tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post5024982727122350756..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: A. P. BATEMAN - THE TOWN (2016)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-29795602750270004472017-05-29T10:12:55.434-07:002017-05-29T10:12:55.434-07:00I can#t recall reading an Oregon setting before so...I can#t recall reading an Oregon setting before so that was a big plus. And I like the "one man putting right a wrong" trope, even though ultimately you kind of know he ain't going to die, no matter how much shit gets flung at him!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-15964749512109775482017-05-29T06:05:53.925-07:002017-05-29T06:05:53.925-07:00Really does sound like Reacher. but that's not...Really does sound like Reacher. but that's not a bad thing, and Oregon is an interesting setting. We visited there a lot when we lived in Seattle, and although this plot sounds as though it stretched your belief, there are some very remote spots there, and some odd places.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-48245083474469165632017-05-22T21:32:24.812-07:002017-05-22T21:32:24.812-07:00Mostly, it was.Mostly, it was.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-56140860309771226292017-05-22T13:58:31.934-07:002017-05-22T13:58:31.934-07:00Sounds fun!Sounds fun!noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-437650640482967982017-05-21T05:32:45.542-07:002017-05-21T05:32:45.542-07:00Cheers for stopping by, I have Orphan X on the pil...Cheers for stopping by, I have Orphan X on the pile, but haven't got to it yet, time to move it up the pile!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-7417669884146626792017-05-21T05:32:02.062-07:002017-05-21T05:32:02.062-07:00I do like the corrupt small town plot and the lone...I do like the corrupt small town plot and the lone wolf type setting things straight.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-1087861719913302702017-05-21T05:06:05.092-07:002017-05-21T05:06:05.092-07:00It also sounds similar in style to Orphan X by Gre...It also sounds similar in style to Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz - which was a fun read at the right time that made me read the next one in the series too.Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-25449588714079403622017-05-21T04:27:33.526-07:002017-05-21T04:27:33.526-07:00You know, I was thinking of Reacher as I read the ...You know, I was thinking of Reacher as I read the introduction to your post, Col. The setting for this one particularly got my attention. I think those 'small town with secrets' sorts of plot can be effective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com