tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post4359430106303601143..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: DANIEL PEMBREY - THE HARBOUR MASTERcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-40106166880524150222014-05-16T21:34:46.846-07:002014-05-16T21:34:46.846-07:00Good luck with that aim, its a constant battle for...Good luck with that aim, its a constant battle for me.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-35637778181924009332014-05-16T20:28:25.388-07:002014-05-16T20:28:25.388-07:00This book sounds interesting because of the settin...This book sounds interesting because of the setting. Maybe I will try one of his books when I get the TBR pile down some.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-9624263394544650982014-05-15T02:15:34.955-07:002014-05-15T02:15:34.955-07:00Yes I can vaguely remember the series - I did post...Yes I can vaguely remember the series - I did post a picture of Barry Foster the lead when I read my one and only Freeling book last year. Never been there myself, but its on my bucket list, but I don't think it is on my wife's!<br />I liked the introduction of a previously unheard of tribe - Hungarian crims. The content is not too graphic overall whilst the topic is gritty. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-41813137802893679262014-05-15T02:01:09.677-07:002014-05-15T02:01:09.677-07:00Yes Van Der Valk did come to mind - did you ever s...Yes Van Der Valk did come to mind - did you ever see the TV prog, 1970s maybe? This sounds interesting, and full marks for being SHORT. I love Amsterdam the place so perhaps should give this one a try? (Unless it puts me off visiting with scary crimes...)Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-5964581313071029752014-05-14T05:13:22.707-07:002014-05-14T05:13:22.707-07:00Another great new author for me Margot.
I'm s...Another great new author for me Margot. <br />I'm struggling to remember much Dutch crime either by author or setting on my shelves. I have 1 book by De Wetering unread, plus I can recall reading something by Nicolas Freeling - Van Der Valk - last year; though in that one the action was away from his home base. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-13668368233867881482014-05-14T04:24:17.453-07:002014-05-14T04:24:17.453-07:00Col - This really does look interesting. And I hav...Col - This really does look interesting. And I haven't read enough Amsterdam-based crime fiction. I may just add this to the list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-64700570409930792892014-05-14T04:12:40.959-07:002014-05-14T04:12:40.959-07:00No pressure then! I hope you aren't holding yo...No pressure then! I hope you aren't holding your breath, pal?col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-6952714804325851282014-05-14T04:11:25.661-07:002014-05-14T04:11:25.661-07:00Thanks, Col, and now for your review... Thanks, Col, and now for your review... Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-14682139015486185102014-05-14T03:50:18.361-07:002014-05-14T03:50:18.361-07:00Thank you. TWWST - has some decent reviews includi...Thank you. TWWST - has some decent reviews including this one from another guy on my reading pile, Henry Sutton - βItβs a sort of cross between Stieg Larsson and Michael Connelly β no bad mix! The con- temporariness, the technical detail, the topical nature of the themes, the interplay between social networking and highly advanced computer/network games are all expertly handled. Pembrey writes very clearly.β<br />col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-53653007058587798342014-05-14T02:42:24.760-07:002014-05-14T02:42:24.760-07:00Nice review, Col. I haven't journeyed to Amste...Nice review, Col. I haven't journeyed to Amsterdam through books although the place has cropped up in war/spy fiction that I've read in the past. I think it makes an interesting setting for a crime novel. I hope you'll tell us more about "The Woman Who Stopped Traffic."Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com