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Tripping the Light Fantastique

The Long Fall by Walter Mosley

November 3, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

I’ve been going through Walter Mosley’s Easy Rawlins series the last few years and mostly enjoying it. He’s a good writer with a solid sense of time (post-WWII Los Angeles), a compelling character, and a point-of-view that many readers don’t get from “mainstream” (re: dominantly white) mystery writers. I hadn’t thought much of reading his Leonid McGill series, which is basically Easy Rawlins set in New York in contemporary times. But as I’ve been on a big New York City reading kick lately, I figured […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Leonid McGill, mystery, New York City, The Long Fall, walter mosley

Jake's CBR11 Review No:116 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Leonid McGill, mystery, New York City, The Long Fall, walter mosley ·
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Did You Know Graham Norton Was Also a Novelist?

A Keeper by Graham Norton

October 31, 2019 by lumenatrix Leave a Comment

I had no idea that Graham Norton was a novelist until I saw him on Colbert talking about his new book. I like Graham Norton, so I added the book to my TBR pile (also known as my library Hold list). I had zero expectations going in, he didn’t give much away plot-wise on the chat show, so I had no idea what to expect. I enjoyed it. It isn’t the most amazing book ever, but it’s a quick read and it held my attention […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: A Keeper, cbrbingo11, Fiction, Graham Norton, mystery

lumenatrix's CBR11 Review No:38 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: A Keeper, cbrbingo11, Fiction, Graham Norton, mystery ·
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Take It Easy

Heart of Darkness Club by Gary Reilly

October 30, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

I am a slacker at heart. Even though I work hard at my job and try to give a good effort in other endeavors in life, my goal is to just crawl somewhere and be left alone. I love my friends and I love my family, but I have no greater aspiration in this life than to have time to myself. Murph, the star of Gary Reilly’s Asphalt Warrior series, is a kindred spirit for me. He has a shabby apartment where he grills burgers, […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Cab Driving, Denver, Gary Reilly, Heart of Darkness Club, Murph, mystery, The Asphalt Warrior

Jake's CBR11 Review No:115 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Cab Driving, Denver, Gary Reilly, Heart of Darkness Club, Murph, mystery, The Asphalt Warrior ·
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Full Circle for Armand Gamache

A Better Man by Louise Penny

October 29, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

So this is a very good Louise Penny book following the Armand Gamache and another change in his professional and personal life. I gave “Kingdom of the Blind” three stars due to that whole opiod epidemic thing that still gives me hives when it is referred to in this book. I think Penny is a bit repetitive at times, but not as badly as she has been in the past. Though I gave this five stars, I honestly think this is a 4.5 star book (I rounded […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: A Better Man, Canada, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #15, mystery

Classic's CBR11 Review No:277 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: A Better Man, Canada, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #15, mystery ·
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All That Razz

Night of the Toads by Michael Collins/Dennis Lynds

October 28, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

Trying to pour through as much of the Dan Fortune series as I can before my Kindle Unlimited subscription finally expires (for real this time). I really enjoy these books. I’m a Ross Macdonald devotee and “Michael Collins” (Dennis Lynds) is one of the closest writers I’ve read who’s capable of aping Macdonald’s style. He is empathetic yet engaging. He also uses just enough of New York City without getting lost in it. This one is another good entry in the series, though the seams […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Dan Fortune, Dennis Lynds, Michael Collins, mystery, New York City, Night of the Toads

Jake's CBR11 Review No:114 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Dan Fortune, Dennis Lynds, Michael Collins, mystery, New York City, Night of the Toads ·
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Ya Drink Too Much

When the Sacred Ginmill Closes by Lawrence Block

October 26, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

My tour through Matthew Scudder’s New York continues. This is another solid entry in the series. I was a little concerned when I saw Matthew drinking at Armstrong’s and other places on the west side. It seemed to negate the ending of Eight Million Ways to Die. Was Block going to retcon everything or just pretend it didn’t happen? However, the reader soon realizes the whole time this is a flashback novel of something Matthew did in 1975, while he was still binge drinking. And while there’s […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, mystery, New York City, When the Sacred Ginmill Closes

Jake's CBR11 Review No:113 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, mystery, New York City, When the Sacred Ginmill Closes ·
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