tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post2349556732546555521..comments2024-03-01T01:17:15.270-08:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: LOGGING THE LIBRARY - PART SEVENTY-ONEcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-28980514395123834292016-03-14T03:56:15.286-07:002016-03-14T03:56:15.286-07:00Ambler and Deighton probably more me than Kinsey, ...Ambler and Deighton probably more me than Kinsey, but hey I bought them, time to pay the piper and read some!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-11153938295955320202016-03-12T14:20:38.998-08:002016-03-12T14:20:38.998-08:00Ambler, Deighton and Grafton would be my choices f...Ambler, Deighton and Grafton would be my choices from this list, you'd get a good month's reading from those three...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-76879733760794970452016-03-08T11:43:52.623-08:002016-03-08T11:43:52.623-08:00Good luck tracking them down Elgin. I know what yo...Good luck tracking them down Elgin. I know what you mean. I do like Willeford when he's on form.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-85074982352309700812016-03-08T11:30:28.220-08:002016-03-08T11:30:28.220-08:00Thanks, Col – I will look for them. Funny thing ab...Thanks, Col – I will look for them. Funny thing about authors’ bios and auto-bios – some of them lead interesting, exciting lives, while others of them just sat on their behinds and wrote all their lives. And neither way lead to better or worse books. It just all depended on the minds putting words on paper. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-13106587105966705472016-03-08T11:11:38.561-08:002016-03-08T11:11:38.561-08:00Elgin, you'll be pleased to hear Willeford had...Elgin, you'll be pleased to hear Willeford had two autobiographies published! The other one recounts his time spent in the army - SOMETHING ABOUT A SOLDIER - only saying!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-34694029957076386752016-03-08T11:09:25.052-08:002016-03-08T11:09:25.052-08:00I have that one as well, but the only thing I'...I have that one as well, but the only thing I've read from him is WHY ARE WE IN VIETNAM? many years ago. I always think of Jack Abbott when I hear Mailer mentioned.<br />King used to be a big favourite many years ago.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-41491780859348907502016-03-08T08:14:49.017-08:002016-03-08T08:14:49.017-08:00Col – O’Neill’s SICK CITY and Willeford’s autobio ...Col – O’Neill’s SICK CITY and Willeford’s autobio are going on the TBR pile as soon as I can get my hands on them. Thanks. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-65158607731932156972016-03-08T04:37:52.246-08:002016-03-08T04:37:52.246-08:00Col, lots of great authors and their books. I have...Col, lots of great authors and their books. I have been intending to read Norman Mailer's THE NAKED AND THE DEAD for a while now and so far it has remained just that — intention. Stephen King is also on the horizon, closer than before.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-86372940384741811542016-03-07T20:11:57.773-08:002016-03-07T20:11:57.773-08:00Glen, Deighton must have sneaked past her! Battle ...Glen, Deighton must have sneaked past her! Battle Royale is probably one of the few books from my son in this tub that I would be quite keen to read. I've never seen the film, not sure if he has, but I'll keep an eye out for it. It was quite controversial back in the day.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-7417650552941029832016-03-07T14:25:54.519-08:002016-03-07T14:25:54.519-08:00Col, I was going to comment on Ambler but Tracy be...Col, I was going to comment on Ambler but Tracy beat me to it. She didn't mention Len Deighton though which is strange considered she is a big fan. I see that Battle Royale is in the tub. The movie (Japanese) is very interesting but probably not as shocking as it once was.<br />gakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527510140415920673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-35838259130321901672016-03-07T08:17:30.787-08:002016-03-07T08:17:30.787-08:00Tracy, I've not read any from either McCarry o...Tracy, I've not read any from either McCarry or Ambler yet......hangs head in shame!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-48013132291899679272016-03-07T08:15:00.594-08:002016-03-07T08:15:00.594-08:00THE MIERNIK DOSSIER is the only McCarry that I hav...THE MIERNIK DOSSIER is the only McCarry that I have read twice, but I plan to reread all the others eventually. Have you read much Ambler. The only one I have read that I did not like was THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS, which is everyone else's favorite.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-66055538876639876862016-03-07T04:42:07.949-08:002016-03-07T04:42:07.949-08:00I've not tried Kellerman Jnr. yet. Should be i...I've not tried Kellerman Jnr. yet. Should be interesting! <br /><br />I hazard the Patterson books might be a bit formulaic, but hey hoh. I kind of admire him and his output. To be fair I bet his books have tempted more people to read than might otherwise have been the case, which of itself is a good thing. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-19747853350358889452016-03-07T04:21:02.794-08:002016-03-07T04:21:02.794-08:00I've wanted to read more Jesse Kellerman for a...I've wanted to read more Jesse Kellerman for a while now, Col. I'll be keen to know what you think of his work when you get to it. And I see you have Deighton, too, and Grafton and Highsmith. A nice selection, there (erm - but you can keep the Patterson). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-29836017395378434872016-03-07T03:19:21.882-08:002016-03-07T03:19:21.882-08:00Jane thanks for dropping by. I have the same probl...Jane thanks for dropping by. I have the same problem in reverse, my comments on WordPress sites invariably don't post and I don't know why. Yes keeping well, back to work today for a rest after an exhausting stint in the kitchen yesterday, cooking for my better half and the girls! (Not my forte!)col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-57657797477124108472016-03-07T02:31:45.610-08:002016-03-07T02:31:45.610-08:00I have been trying to get a comment to work on her...I have been trying to get a comment to work on here for ages Col. Without success, then today I thought I'd try and again and it ahs worked. Mind you, I have had to come to you via Google and not my WordPress page but hey ho. Here at last and boy, worth it or what! So pleased to be back and so much to catch up with. Trusting you are keeping well. Happy week. :) Jane Risdon Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10979772710340659886noreply@blogger.com