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Monthly Archives: October 2017
October reads – a list
I stocked up on some quick-to-read crime fiction this month, with plenty of Hard Case Crime volumes and a couple books out of the Parker series. It seems I stumbled across some below-average examples of both: Westlake definitely created a … Continue reading
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
Organized religion has been in a long, slow retreat across the West since the middle of the 20th century, as our culture has become increasingly secular, socially liberal and more willing to turn to science for understanding. Whether we see … Continue reading
A Diet of Treacle by Lawrence Block
For the most part, reading the early books of famed crime writer Lawrence Block have been low-risk, entertaining tasks. I often see prototypes of characters later written into the Matthew Scudder series, but the plots have been consistently clear and … Continue reading
Two unpleasant titles from Hard Case Crime
No sooner do I praise Hard Case Crime for being having consistently entertaining titles in their back-catalog than I come across a pair of books overstuffed with gratuitous violence. I understand that the genre has its lurid side – steeped … Continue reading
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Tagged david schow, guns, hard case crime, lawrence block
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A Touch of Death by Charles Williams
Hard Case Crime publications are reliably entertaining reads, and so far have been always worth acquiring. Besides novels from new writers or rediscovered works from established names, HCC has featured titles from genre authors who have been largely obscured by … Continue reading
Three Donald Westlake titles from Hard Case Crime
The prodigious crime fiction writer Donald Westlake (1933-2008) has been a featured author of the Hard Case Crime imprint, with eight published titles to date. The Hard Case Crime brand has so far been an indicator of entertaining books, and … Continue reading
September reads – a list
This is a list of the month’s reading experiences, with a sentence or two about each.
gaping blackbird 