tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post9166357951582100356..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: LOGGING THE LIBRARY - PART SIXTY-ONEcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-68329271798933681732015-12-31T07:01:02.435-08:002015-12-31T07:01:02.435-08:00Vicki thanks for the endorsement of Kerr, maybe I&...Vicki thanks for the endorsement of Kerr, maybe I'll pull my finger out and read him before the end of the decade!<br />Happy New Year to you also!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-77536962871239594672015-12-31T04:05:44.083-08:002015-12-31T04:05:44.083-08:00(And, Happy New Year!)(And, Happy New Year!)skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-25257599044401785222015-12-31T04:05:26.566-08:002015-12-31T04:05:26.566-08:00I really liked the Philip Kerr series (not up to d...I really liked the Philip Kerr series (not up to date yet, but one day...): he is so good on that mix of history and made-up: really great research and a great noir voice. The early ones in particular are amazing.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-34699445898499932792015-12-29T23:48:24.982-08:002015-12-29T23:48:24.982-08:00It does look good, but I can't remember what i...It does look good, but I can't remember what it's about. I'll have to look it up again!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-7311615045390474452015-12-29T23:18:49.310-08:002015-12-29T23:18:49.310-08:00Col, I see a lot of interesting books by new autho...Col, I see a lot of interesting books by new authors and with some unusual covers and titles too. I fancy Jim Nisbet's "The Octopus on My Head!"Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-29554765142589460622015-12-29T10:29:19.330-08:002015-12-29T10:29:19.330-08:00I'm hoping I have time to get to them once! I ...I'm hoping I have time to get to them once! I think I've only gotten to two of them so far.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-7278105430206134522015-12-29T10:24:14.939-08:002015-12-29T10:24:14.939-08:00The early Steinhauers are the best; I will reread ...The early Steinhauers are the best; I will reread them someday.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-17159995741368101542015-12-29T08:39:30.452-08:002015-12-29T08:39:30.452-08:00Looking forward to the ones you mentioned, but the...Looking forward to the ones you mentioned, but they probably aren't the same ones I'd select first for myself.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-81390525736531139582015-12-29T03:43:59.069-08:002015-12-29T03:43:59.069-08:00Oh, lots of goodies in there. The Allingham, the R...Oh, lots of goodies in there. The Allingham, the Robinsons, the McCoy, the Goodis, the Greene . . . I'm surprised you were able to put them back in the box.noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-31139240152974403382015-12-28T23:46:12.210-08:002015-12-28T23:46:12.210-08:00Tracy, I think I started collecting them when he h...Tracy, I think I started collecting them when he had about 5 or 6 in the series. I think he's had the 10th out this year and I still haven't read one. I wanted to finish Steinhauer's earlier books before starting the Weaver series, but that hasn't happened yet.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-78036716850257317942015-12-28T23:44:22.794-08:002015-12-28T23:44:22.794-08:00Glen, those two are my favourite covers. I like th...Glen, those two are my favourite covers. I like the Repo Man cover also, I bet you get to it before me!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-77378642167787090132015-12-28T18:23:11.098-08:002015-12-28T18:23:11.098-08:00I have read all of the Kerr books up through The O...I have read all of the Kerr books up through The One from the Other and A Quiet Flame. They seem exactly like your kind of novels. The Tourist is good, of course. (I haven't read the third in that series.)TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-89325646999207393982015-12-28T15:43:50.390-08:002015-12-28T15:43:50.390-08:00Some great cover art in this batch, especially to ...Some great cover art in this batch, especially to me the Nisbet and Safranko's Lounge Lizard. <br />I have Midnight Plan of the Repo Man but it is unread. gakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527510140415920673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-24263818397496254262015-12-28T15:13:12.006-08:002015-12-28T15:13:12.006-08:00Sneaked in when my back was turned I think!Sneaked in when my back was turned I think!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-42563461038281346162015-12-28T14:22:41.273-08:002015-12-28T14:22:41.273-08:00I was wondering how Margery Allingham got in there...I was wondering how Margery Allingham got in there, but Tiger is her most thriller-like book...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-5782010260455606092015-12-28T12:03:36.598-08:002015-12-28T12:03:36.598-08:00Cheers Margot, I know you've championed the Ma...Cheers Margot, I know you've championed the Mallo in the past. And yes - what a cover on the Nisbet!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-57117743458517187122015-12-28T04:54:22.604-08:002015-12-28T04:54:22.604-08:00You have some excellent books there, I think, Col....You have some excellent books there, I think, Col. The Mallo is great - highly recommended. And I love the cover of the Nisbet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com