tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post1104218696736746082..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: SIMON MALTMAN - MORE FACES (2017)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-9937118013763584812017-03-27T20:46:02.857-07:002017-03-27T20:46:02.857-07:00Apparently its the Albert Clock which until recent...Apparently its the Albert Clock which until recently used to be Belfast's equivalent of the Pisa tower. Quite a clever cover and book title - More Faces than the Albert Clock - a Belfast saying.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-30840439333588741632017-03-27T10:43:53.151-07:002017-03-27T10:43:53.151-07:00Love that cover picture. I find it easier to resis...Love that cover picture. I find it easier to resist short stories than novels, so can probably pass on this.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-64798264579156538402017-03-26T20:49:14.202-07:002017-03-26T20:49:14.202-07:00I've neglected Brennan for a few years - now c...I've neglected Brennan for a few years - now corrected - and I ought to read another from the Sean Duffy series soon.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-51376144160070248012017-03-26T17:24:38.536-07:002017-03-26T17:24:38.536-07:00Brennan is on my radar and I look in on his blog f...Brennan is on my radar and I look in on his blog from time to time. Another Irish author writing mysteries set in the north is Adrian McKinty. I enjoy his work, and I know you've read some of his Sean Duffy books.Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-654382792227601162017-03-25T22:15:29.687-07:002017-03-25T22:15:29.687-07:00Tracy cheers. I seem to be reading a few more coll...Tracy cheers. I seem to be reading a few more collections of late.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-7347664285544187832017-03-25T17:32:07.657-07:002017-03-25T17:32:07.657-07:00These stories sound good and worth a try. Glad tha...These stories sound good and worth a try. Glad that you enjoyed them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-64046435779150482402017-03-25T11:46:11.007-07:002017-03-25T11:46:11.007-07:00Prashant you're welcome. Its not my preferred ...Prashant you're welcome. Its not my preferred format, but I can cope with it - just about!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-22946381680927605752017-03-25T11:45:32.456-07:002017-03-25T11:45:32.456-07:00I liked the back drop to a lot of the stories. I&#...I liked the back drop to a lot of the stories. I'm currently reading something shortish by another Irish writer from the north - Gerard Brennan. He's highly recommended.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-76072903072308876732017-03-25T11:44:22.724-07:002017-03-25T11:44:22.724-07:00Margot thanks - I'm originally from Ireland bu...Margot thanks - I'm originally from Ireland but have only visited the North in my reading!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-63917886773342488372017-03-25T07:46:05.759-07:002017-03-25T07:46:05.759-07:00Col, I don't I have ever read an entire book o...Col, I don't I have ever read an entire book on my laptop or computer. I'm most comfortable reading ebooks on the tab. Thanks for the introduction to yet another writer.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-310745216867715532017-03-25T06:29:00.118-07:002017-03-25T06:29:00.118-07:00Col – Thanks for the review. I had not heard of th...Col – Thanks for the review. I had not heard of this writer. Amazon lists several books by him. Irish noir is really a growing field. The genre is in stark contrast to the “Quiet Man” image of Ireland. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-37182505672877467962017-03-25T06:20:53.648-07:002017-03-25T06:20:53.648-07:00I do like the setting, Col. And it's always ni...I do like the setting, Col. And it's always nice, isn't it, to find a few gems among a collection. Glad you enjoyed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com