tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post2467092477541992687..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: MIKE McCRARY - GENUINELY DANGEROUS (2016)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-86226399303576511612016-10-23T23:47:55.269-07:002016-10-23T23:47:55.269-07:00Moira, I'd be keen to see what you think if yo...Moira, I'd be keen to see what you think if you do give it a go.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-57926806442252086992016-10-22T13:32:17.911-07:002016-10-22T13:32:17.911-07:00I'm actually quite tempted by your description...I'm actually quite tempted by your description of this one...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-70401164144660159652016-10-21T04:16:26.037-07:002016-10-21T04:16:26.037-07:00I recall reading something a year or two ago - Bla...I recall reading something a year or two ago - Blacklist - about some writers who were isolated due the communist witchhunts, though "movies" are about the only thing the two books have in common. I really like Mike McCrary's stuff, though I'm not sure everyone would.<br />I'll read Robbins and Sanders one day, not sure what though!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-6168388750555789242016-10-21T01:45:37.726-07:002016-10-21T01:45:37.726-07:00Col, this sounds like a good fun read with lots of...Col, this sounds like a good fun read with lots of elements and that pitch-perfect voice you mentioned. I have read very few novels set in the movie business and that includes Lawrence Sanders' THE DREAM LOVER and Harold Robbins' THE CARPETBAGGERS.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-90515072545086515352016-10-20T20:33:57.670-07:002016-10-20T20:33:57.670-07:00Sarah, I hope you enjoy it when you get to it!Sarah, I hope you enjoy it when you get to it!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-38378967489057942392016-10-20T11:22:25.272-07:002016-10-20T11:22:25.272-07:00It's at the top of my TBR pile. Can't wait...It's at the top of my TBR pile. Can't wait to read it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-77196196541232350562016-10-20T04:44:21.686-07:002016-10-20T04:44:21.686-07:00Margot, I think Mike certainly knows how to presen...Margot, I think Mike certainly knows how to present an interesting tale. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but I really liked it - ticks in all the boxes for me. Wit aplenty - I'm still chucking over a couple of scenes in the book, two weeks on from reading it. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-11778425644679224892016-10-20T04:27:36.808-07:002016-10-20T04:27:36.808-07:00This one sounds really funny, Col. I do like a sto...This one sounds really funny, Col. I do like a story with some wit. And it's good to hera that the author got the character's voice right. That just makes the story that much more engaging. Glad you enjoyed this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com