Here we go again with another thrilling installment - tub 69 - when Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone meets Joe Gores.
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| Anyone up for a 69! |
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| Sue Grafton x 4, Jim Thompson, |
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| B is for Barmy - I've only read the first! |
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| Sue Grafton x 3, Charles Williams, Dashiell Hammett, |
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| Good looking dog! |
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| Pulp from Charles WIlliams. |
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| Sue Grafton x 2, Jon A. Jackson, Charles Willeford x 2, |
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| Love this guy - Charles Willeford! |
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| More Willeford! |
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| Jon A. Jackson Detroit police series book, |
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| Stuart M. Kaminsky, Sue Grafton x 2, Randy Wayne White x 2, |
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| M is for Madness! |
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| Joe Gores x 5! |
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| DKA series book from Joe Gores! |
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| Gores again - non-series standalone! |
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| Andy McNab, Richard Pirce, Colin Dexter, Gavin Lyall x 2, |
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| Gavin Lyall and Harry Maxim 80s espionage! |
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| Richard Price! |
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| Sue Grafton x 2, Hakan Nesser, Eddie Little, Out of the Gutter magazine! |
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| Quality degenerate pulp! |
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| Scandi crime from Nesser! |
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| John Irving, Matthew Quirk, James Oswald, David Levien, Ross MacDonald, Gilbert Adair, |
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| Scottish crime series from James Oswald! |
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| David Levien - untried as yet! |
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| Gilbert Adair! |
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| Lew Archer series book from Ross MacDonald, |
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| Chris Evans, Bill Bryson, Julian Barnes, Mons Kallntoft, Helen Windrath editing a short crime collection! |
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| Helen Windrath editing a short crime collection! |
Val McDermid, Sara Paretsky, Amanda Cross and others - it might be an all female line-up!
Reader, I Murdered Him, Too
Original Publication from The Women’s Press 1995
A woman’s gotta do what a woman’s gotta do: holding the eye contact, I smile right back….
Murders in stately homes, crimes in convents and bodies lost at sea… Hot on the trail are hard-drinking investigators, academic sleuths and determined amateurs..
Reader, I Murdered Him was a huge bestselling success and remains, today, a classic of the genre. Now, Reader, I Murdered Him, Too brings the best in the business back again as Sara Paretsky, Val McDermid, Amanda Cross and many more offer razor-sharp solutions to heinous crimes, both past and present
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| Chris Evans - broadcaster, maverick and new Top Gear presenter! |
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| Dan Simmons, Joe Gores, Kjell Eriksson, Mick Herron, |
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| Dan Simmons - horror, fantasy, SF, crime and mystery! What doesn't he write? |
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| 69 - OVER AND OUT! |
HIGHLIGHTS.... Jon A. Jackson, Joe Gores, Charles Willeford, Ross MacDonald, Mick Herron, Dan Simmons,
LOWLIGHTS..... not a lowlight as such, but I went a bit crazy on the
Sue Grafton front. I have at least read A is for Arsehole - meaning ME. I won't deny, I did enjoy it so at least there's a bit of hope.
FULL LIST OF 50 AS FOLLOWS:
| AUTHOR |
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TITLE |
YEAR |
SERIES |
| ADAIR |
GILBERT |
A CLOSED BOOK |
1999 |
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| BARNES |
JULIAN |
THE SENSE OF AN ENDING |
2011 |
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| BRYSON |
BILL |
A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING |
2003 |
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| DEXTER |
COLIN |
LAST BUS TO WOODSTOCK |
1975 |
IM1 |
| ERIKSSON |
KJELL |
THE CRUEL STARS OF NIGHT |
2007 |
AL2 |
| EVANS |
CHRIS |
MEMOIRS OF A FRUITCAKE |
2011 |
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| GORES |
JOE |
HAMMETT |
1975 |
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| GORES |
JOE |
DEAD SKIP |
1972 |
DKA1 |
| GORES |
JOE |
GLASS TIGER |
2006 |
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| GORES |
JOE |
FINAL NOTICE |
1973 |
DKA2 |
| GORES |
JOE |
GONE, NO FORWARDING |
1978 |
DKA3 |
| GORES |
JOE |
32 CADILLACS |
1992 |
DKA4 |
| GRAFTON |
SUE |
T IS FOR TRESPASS |
2007 |
KM20 |
| GRAFTON |
SUE |
R IS FOR RICOCHET |
2004 |
KM18 |
| GRAFTON |
SUE |
L IS FOR LAWLESS |
1995 |
KM12 |
| GRAFTON |
SUE |
M IS FOR MALICE |
1996 |
KM13 |
| GRAFTON |
SUE |
J IS FOR JUDGMENT |
1993 |
KM10 |
| GRAFTON |
SUE |
K IS FOR KILLER |
1994 |
KM11 |
| GRAFTON |
SUE |
E IS FOR EVIDENCE |
1988 |
KM5 |
| GRAFTON |
SUE |
D IS FOR DEADBEAT |
1987 |
KM4 |
| GRAFTON |
SUE |
F IS FOR FUGITIVE |
1989 |
KM6 |
| GRAFTON |
SUE |
B IS FOR BURGLAR |
1985 |
KM2 |
| GRAFTON |
SUE |
I IS FOR INNOCENT |
1992 |
KM9 |
| GRAFTON |
SUE |
O IS FOR OUTLAW |
1999 |
KM15 |
| GRAFTON |
SUE |
N IS FOR NOOSE |
1998 |
KM14 |
| HAMMETT |
DASHIELL |
THE GLASS KEY |
1931 |
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| HERRON |
MICK |
DOWN CEMETERY ROAD |
2003 |
ZB1 |
| IRVING |
JOHN |
IN ONE PERSON |
2012 |
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| JACKSON |
JON A. |
HIT ON THE HOUSE |
1993 |
DSM4 |
| KALLENTOFT |
MONS |
MIDWINTER SACRIFICE |
2011 |
DIMF1 |
| KAMINSKY |
STUART M. |
DEATH OF A DISSIDENT |
1981 |
IR1 |
| LEVIEN |
DAVID |
WHERE THE DEAD LAY |
2009 |
FB2 |
| LITTLE |
EDDIE |
STEEL TOES |
2001 |
BP2 |
| LOUIS |
MATTHEW |
OUT OF THE GUTTER 4 (ed.) |
2008 |
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| LYALL |
GAVIN |
UNCLE TARGET |
1988 |
HM4 |
| LYALL |
GAVIN |
THE CROCUS LIST |
1985 |
HM3 |
| MACDONALD |
ROSS |
THE FAR SIDE OF THE DOLLAR |
1965 |
LA12 |
| McNAB |
ANDY |
AGGRESSOR |
2005 |
NS8 |
| NESSER |
HAKAN |
THE MIND'S EYE |
2008 |
IVV1 |
| OSWALD |
JAMES |
THE BOOK OF SOULS |
2012 |
IMCLM2 |
| PRICE |
RICHARD |
SAMARITAN |
2003 |
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| QUIRK |
MATTHEW |
THE 500 |
2012 |
MF1 |
| SIMMONS |
DAN |
DARWIN'S BLADE |
2000 |
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| THOMPSON |
JIM |
FIREWORKS |
1988 |
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| WHITE |
RANDY WAYNE |
CAPTIVA |
1996 |
DF4 |
| WHITE |
RANDY WAYNE |
NORTH OF HAVANA |
1997 |
DF5 |
| WILLEFORD |
CHARLES |
PICK-UP |
1954 |
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| WILLEFORD |
CHARLES |
KISS YOUR ASS GOODBYE |
1987 |
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| WILLIAMS |
CHARLES |
THE BIG BITE |
1956 |
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| WINDRATH |
HELEN |
READER, I MURDERED HIM, TOO (ed.) |
1997 |
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Col, I have not read any of Sue Grafton's alphabet books and that's something I'm going to have to look into in the near future. Ross Macdonald's THE FAR SIDE OF THE DOLLAR looks interesting. Over the years I have neglected Dashiell Hammett too.
ReplyDeleteI've only read the first. I've not yet tried Ross MacDonald at all and Hammett was read many years ago before the blog began, so I can't recall too much about his books.
DeleteDexter, Kaminsky, Nesser, I'd say you have plenty of really good stuff here, Col. Oh, and I'll be keen to know what you think of the Macdonald; I thought that was a good 'un.
ReplyDeleteI am interested in seeing how I get on with Colin Dexter. They may not be my kind of thing at all, but I'll never know unless I give one a try. Kaminsky, Nesser and MacDonald are all unknown quantities as well.
DeleteI'm a big fan of Kinsey, so like to see all your Graftons. Always mean to read more Ross Macdonalds.
ReplyDeleteHave you always done series number after date? Only just noticed it, good idea.
I did enjoy my first Grafton, but haven't rushed back. Maybe I ought to have an all-female reading month at some point.
DeleteYes, I've tried tracking the series when I've logged, as I'm usually very particular about reading out of order.
Col – Hammett’s GLASS KEY is a tough one to find these days. I have a very old paperback of it somewhere. But your copy’s cover made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteElgin, I've just read the synopsis for the book on wiki and I can't see the relevance of the dog to be honest. I'm not too sure of the date of my edition, but I do like the cover, probably a lot more than the print size of these old Penguins.
DeleteAgree. On a shelf, they look like novellas. Open them and, Whoa!, dense, tiny print. Must have been a budget thing for the publishers.
DeleteI got caught out by Highsmith's Strangers on a Train which was a Penguin I read last month. I looked at the page count and thought - 2 days reading easy. I was still struggling two weeks later! A combination of print size and a lack of immersion in the story that time around.
DeleteHammett is a good one. Very atmospheric homage. Made into a movie back in the 70s. San Francisco in the 30s. Lots of fog, great cars and snappy clothes. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteCheers Glen. It'll be interesting to see San Francisco from an earlier time than Pronzini's portrayal.
DeleteLook at all those Joe Gores. I am so envious. I can't wait until you read some of them.
ReplyDeleteTracy, I'm looking forward to reading him....not sure when though!
DeleteGosh, you've got a lot of catching up on Grafton to do. They're surprisingly good on the whole.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any Nesser, so I've just booked me a copy of The Mind's Eye (first in his Van Veteeren series, I gather) at the library.
1 down 25 to go, but I don't think she's got to Z yet! I might have reigned myself in at W!
DeleteNesser is supposed to be good, but I can't offer an opinion as yet.