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  <title><![CDATA[100 Bullets Vol. 05: The Counterfifth Detective]]></title>
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  <default_description>100 BULLETS VOL 8: THE HARD WAY continues to unravel the tangled mystery of the Trust as Wylie Times becomes the latest Minuteman to be reactivated by the Trusts onetime enforcer, Agent Graves. But which side will he choose? And what kind of game is Mr. Shepherd playing between the two? Includes an introduction by crime novelist Jason Starr (Twisted City, Tough Luck, Hard Feelings).</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2003</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Brian Azzarello]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jun 22 20:19:01 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 28 19:15:00 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Easily my favorite of what I've read so far in this series.  A gripping noir tale that just happens to include an attache case full of untraceable bullets.  As in all good hard-boiled detective fiction, the case is little more than a starting point, virtually irrelevant.  It's merely there to get ou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60725405">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Dec 29 08:09:21 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 29 08:09:39 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[To date, The Counterfifth Detective is effectively Azzarello’s homage to dark and gritty splendor of pulp writers Dashiel Hammett and Mickey Spillane. It reveals itself as a classic private-dick-gets-in-too-deep story-line, with the main character a bandaged mess who is approached by the ubiquitou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41173827">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46556921">
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  <read_at>Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Feb 16 15:03:57 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 16 15:05:04 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Gosh, getting kicked in the teeth sure does hurt...<br/><br/>Full review: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://encephalo-ray.blogspot.com/2009/02/gosh-getting-kicked-in-teeth-sure-does.html" title="http://encephalo-ray.blogspot.com/2009/02/gosh-getting-kicked-in-teeth-sure-does.html">http://encephalo-ray.blogspot.com/2009/0...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63391477">
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[a fantastic violent pulp-noir thriller, an excellent tribute to Raymond Chandler, and my favorite 100 Bullets arc thus far.]]></body>
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    <review id="66869900">
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Aug 10 13:12:46 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[very well done continuation of the series. Milo Garrett is a very interesting character. <br/><br/>]]></body>
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    <review id="8297808">
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Oct 26 18:34:28 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is where the series hits an unforgettable peak. In addition to the usual Mamet and Tarantino combo, now we get this acid-noir narration obviously inspired by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2052.The_Big_Sleep" title="The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler">Raymond Chandler</a>. The plot is also very odd, almost dreamlike in its grim randomness. And that ending, the anesthetic kicking in, no more...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8297808">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="14262374">
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  <date_added>Fri Feb 01 08:11:00 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 01 08:13:23 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This volume takes a couple reads before you can really appreciate what's happening. Azzarello drops the hard-boiled, Tarantino-esque style of the series in favor of a sprawling Chandlerian mystery featuring Milo, a down-on-his-luck pruvate dick. This bizarre story concludes with some of the most bru...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14262374">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36085667">
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  <date_added>Fri Oct 24 04:01:39 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 24 04:02:53 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The introduction of an introspective detective (woo, that rhymed) makes 100 bullets officially, and successfully, a noir to be loved.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36085667]]></url>
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    <review id="1086884">
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very interesting story and definitely unexpected! Has one of the best characters in the series.]]></body>
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    <review id="20742351">
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[My least favorite of the series so far.]]></body>
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    <review id="15195575">
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  <read_at>Mon Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I call &quot;lame&quot; on this one. ]]></body>
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    <review id="34931717">
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    <body><![CDATA[awesome]]></body>
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