tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post6271928435874650890..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: LOGGING THE LIBRARY - PART EIGHTY-THREEcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-50797658380202872352016-09-30T02:48:31.346-07:002016-09-30T02:48:31.346-07:00Yes - Jess Walter - Beautiful Ruins dude!Yes - Jess Walter - Beautiful Ruins dude!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-30871082067103977802016-09-30T02:47:59.929-07:002016-09-30T02:47:59.929-07:00I liked the look of the Mercurio when I bought it,...I liked the look of the Mercurio when I bought it, but it's not really singing out to me now. Joseph Hone reminds me of Victor Canning/Len Deighton type books - right up your alley I reckon. Plus point - I think it's a short 4 book series with Peter Marlow.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-12984375974415809162016-09-29T10:46:16.908-07:002016-09-29T10:46:16.908-07:00And, I guess that's the same Jess Walter who w...And, I guess that's the same Jess Walter who wrote Beautiful Ruins? I loved that book, which I was introduced to by your blog.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-27103613176513803502016-09-29T10:43:49.945-07:002016-09-29T10:43:49.945-07:00I'm intrigued by the Jed Mercurio - I know him...I'm intrigued by the Jed Mercurio - I know him for his TV writing: the book sounds good. And Joseph Hone - never heard of him, but sounds as though I should.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-15307262315352071842016-09-20T00:14:42.971-07:002016-09-20T00:14:42.971-07:00I think you'll like Brian Freemantle when you ...I think you'll like Brian Freemantle when you get to him. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-26260051167743668682016-09-19T22:27:52.712-07:002016-09-19T22:27:52.712-07:00That is a very decent tub, with some authors / boo...That is a very decent tub, with some authors / books I want to read. I have read John Gardner but not the Boysie Oakes series. I would like to read more by John Ball and Brian Garfield. And more Robert Crais. And I haven't read any Freemantle at all.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-66457180273243147642016-09-19T03:50:31.365-07:002016-09-19T03:50:31.365-07:00Haha - when I was looking to expand my reading I s...Haha - when I was looking to expand my reading I snapped up a couple of the Caudwell's having heard you and Moira, I think discuss them. I haven't taken the plunge yet, though I can't put it off for ever!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-46596215576542350502016-09-19T03:48:54.703-07:002016-09-19T03:48:54.703-07:00Either series, you're probably in for a good t...Either series, you're probably in for a good time.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-41382083001640457752016-09-19T03:48:52.295-07:002016-09-19T03:48:52.295-07:00Oh, you've got some good 'uns there, Col. ...Oh, you've got some good 'uns there, Col. MacDonald, Maitland, Parker... And oh, I see a Caudwell there, too. I'll be interested in what you think of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-74507112481587282762016-09-19T03:39:30.341-07:002016-09-19T03:39:30.341-07:00I forgot Gardner wrote some JB novels too. I'l...I forgot Gardner wrote some JB novels too. I'll have to see which ones I have; they could be Boysie Oakes.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-25423927896082231782016-09-19T03:08:55.832-07:002016-09-19T03:08:55.832-07:00Prashant, Gardner wrote some James Bond books also...Prashant, Gardner wrote some James Bond books also - nearly as many as Ian Fleming, but I only have his Boysie Oakes series, which is more than enough for me! John D. is someone else I have enjoyed in the past, but neglected to read of late.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-60331725571602981232016-09-19T01:34:37.695-07:002016-09-19T01:34:37.695-07:00Col, I have a couple of unreads by John Gardner an...Col, I have a couple of unreads by John Gardner and I still have to get around to reading some of John D. MacDonald's paperback in my collection.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com