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I loved the blurb and the first few pages were good, the rest not so much. This is probably a book for fans of Dan Brown and it's more of a movie than a novel - I'd recommend waiting for the screen version to come out. As full-length fiction: the cha ...more |
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I was keen to read this novel as one of the 8 noirs Sara Gran recommended in the NYT. It's a stand-alone book, set in California in the present day, although it felt anachronistic rather than modern. (I suspect there may be a point about simplicity a ...more |
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November 2026 Bright Lights, Dark Deeds
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"To Die In California by Newton Thornburg feels like the most eloquent and finely crafted entry of a mystery sub-genre I've grown to dislike, the "some man and his problems" story. Published in 1973, it's a novel of its time, in which a man's duty or "
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Thornburg's second hardback is one of the great neglected crime novels--some would just say “novels”--of the 20th century. This book, To Die in California, his first, is not quite up to its high standard, but it is a satisfying book nonetheless. Besi" Read more of this review » |
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| An immersive uncomfortable noir, mixing a coming of age fable with surfing sub-culture (an inspiration for point break) and a hefty dose of moral decay. It builds slowly, exploring alienation, loneliness and how people can end up getting used and dis ...more | |
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I came late to this book (just finished it) by way of White City, a few drinks in the Lamb and Flag, and a nudge that his debut was set in the Medway.
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