |
MEADE |
GLENN |
SNOW WOLF |
1995 |
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MULLER |
EDDIE |
THE DISTANCE |
2002 |
BN1 |
NAPARSTECK |
M. J. |
WAR SONG |
1980 |
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O'MARA |
TIM |
SACRIFICE FLY |
2012 |
RDM1 |
PARKER |
T. JEFFERSON |
CALIFORNIA GIRL |
2004 |
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PATRICK |
VINCENT |
FAMILY BUSINESS |
1985 |
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PRICE |
RICHARD |
THE WHITES |
2015 |
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RANKIN |
ROBERT |
THE ANTIPOPE |
1981 |
B1 |
RAYMOND |
DEREK |
I WAS DORA SUAREZ |
1990 |
F4 |
RENDELL |
RUTH |
A JUDGEMENT IN STONE |
1977 |
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RUNYON |
DAMON |
FROM FIRST TO LAST |
1954 |
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SILVA |
DANIEL |
A DEATH IN VIENNA |
2004 |
GA4 |
SMITH |
WILBUR |
RAGE |
1987 |
C2 - 3 |
STEINBECK |
JOHN |
THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT |
1961 |
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STROBY |
WALLACE |
SHOOT THE WOMAN FIRST |
2013 |
CS3 |
THOMPSON |
JIM |
A SWELL-LOOKING BABE |
1954 |
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TIMLIN |
MARK |
ANSWERS FROM THE GRAVE |
2004 |
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WESTLAKE |
DONALD E. |
PITY HIM AFTERWARDS |
1964 |
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WESTLAKE |
DONALD E. |
BANK SHOT |
1972 |
D2 |
WESTLAKE |
DONALD E. |
THE AX |
1997 |
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WESTLAKE |
DONALD E. |
NOBODY'S PERFECT |
1977 |
D4 |
WESTLAKE/GARFIELD |
DONALD E./BRIAN |
GANGWAY! |
1973 |
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WHITMER |
BENJAMIN |
CRY FATHER |
2014 |
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I wondered about that Wilbur Smith, myself, Col. But you've got Leonard, Westlake, Mankell and Kerrigan, and those sound good. And the Rendell, too. :-)
ReplyDeleteI had a friend years ago who used to only read Wilbur Smith and he loved them. They seem interesting but are definitely out of my comfort zone - more kind of action/adventure. I wouldn't mind trying one but they are extremely long, or at least they appear to be.
DeleteThe others mentioned are much more my thing.
I have got to dig up my small pile of Elmore Leonard, including SWAG, and Donald E. Westlake, and start reading them. I read Wilbur Smith's RAGE ages ago, though I'm not sure I want to read descriptive books now. I remember his novels for their sweeping landscapes.
ReplyDeleteSmith always seemed to be about African plains and big-game hunters and ivory poaching and the like, but kind of to the theme of why use one word when you can use fifty! Less would be more in my book.
DeleteI'd much rather be reading Leonard and Westlake!
We all seem to rather be reading Leonard and Westlake. Right now I'm re-re-reading the 87th Precinct books and loving them just as much as I did the first and second time around.
ReplyDeleteMary, I suppose there's a lot worse we could be spending our time on. 87th is another series I've neglected. It'll be first time for me when I do start it.
DeleteLots of Donald Westlake and Elmore Leonard... that sounds like fun. Someday I will get to Elmore Leonard.
ReplyDeleteYou could do a lot worse Tracy. I hope you enjoy him when you get there.
Delete**squee* I have the SAME book by Ed Dee!
ReplyDeleteNot sure why I haven't read anymore Elmore Leonard. :::shrug::::
I got the Dee when my local library was having a clear-out a few years ago. I should give it a spin soon!
DeleteTsk...not read any more Elmore?.... too many other things, I know that problem.
Gonna pick on an obscure one here. Damon Runyon IS the king of the short story, but that book you have is kind of a ripoff - collection of early journalism and stories that weren't good enough. I bought it many years ago and was very disappointed about wasted money. I think you should send it on to a charity shop...
ReplyDeleteOops...well I don't have anything else by him, so might start it. 8 or 9 decent reviews from 9 only on AM-UK (I'm only saying!)
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