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To Vigil the Ante

Even the Wicked by Lawrence Block

Revelation by CJ Sansom

December 12, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Just as with Trump’s election last month dovetailing into subjects I read, the recent shooting death of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson by a vigilante killer coincided with me reading two consecutive books on vigilante justice. Going to review both vis-a-vis how they speak to the moment. Even the Wicked Growing up, vigilante justice was always right wing coded. Dirty Harry. Death Wish. I still remember the popular “Beer For My Horses” song in which Willie Nelson and Toby Keith talk about public hangings and “putting […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: #Henry VIII, book of Revelation, CJ Sansom, crime, England, Even the Wicked, historical fiction, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, Matthew Shardlake, mystery, New York City, Religion, reread, Revelation, Tudor England, vigilante justice, vigilantism

Jake's CBR16 Review No:188 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: #Henry VIII, book of Revelation, CJ Sansom, crime, England, Even the Wicked, historical fiction, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, Matthew Shardlake, mystery, New York City, Religion, reread, Revelation, Tudor England, vigilante justice, vigilantism ·
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Free Will

Even The Wicked by Lawrence Block

April 9, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

When I first saw what the plot of this one was, I groaned. I’ve really grown to love the Matthew Scudder series in the few months that I’ve been pouring through it. They’re great as far as being gritty New York crime tales but Lawrence Block also does a wonderful job of building a world around his recovering alcoholic ex-cop PI. It takes the conventions of PI tales and breaks them just enough to feel lived in. Every story in the series feels unique. Unfortunately, […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Even the Wicked, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, mystery, New York City

Jake's CBR12 Review No:61 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Even the Wicked, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, mystery, New York City ·
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