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July 24
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Grey853
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Resolution (Hardcover)
by Robert B. Parker
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Grey853 said:
"Robert B. Parker is one of my all time favorite authors. His Spenser and Jesse Stone novels are always a sure bet. RESOLUTION, however, didn't really impress me. I didn't like the hardcore gunslinger main characters of Cole and Hitch. Sure, they ...more
Robert B. Parker is one of my all time favorite authors. His Spenser and Jesse Stone novels are always a sure bet. RESOLUTION, however, didn't really impress me. I didn't like the hardcore gunslinger main characters of Cole and Hitch. Sure, they had their values of right and wrong and, within the context of the western frontier, they were no doubt the kind of men a person would need to keep order. Still, the way they killed as easily as they took a drink, well, it was unsettling that these were supposed to be the protagonists.
It's probably my least favorite Parker book so far....less
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July 23
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Crazybone (Hardcover)
by Bill Pronzini
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Grey853 said:
"I probably would've liked this book a lot better if I hadn't started out being so perturbed by the whole premise. The idea is Nameless is hired by an insurance company to investigate a woman because she doesn't want the $50,000 insurance claim for h...more
I probably would've liked this book a lot better if I hadn't started out being so perturbed by the whole premise. The idea is Nameless is hired by an insurance company to investigate a woman because she doesn't want the $50,000 insurance claim for her husband. That didn't seem real and put me off because what insurance company is going to do that?
He continues to investigate despite the woman's protests and pleas. She's obviously afraid, and because of his investigation a whole chain of very negative things happen. In the end, he and Kerry take the orphaned Emily. I figure after what happened after his interference, it's the least he can do.
So, even though I liked how twisty and well-written the book was, I was still too aggravated by the plot to give it a four....less
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July 22
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Grey853
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (Hardcover)
by Kate Wilhelm
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Grey853
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Bleeders: A "Nameless Detective" Novel (Hardcover)
by Bill Pronzini
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Grey853 said:
"I like Pronzini's easy, old-fashioned style of writing. It reminds me of the hardboiled detective writers of the 50s and 60s, but it's set in present time. It's amazing to me that he's written so many books and his detective is still "Nameless...more
I like Pronzini's easy, old-fashioned style of writing. It reminds me of the hardboiled detective writers of the 50s and 60s, but it's set in present time. It's amazing to me that he's written so many books and his detective is still "Nameless".
In this book, Nameless nearly gets killed during a blackmail case that goes horribly wrong. It rattles him and he spends most of the book not only trying to get justice for his client, but to find his nerve again. ...less
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Grey853
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Shackles (Nameless Detective, Book 16)
by Bill Pronzini
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July 19
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Grey853
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Never Street (Amos Walker Mysteries (Paperback))
by Loren D. Estleman
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Grey853
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The Music Box Murders: A Mystery (Hardcover)
by Larry Karp
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July 14
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Grey853
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Hook, Line, and Homicide (Paul Turner, Book 9)
by Mark Richard Zubro
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read in July, 2008
Grey853 said:
"The action was a little unbelieveable and over the top. I know it moves the action along to have a small town run by a rich bully boy, but it just didn't ring true to me. Plus, I think if I were on vacation with my two kids and I got attacked and b...more
The action was a little unbelieveable and over the top. I know it moves the action along to have a small town run by a rich bully boy, but it just didn't ring true to me. Plus, I think if I were on vacation with my two kids and I got attacked and burglared and THEN attacked again the next day, I'd be leaving, not investigating. Of course, then it'd be a very short book.
It's okay book, but not great....less
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July 13
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Grey853
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Chasing Darkness (Hardcover)
by Robert Crais
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read in July, 2008
Grey853 said:
"Crais is always good for a great read. I liked this book, but I would've liked it better if there were more personal danger for Elvis Cole. Plus, there can never be enough Joe Pike, and this book was a little Pike-light. Still, all in all a satisf...more
Crais is always good for a great read. I liked this book, but I would've liked it better if there were more personal danger for Elvis Cole. Plus, there can never be enough Joe Pike, and this book was a little Pike-light. Still, all in all a satisfying read with strong dialogue and a twisty plot....less
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July 11
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Grey853
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Elf Child (Paperback)
by David M. Pierce
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Grey853 said:
"I really hated the writing style of the book. It was just so poorly written it was difficult to care about the characters. The dialogue had no flow and just didn't work for me. It's a shame, too, because the premise of having a gay changling had p...more
I really hated the writing style of the book. It was just so poorly written it was difficult to care about the characters. The dialogue had no flow and just didn't work for me. It's a shame, too, because the premise of having a gay changling had promise.
I really can't recommend this book to anyone....less
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Q&A with Susan Wittig Albert
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