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Big City, Bad Dreams

Black Water Rising by Attica Locke

March 21, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

Regarding the culture we consume, all of us have books, movies, albums, etc. that we keep meaning to get to, and want to get to, but put off for various reasons. Other things attract our attention or we make excuses or whatever. And when you inevitably get around to what you’ve been putting off, nine times out of ten you’ll wonder why you did. All that to say, I’ve put off on reading Attica Locke’s work for far too long. I made excuses too. I didn’t even […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: attica locke, black water rising, historical fiction, Houston, mystery

Jake's CBR11 Review No:31 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: attica locke, black water rising, historical fiction, Houston, mystery ·
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California Dreamin’

Now and On Earth by Jim Thompson

March 18, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

If they accumulate a catalog of work large enough, every author/artist will have what are considered to be “lesser works.” And while occasionally, there’s a hidden gem buried in there or something that appeals specifically to the client, they’re called “lesser works” for a reason. I know a lot about Jim Thompson’s life and works but I didn’t know that Now And On Earth is 1. a semi-autobiography and 2. his very first book. It shows. We have an author with talent who doesn’t quite know what […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: crime, Jim Thompson, Now And On Earth, semi-autobiography

Jake's CBR11 Review No:30 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: crime, Jim Thompson, Now And On Earth, semi-autobiography ·
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Amateur Sleuthing on Your Sister-In-Law? That’ll Go Well…

Die A Little by Megan Abbott

March 16, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

As I said in my review of The Song Is You, I wish Megan Abbott had done more 40s and 50s LA noir tales. She is of course welcome to write what she darn well pleases without my input. Give Me Your Hand was one of my favorite reads from last year. But these tales are so much fun and they hit that sweet spot of quality LA mysteries. Like The Song is You, this is a historical mystery featuring an amateur sleuth trying to deduce what’s behind her […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Die a Little Historical Fiction, los angeles, megan abbott, mystery

Jake's CBR11 Review No:29 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Die a Little Historical Fiction, los angeles, megan abbott, mystery ·
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Requiem for the Aughts

Cherry by Nico Walker

March 13, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

I have a feeling this is one of those books that will fall strictly in the love/hate divide. With major caveats, I’m in the former. I’m the same age as the lead character. Born in the 80s, bored in the 90s, bombed in the 00s. 9/11. The recession. And though I’ve never done drugs or served in the military, I could relate to this story. Because this is the story of too many people I know. People whose lives were used and abused overseas. People […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Addiction, Cherry, crime, Iraq, nico walker, ohio

Jake's CBR11 Review No:28 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: Addiction, Cherry, crime, Iraq, nico walker, ohio ·
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True Journalist

Nineteen Seventy-Four by David Peace

March 12, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

Well I guess I know what a British James Ellroy would read like. The only other book I read of David Peace’s is his fun and hilarious soccer send-up The Damned Utd., which was the basis for a fun and hilarious soccer movie. I tried Red or Dead but found it’s repetition too cloying and it’s 600+ pages too daunting. Still, I think he’s a talented writer. It took me several tries to get into this one; I had to get used to his writing voice. But I’m […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: David Peace, England, journalism, mystery, Nineteen Seventy-Four, Red Riding Quartet

Jake's CBR11 Review No:27 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: David Peace, England, journalism, mystery, Nineteen Seventy-Four, Red Riding Quartet ·
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Midwestern Horror Show

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

March 10, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

It’s been six years since I read Gone Girl but I would probably put this ahead of it as Gillian Flynn’s most realized work. It’s miles ahead of Sharp Objects for sure. There’s not a big departure from anything Flynn has done in other books: a woman horribly abused by life living in a perpetual state of neuroticism and self-loathing who has to either solve a mystery or figure her life out. This time it’s the former and I suppose there’s not a big difference between the three but […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: #Dark Places, Gillian Flynn, kansas, mystery

Jake's CBR11 Review No:26 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: #Dark Places, Gillian Flynn, kansas, mystery ·
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