First, second and third glance at this tub and I'm liking the look of it.....a top 50 I reckon.
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| Top tub 29! |
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| Henri Charriere, Charles Willeford, David Karp, Michael Stone, William P. McGivern |
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| David Karp 1953 book |
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| One of a 4 book PI series |
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| William P. McGivern - 50's book. |
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| Last Hoke Moseley book from Charles Willeford |
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| John Le Carre, Michael Stone, Henning Mankell, Peter Corris, Garry Disher, |
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| Le Carre standalone from the 60's |
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| First Streeter PI book. |
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| Australian Wyatt series book. |
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| Charles Willeford x 2, Andrew Vachss, Martyn Waites, Chris Wiltz, |
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| Late 50's Willeford. |
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| First Hoke Moseley book. |
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| Jim Thompson, Paul Thomas, Joe Gores, William Boyd, plus a Vietnam collaboration novel. |
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| Jim Thompson - 1970 |
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| Short stories |
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| First in Gores' DKA series |
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| Len Deighton, Henry Porter, Lisa Gardner, 2 x Thomas Perry, |
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| Perry stand-alone novel |
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| Jane Whitfield series book. |
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| First in the Harry Palmer series |
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| Boris Starling, Charles McCarry, Robert B. Parker, Brian M. Wiprud, Thomas Perry |
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| Thomas Perry again! |
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| Spenser number 27 from Parker. |
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| Humourous US crime from Brian M. Wiprud |
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| Jon A. Jackson, Niall Griffiths, Geoffrey Beattie, Richard Stark, Colin Harrison |
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| New York crime/thriller |
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| 18th entry in Donald Westlake's Parker series of books |
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| 1977 first entry in Jackson's Detroit set series |
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| Anthony Frewin, Norman Green, Martin Booth, Deon Meyer, Thomas Perry |
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| Might as well be Thomas Perry tub. |
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| A bit of Norman Green |
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| Perry, Perry - hot stuff, Dan Fesperman, Tony Black, Robert Crais, |
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| Dan Simmons x 2, Norman Green again |
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| Simon Kernick, Sean Cregan - both English authors. |
Highlights......
Charles Willeford obviously, the
Len Deighton book is a series opener. I'm a fan of
Thomas Perry and ought to read more from him.
Tony Black,
Dan Fesperman,
Michael Stone and
Dan Simmons - all look great.
Lowlights..... what lowlights?
THE FULL 50.......
| AUTHOR |
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TITLE |
YEAR |
SERIES |
FICTION/NON |
| BEATTIE |
GEOFFREY |
THE SHADOWS OF BOXING: PRINCE NASEEM HAMED AND THOSE HE LEFT BEHIND |
2002 |
|
N |
| BLACK |
TONY |
GUTTED |
2009 |
GD2 |
F |
| BOOTH |
MARTIN |
THE AMERICAN |
1991 |
|
F |
| BOYD |
WILLIAM |
ON THE YANKEE STATION |
1981 |
|
F |
| CHARRIERE |
HENRI |
BANCO |
1973 |
|
N |
| CORRIS |
PETER |
AFTERSHOCK |
1992 |
CH15 |
F |
| CRAIS |
ROBERT |
THE WATCHMAN |
2007 |
JP1 |
F |
| CREGAN |
SEAN |
THE LEVELS |
2010 |
|
F |
| DEIGHTON |
LEN |
THE IPCRESS FILE |
1962 |
HP1 |
F |
| DISHER |
GARRY |
CROSSKILL |
1995 |
W4 |
F |
| FESPERMAN |
DAN |
THE PRISONER OF GUANTANAMO |
2006 |
|
F |
| FREWIN |
ANTHONY |
LONDON BLUES |
1997 |
|
F |
| GARDNER |
LISA |
HIDE |
2007 |
DDW2 |
F |
| GORES |
JOE |
DEAD SKIP |
1972 |
DKAF1 |
F |
| GREEN |
NORMAN |
THE ANGEL OF MONTAGUE STREET |
2003 |
|
F |
| GREEN |
NORMAN |
THE LAST GIG |
2008 |
AM1 |
F |
| GRIFFITHS |
NIALL |
WRECKAGE |
2005 |
|
F |
| HARRISON |
COLIN |
RISK |
2009 |
|
F |
| JACKSON |
JON A. |
THE DIEHARD |
1977 |
DSM1 |
F |
| KARP |
DAVID |
ONE |
1953 |
|
F |
| KERNICK |
SIMON |
SEVERED |
2007 |
|
F |
| LE CARRE |
JOHN |
A SMALL TOWN IN GERMANY |
1968 |
|
F |
| MANKELL |
HENNING |
THE DOGS OF RIGA |
1992 |
KW2 |
F |
| McCARRY |
CHARLES |
OLD BOYS |
2004 |
PC6 |
F |
| McGIVERN |
WILLIAM P. |
ROGUE COP |
1954 |
|
F |
| MEYER |
DEON |
DEAD BEFORE DYING |
1999 |
|
F |
| PARKER |
ROBERT B. |
HUGGER MUGGER |
2000 |
S27 |
F |
| PERRY |
THOMAS |
VANISHING ACT |
1994 |
JW1 |
F |
| PERRY |
THOMAS |
NIGHTLIFE |
2006 |
|
F |
| PERRY |
THOMAS |
DANCE FOR THE DEAD |
1996 |
JW2 |
F |
| PERRY |
THOMAS |
DEATH BENEFITS |
2001 |
|
F |
| PERRY |
THOMAS |
FIDELITY |
2008 |
|
F |
| PERRY |
THOMAS |
SHADOW WOMAN |
1997 |
JW3 |
F |
| PORTER |
HENRY |
A SPY'S LIFE |
2001 |
RH1 |
F |
| RIVERS/HUDSON |
GAYLE/JAMES |
THE FIVE FINGERS |
1978 |
|
F |
| SIMMONS |
DAN |
HARD FREEZE |
2002 |
JK2 |
F |
| SIMMONS |
DAN |
HARD AS NAILS |
2003 |
JK3 |
F |
| STARK |
RICHARD |
BACKFLASH |
1998 |
P18 |
F |
| STARLING |
BORIS |
VODKA |
2004 |
|
F |
| STONE |
MICHAEL |
A LONG REACH |
1997 |
S2 |
F |
| STONE |
MICHAEL |
THE LOW END OF NOWHERE |
1996 |
S1 |
F |
| THOMAS |
PAUL |
FINAL CUT |
1999 |
|
F |
| THOMPSON |
JIM |
NOTHING BUT A MAN |
1970 |
|
F |
| VACHSS |
ANDREW |
BLUE BELLE |
1988 |
B3 |
F |
| WAITES |
MARTYN |
MARY'S PRAYER |
1997 |
SL1 |
F |
| WILLEFORD |
CHARLES |
THE WAY WE DIE NOW |
1988 |
HM4 |
F |
| WILLEFORD |
CHARLES |
MIAMI BLUES |
1984 |
HM1 |
F |
| WILLEFORD |
CHARLES |
THE BLACK MASS OF BROTHER SPRINGER |
1958 |
|
F |
| WILTZ |
CHRIS |
A DIAMOND BEFORE YOU DIE |
1987 |
NR2 |
F |
| WIPRUD |
BRIAN M. |
CROOKED |
2006 |
|
F |
A very Col kind of tub I think. I've read a couple of Thomas Perry and enjoyed them. Charles Willeford, not so much, but I'm open to being convinced to try more. The one that intrigues me is the David Karp, One, the traditional-looking orange Penguin. I'm off to look that one up.
ReplyDeleteI have another Karp book which is more Noirish - HARDMAN. I think this was spotted in a secondhand book shop and I recognised the name so bought it. It's probably not so much a Col book. I think this one may sit towards the bottom half of the 50, not least for the unattractiveness of the typeset and the ease which my eyes will cope with it as for the content. A 50's dystopian novel of American society, apparently.
DeleteCurious - which Perry's did you read?
I'll have to get to a Hoke Moseley-Willeford book soon, to see if I can convert you!
I read Vanishing Act, which you have there, and Runner. Both about a woman who helps people disappear... interesting concept, I liked the details of the vanishing act a lot better than some of the gruesome violence. And he produced a few good surprises.
DeleteOk - I'm looking forward to these Jane Whitfield books of his. My favourite of his so far is The Butcher's Boy about a hit-man (surprised? I guess not.)
DeleteYou have some nice vintage finds there, Col! Not to mention some Corris (I really like his work!), some Disher and Deighton, too! I see a Kernick, too. I'll be keen to know what you think of that one.
ReplyDeleteMore books than time Margot, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Corris is an author I need to get to at some point. I did enjoy a couple of Kernick books many years ago, but the titles escape me. I did enjoy them though - that much I remember!
ReplyDeleteCol, I think this is one of your more intriguing tubs in recent weeks. I like most of the books in the tubs. My pick of the lot would be the le Carre standalone.
ReplyDeleteYes, nothing particularly scary here. Le Carre's book does look a good one.
DeleteLots of interesting books, Col. I haven't read anything by Thomas Perry but I have several on my TBR piles.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy them when you get to them. I'll try and get involved in the Jane Whitfield series next year. I think he has continued on with it recently after a gap of a few years.
DeleteWhat a great collection of books! I'm not very familiar with the 1950s ones, but I know a couple from there (and covet them). Do you have shelf space for all of these or do you keep them up in the atric/down in the cellar/lining the garage?
ReplyDeleteMarina - I used to have our smallest bedroom set up as our study, with floor to ceiling bookshelves on 3 walls, but my two teenage daughter's shared a room. I got evicted a few years ago and the books were consigned to the attic in plastic tubs and cardboard boxes and loose!
DeleteI'm trying to restore some semblance of order to them, so whilst they sit in plastic stacker tubs (5 high in two rows of about 7 or 8), I'm popping upto the attic every week or so, to take photos of a tub and record what is where on a spreadsheet, so that eventually I will be able to lay my hands on the exact book I want when I want it.
I have two accessible shelves of books downstairs. Eventually I would like to get my study back, but I think I would prefer to have my two girls (16 and 19) around me for a few years yet!