tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post6336320778347483135..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: OCTOBER ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY........ SOME OF AT LEAST col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-50396212174899403892014-11-06T12:29:17.993-08:002014-11-06T12:29:17.993-08:00Aarrrghhhh.........wrong site - it was Edelwess - ...Aarrrghhhh.........wrong site - it was Edelwess - Above the Treeline not Net Galley, sorry! I think it has been archived now.<br /><br />Solomita - one day, maybe after I've read a couple more? They haven't been too expensive second hand over here. He appears to be an author you see in libraries though more than in shops. Bill James is another like that. I think they share a UK publisher, which may go some way to explaining it.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-15103957465716880262014-11-06T11:51:34.207-08:002014-11-06T11:51:34.207-08:00I checked NetGalley for Formerly Fingerman. Could ...I checked NetGalley for Formerly Fingerman. Could not find it, but that is fine. I limit my commitments to NetGalley because they should be done by a certain time and that restricts me too much. Right now I have three to review by end of Jan. I don't read or review as fast as you.<br /><br />Solomita does sound good, but I had not heard of him (or forgot if I did). I would be happy to try something by him (someday) if I found it cheap enough. Your response to Glen is so true: "not enough time, not enough money".TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-88643532717661958182014-11-06T11:26:57.285-08:002014-11-06T11:26:57.285-08:00I haven't yet tried the odd Hall book I picked...I haven't yet tried the odd Hall book I picked up after you mentioned he was a favourite of yours. <br />I must admit, I initially thought the same about some of Pronzini's non-Nameless titles, but a few of them have intrigued me enough to track them down. I will avoid his westerns though - not enough time, not enough money!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-54445527896364181812014-11-06T11:21:48.188-08:002014-11-06T11:21:48.188-08:00Col, of your October haul, "Formerly Fingerma...Col, of your October haul, "Formerly Fingerman" looks best to me (maybe the humor style if not subject matter of a Parnell Hall?). You know I'm a big fan of Pronzini's Nameless but his other books haven't usually appealed.gakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527510140415920673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-39995855681489454182014-11-06T11:08:43.044-08:002014-11-06T11:08:43.044-08:00I thought perhaps you may have heard of Solomita. ...I thought perhaps you may have heard of Solomita. He's been around for years. I think he had a NY police procedural that ran for maybe 8 or 9 books. (Stanley Moodrow) Loads of stand alones also. Maybe a little too hard-boiled for you though.<br /><br />You might be able to catch Formerly Fingerman on Net Galley - a few of these are from there.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-8398498960590649742014-11-06T09:52:13.458-08:002014-11-06T09:52:13.458-08:00I am with Prashant, Pronzini is the only familiar ...I am with Prashant, Pronzini is the only familiar name here. I will be interested to see how you like this non-series book. It does sound like your kind of thing. Formerly Fingerman does sound like it could be good.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-31824656654002248742014-11-06T04:05:17.843-08:002014-11-06T04:05:17.843-08:00Bernadette - I did mean to ask for some recent exa...Bernadette - I did mean to ask for some recent examples of covers that did speak to you, but forgot.... col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-79377333016507247232014-11-06T02:56:51.835-08:002014-11-06T02:56:51.835-08:00I did play around with the titles but could only l...I did play around with the titles but could only link about half of them before getting on with some work!<br /><br />Chicken-head-man blurb is above on the post. Might be right up your street, Moira!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-56875203085164880592014-11-06T02:54:44.557-08:002014-11-06T02:54:44.557-08:00You could be right - there are a lot of skyscraper...You could be right - there are a lot of skyscrapers there - which don't quite float my boat in the way that long-legged women might. Though (I have been taking tips from Moira's blog) I'm not too sure about the material in the dress she is wearing. Less might be more on this occasion.<br /><br />I'm not a petrol head - but I do like the lines in old-classic cars pictures and photos. Maybe not as many guns featuring in the covers as on previous months.<br /><br />Chicken-headed - Formerly Fingerman - book blurb has been added to the post.....above - on the off-chance that you feel yeah I wanna read it!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-44826975173604332732014-11-06T02:10:49.944-08:002014-11-06T02:10:49.944-08:00hmmmmm...this might be a boy/girl thing....cars, s...hmmmmm...this might be a boy/girl thing....cars, skyscrapers, long-legged women...none of those are really in my wheelhouseBernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-7940319911506465002014-11-06T01:24:37.272-08:002014-11-06T01:24:37.272-08:00I feel as though you could make a good noir story ...I feel as though you could make a good noir story just by linking all those titles together. Like Bernadette, I found the chicken head has to be the real come-on.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-42220565079739253442014-11-06T00:28:40.954-08:002014-11-06T00:28:40.954-08:00I quite like most of the covers and if saw the boo...I quite like most of the covers and if saw the books face down on a table would I reckon probably pick up 7 or 8 of the 12 and investigate further. Probably the Pronzini and the Marten ones are the least eye-catching for me.<br /><br />Glad to see you back and doing the rounds in the "community" - I hope your recent ailments etc are now firmly behind you. I'll look forward to some more of your reviews and thoughts soon! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-6414743463175788222014-11-05T22:44:38.254-08:002014-11-05T22:44:38.254-08:00Gosh book covers are getting a bit dull aren't...Gosh book covers are getting a bit dull aren't they? None of those really speak to me at all (based purely on the aesthetics of the covers - nothing to do with the actual authors/content). If I were going to judge a book by it's cover I'd go for the man with a chicken head out of curiosity :)<br /><br />The one good thing about having been rather sick and out of sorts is I haven't bought any books. I haven't read many either but at least I haven't added to my library.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-31854520278084677532014-11-05T21:33:33.023-08:002014-11-05T21:33:33.023-08:004 paperback, 1 hardback and 7 e-books. I don't...4 paperback, 1 hardback and 7 e-books. I don't think the library can cope with too many more physical additions!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-84977902887982720942014-11-05T21:24:38.623-08:002014-11-05T21:24:38.623-08:00Col, a fine haul of books. I gather these are both...Col, a fine haul of books. I gather these are both paper books and ebooks. Bill Pronzini is the only familiar name.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com