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True crime and queer history.

Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green

April 3, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to Celadon Books for the ARC! It has not affected the content of my review. I wish I had gotten to this book before publication, but better late than never. I was offered an ARC and accepted gladly, as I’d wanted to read the book anyway. It then arrived weeks late, presumably because the USPS is having some capital ‘I’ Issues right now. The book was worth the wait, though, even if I was sort of unsettled and left a bit unsatisfied at the […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, ARC, Elon Green, Last Call, LGBTQIA, murder, narfna, non fiction, queer history, true crime

narfna's CBR13 Review No:27 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, ARC, Elon Green, Last Call, LGBTQIA, murder, narfna, non fiction, queer history, true crime ·
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Time to Ketchup

Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke

Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green

The Revelators by Ace Atkins

The Last Flight by Julie Clark

March 27, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

Because I read two behemoth 660+ page books back-to-back, I went on a little reading binge this week to “ketchup.” I liked most of these, two more so than the two others. Black Cherry Blues *** I want to go through the David Robicheaux series for two reasons: 1. I love Louisiana and 2. I want to see how Burke develops this story. After enjoying Heaven’s Prisoners, I found this a step back for multiple reasons… 1. Burke pads an already thin story with a lot […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Ace Atkins, Black Cherry Blues, David Robicheaux, Elon Green, James Lee Burke, Julie Clark, Last Call, LGBTQIA, Manhattan, mississippi, Montana, mystery, New York City, Quinn Colson, serial killers, the last flight, The Revelators, thriller, true crime

Jake's CBR13 Review No:46 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Ace Atkins, Black Cherry Blues, David Robicheaux, Elon Green, James Lee Burke, Julie Clark, Last Call, LGBTQIA, Manhattan, mississippi, Montana, mystery, New York City, Quinn Colson, serial killers, the last flight, The Revelators, thriller, true crime ·
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