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Monday, 28 September 2015

LOGGING THE LIBRARY - PART FORTY-NINE

Closing in on 50 tubs and 2500 books sorted, tub 49.....
John Goldbach, Paul Thomas, 2 x Michael Simon, C.J. Box,

New Zealand set crime

Intriguing cover

Jon Courtenay Grimwood, John Lydon, Tom Rob Smith, Friedrich Durrenmatt x 2,

Jon Courtenay Grimwood,

Reginald Hill, Larry Watson, Valerio Varesi, Denzil Meyrick, Michael Codella/Bruce Bennett,

Non-fiction

Italian mystery

Ruth Rendell, Rory MacLean, Richard Belfield, Harry Bingham, Brian Fawcett,

Eastern Europe travelogue.

Martin Limon x 2, Ruth Rendell, Paul Thomas, Peter Lovesey,

Not read the lady yet!

Helen Giltrow, Michael Connelly, Matthew Branton, Raymond Chandler x 2,

Dallas Murphy x 2, Tucker Coe, Gary Phillips, Jack Winchester,

Charlotte Jay, Victor Canning, Ray Bradbury, Michael Gilbert, Michael Simon,

Pseudonymous Brian Freemantle novel.

US Crime

1990s 

David Craig, Jonathan Lethem, Stephen Solomita x 2, Robert Pollock,

Bradbury writes mystery!

Cambodian themed non-fiction essays

Solomita - a favourite author of mine!

Literary crime
1999 

Joe Gores x 2, Lee Goldberg x 2, Jonathan Ames,

Jonathan Ames

Tub 49

HIGHLIGHTS..... pretty much everything looks interesting with a smattering of non-fiction. Robert Pollock, Martin Limon, Joe Gores, Michael Simon, Paul Thomas, etc etc

 LOWLIGHTS..... nothing to fear here!

 FULL LIST OF 50 AS FOLLOWS:

AUTHOR TITLE YEAR SERIES
AMES JONATHAN I PASS LIKE THE NIGHT 1989
BELFIELD RICHARD TERMINATE WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE 2005
BINGHAM HARRY THE STRANGE DEATH OF FIONA GRIFFITHS 2014 FG3
BOX C. J. THE HIGHWAY 2013 CD1
BRADBURY RAYMOND DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS 1985 CM1
BRANTON MATTHEW THE HIRED GUN 2001
CANNING VICTOR THE MASK OF MEMORY 1974
CHANDLER RAYMOND FAREWELL, MY LOVELY 1940 PM2
CHANDLER RAYMOND THE BIG SLEEP 1939 PM1
CODELLA/BENNETT MICHAEL/BRUCE ALPHAVILLE 2010
COE TUCKER MURDER AMONG CHILDREN 1967 MT2
CONNELLY MICHAEL THE BURNING ROOM 2014 HB19
COURTENAY GRIMWOOD JON 9TAIL FOX 2005
CRAIG DAVID THE ALIAS MAN 1968 RR1
DURRENMATT FRIEDRICH THE PLEDGE 1958
DURRENMATT FRIEDRICH THE EXECUTION OF JUSTICE 1989
FAWCETT BRIAN CAMBODIA: A BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO FIND TELEVISION TOO SLOW 1986
GILBERT MICHAEL ROLLER COASTER 1994 PP3
GILTROW HELEN THE DISTANCE 2014
GOLDBACH JOHN THE DEVIL AND THE DETECTIVE 2013
GOLDBERG LEE MR MONK ON THE ROAD 2011 M11
GOLDBERG LEE MR MONK ON PATROL 2012 M13
GORES JOE CONS, SCAMS & GRIFTS 2001 DKA7
GORES JOE STAKEOUT ON PAGE STREET 2000 DKA6
HILL REGINALD WHO GUARDS A PRINCE 1982
JAY CHARLOTTE BEAT NOT THE BONES 1952
LETHEM JONATHAN MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN 1999
LIMON MARTIN SLICKY BOYS 1997 GS+EB2
LIMON MARTIN JADE LADY BURNING 1992 GS+EB1
LOVESEY PETER DEAD GORGEOUS 1989
LYDON JOHN ANGER IS AN ENERGY: MY LIFE UNCENSORED 2014
MACLEAN RORY STALIN'S NOSE 1992
MEYRICK DENZIL THE LAST WITNESS 2014 DCID2
MURPHY DALLAS APPARENT WIND 1991
MURPHY DALLAS LOVER MAN 1987 ADM1
PHILLIPS GARY THE WARLORD OF WILLOW RIDGE 2012
POLLOCK ROBERT LOOPHOLE (OR HOW TO ROB A BANK) 1973
RENDELL RUTH TIGERLILY'S ORCHIDS 2010
RENDELL RUTH THE SAINT ZITA SOCIETY 2012
SIMON MICHAEL THE LAST JEW STANDING 2007 DR4
SIMON MICHAEL DIRTY SALLY 2004 DR1
SIMON MICHAEL BODY SCISSORS 2005 DR2
SMITH TOM ROB THE FARM 2014
SOLOMITA STEPHEN NO CONTROL 1999
SOLOMITA STEPHEN TRICK ME TWICE 1998
THOMAS PAUL DEATH ON DEMAND 2012 TI4
THOMAS PAUL SEX CRIMES 2003
VARESI VALERIO THE DARK VALLEY 2010 CSM1
WATSON LARRY LET HIM GO  2013
WINCHESTER JACK THE SOLITARY MAN 1980

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18 comments:

  1. Anonymous28 September 2015 at 04:23

    You have such a great variety there, Col! I read Watson's Montana 1945, but not this one. And you've got some Chandler, some Hill - oh, and two Rendells. In my opinion, you've some good reading ahead of you!

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    1. col291028 September 2015 at 05:48

      I think I read Watson's White Crosses a fair few years ago and enjoyed it, but nothing else from him. Overall I'm pleased with this particular tub - good reading ahead!

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  2. Prashant C. Trikannad28 September 2015 at 04:45

    Col, "Death is a Lonely Business" is such a wonderful title; the kind that stays with the reader long after the book is read. I plan to reread it one day. I'm curious about "Stalin's Nose," having read some interesting travelogues some years ago. I haven't read most of the other writers.

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    1. col291028 September 2015 at 05:49

      I like a bit of travel writing now and again, but need to force myself to pick them up. I kind of forget that I have them. I used to read Bradbury in my late teens, so it will be interesting getting reacquainted with him!

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  3. gak28 September 2015 at 20:20

    Oh I hope you enjoy 9TailFox. Very bizarre. And mostly set in San Francisco (can't go wrong there).

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    1. col291028 September 2015 at 23:44

      I bought it after Tracy read and reviewed it, though I can't remember what it's about! San Francisco setting will definitely be a plus.

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  4. noirencyclopedia29 September 2015 at 07:01

    I envy you the two Rendells, neither of which I've read. I wouldn't necessarily get too excited about Death is a Lonely Business; I was most disappointed by it.

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    1. col291029 September 2015 at 07:09

      Oh, I hope it agrees with me more than you. It's the first in a kind of loose trilogy I think and I obviously have the other two! I did enjoy him years ago. Something Wicked, Fahrenheit 451, Dandelion Wine - though I can recall nothing other than the titles.

      Ruth Rendell and her alter ego Barbara Vine has yet to be sampled!

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    2. noirencyclopedia29 September 2015 at 07:25

      I've obviously read most of his fantasy/sf, and generally enjoyed it -- especially the earlier ones -- but his skill set (as it were) didn't, for me, seem to translate happily to mysteries.

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    3. col291029 September 2015 at 07:32

      Hmm...ok, I'll approach with caution and not build up to much expectation.

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  5. Clothes In Books30 September 2015 at 13:35

    I like CJ Box, and also the Charlotte Jay and Michael Gilbert. I love the look of The Devil and The Detective, though never heard of it. Must look it up...

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    1. col291030 September 2015 at 20:37

      Not yet tried any of those three....surprise, surprise (the spirit of Miss Black lives on). John Grant recommended The Devil and The Detective, though I can't remember what it's about....

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  6. TracyK3 October 2015 at 13:33

    I have several of these books: DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS, read and liked it . 9 TAIL FOX. Loved it. The Martin Limon books are great. I have THE DEVIL AND THE DETECTIVE, looking forward to reading it (someday). There are others on this list I have but have not read, so I hope you read and review them soon.

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    1. col29103 October 2015 at 23:58

      Tracy, we have a few in common then. 9TAIL FOX is down to you!

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  7. skiourophile3 October 2015 at 23:22

    Jade Lady Burning is very good but also sort of harrowing. Saving the 2nd one for when I need to feel really morally uncomfortable... Hmmm.

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    1. col29103 October 2015 at 23:59

      I'll have to move that one closer to the top of the pile then, Vicki...

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  8. Peggy Ann7 October 2015 at 07:21

    Wow you have a lot of books, Colman! I picked up that Valerio Varesi book on ebook. Yet to read it though. Was watching a couple of episodes of the Italian show based on his works on MzH though and thats what prompted me to get it.

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    1. col29107 October 2015 at 09:07

      Peggy more books than brains I'm afraid, but hey you know how it is! The cover of the Varesi sucked me in this time. I reckon you will probably get to it before me.

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