tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post7344348478150461560..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: FIRST SENTENCE HOOKcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-62898983714264185322013-06-17T08:42:57.698-07:002013-06-17T08:42:57.698-07:00Tracy, woo hoo another Disher fan! Hopefully you l...Tracy, woo hoo another Disher fan! Hopefully you like number 2 and then go on to the third, I'll catch you up one day!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-78664570758153883812013-06-17T08:28:53.102-07:002013-06-17T08:28:53.102-07:00I read the first in that series by Disher and I ha...I read the first in that series by Disher and I have the next one, Kittyhawk Down. May read that soon because I want to read a book set in Australia.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-68045483357970530872013-06-16T20:34:17.042-07:002013-06-16T20:34:17.042-07:00Tracy, revealed above.
I would have to say, your 1...Tracy, revealed above.<br />I would have to say, your 1st line isn't grabbing me either. I have googled Shaman Bond and it sounds like fun. I'll be interested in seeing your review, but I'm not sure if it is up my street or not!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-71617313801432202102013-06-16T20:26:16.405-07:002013-06-16T20:26:16.405-07:00Sarah, Snapshot by Garry Disher. As long as I don&...Sarah, Snapshot by Garry Disher. As long as I don't change my mind, I'll try and read the series when I've completed one of my others on the go. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-4582303887702886672013-06-16T20:24:00.891-07:002013-06-16T20:24:00.891-07:00Prashant, no problem, I'm just sorry I didn...Prashant, no problem, I'm just sorry I didn't find your blog earlier.<br />I have revealed the books above, and agree about shock value drawing people in - it worked with me!<br />I've not read Brad Thor, but enjoy "action man" books on occasions, say Lee Child's Reacher for example.<br />I'll look forward to your review.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-23775280362939565322013-06-16T20:18:09.195-07:002013-06-16T20:18:09.195-07:001st book is Garry Disher's Snapshot, part of h...1st book is Garry Disher's Snapshot, part of his Inspector Challis series set in a town near Melbourne.<br /><br />2nd book, also male written (sorry!) is Max Allan Collins book Primary Target, part of his Quarry series of books about a hitman.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-39206836965382406812013-06-16T12:00:51.310-07:002013-06-16T12:00:51.310-07:00I have no clue on the identity of that book. Will ...I have no clue on the identity of that book. Will be interested to find out.<br /><br />First line of the book I am reading:<br />"The name's Bond. Shaman Bond. The very secret agent."<br /><br />That line would not grab me, but the following paragraphs were better.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-47417465772450148972013-06-16T00:00:05.571-07:002013-06-16T00:00:05.571-07:00That first one is certainly an interesting opening...That first one is certainly an interesting opening line. I'm intrigued to find out what book it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-33678664010053456082013-06-15T06:20:28.988-07:002013-06-15T06:20:28.988-07:00...and btw, I'd be a lot more interested in y......and btw, I'd be a lot more interested in your second opening line than the first one, just in case we needed confirmation of gender diff, but no idea what either one is.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-65381807458208269342013-06-15T00:10:49.681-07:002013-06-15T00:10:49.681-07:00Col, thanks very much for following my blog. I can...Col, thanks very much for following my blog. I can't figure out the author or the title of the book mainly because I haven't read many books from anywhere down under. I'd assume a first line like that was written deliberately to "hook" the reader or for shock effect. <br /><br />The first sentence in my current read is from a book by an author I discovered only last week — American thriller writer Brad Thor whose THE ATHENA PROJECT begins thus...<br /><br />"The sound of suppressed gunfire in the narrow fuselage was drowned out by the roar of the slipstream coupled with the plane's engines."<br /><br />Col, you asked for it! <br /><br />I'm still reading the book so I can't judge it yet. I'd say it's a highly pumped-up version of a Mack Bolan or Phoenix Force novel.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-42736022326131152802013-06-14T22:58:43.200-07:002013-06-14T22:58:43.200-07:00Moira, clunky covers it, but hey you're enjoyi...Moira, clunky covers it, but hey you're enjoying it, so I'm glad you persisted! I've not heard of her (surprised?) unless she wrote Stand Up Virgin Soldiers!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-12673331757830510412013-06-14T13:10:31.938-07:002013-06-14T13:10:31.938-07:00I've just been doing a last line on my blog - ...I've just been doing a last line on my blog - 'One always thinks that. Every every time' - Nancy Mitford. But my current crime read, The Detective's Daughter by Lesley Thomson, is superb, I've been enjoying it enormously, but the opening lines wouldn't have done it: <br />‘Jonny!’ <br />Kate Rokesmith heard no sound from three floors up where, insisting that his new toy come on their walk and despite her efforts to dissuade him, Jonathan had gone to fetch the steam engine from his bedroom.<br /><br />--well that is a bit clunky and not grabbing, but it's still a great book!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.com