Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 28th, 2009 No Comments »
My holiday reading has been focused on catching up on books I missed such as James Lee Burke’s “Swan Peak”.
In Swan Peak we find, Dave, Clete – along with Molly doing their Louisiana thing in Montana. The latter State was a place they head to to get away from it all – rest and fishing [...]
Posted in Crime Fiction, Other Stuff, Uncategorized on Dec 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Have been re-reading James Lee Burke’s novels. There is no doubt that this is a master writer – not just his plots, which are excellent, but his style, use of language and characterization all adds to the joy of reading. The latest I have just finished is “Pegasus Descending” – and like ALL his other [...]
Posted in Crime Fiction on Nov 15th, 2009 No Comments »
That you cant judge a book by its TV show is a lesson I learned (gladly) this last week.
I am speaking of Robert B Parker’s “Spenser” series. Yes, I know they have been around for years – and as an aficionado of crime thrillers I should have known better.
What has always put me off browsing [...]
Posted in Crime Fiction on Nov 1st, 2009 No Comments »
John Lescroart’s latest novel is “Treasure Hunt” featuring his new character Wyatt Hunt – first introduced in the Hunt Club.
In it, Wyatt Hunt the hero of Lescroart’s New York Times bestseller The Hunt Club—returns with a new protégé, in an intricate, tightly plotted thriller set against San Francisco’s glamorous charity circuit.
Typical of Lescroart’s novels, [...]
Posted in Crime Fiction on Jun 12th, 2009 No Comments »
I have just gotten back into James Lee Burke – via his The Tin Roof Blowdown – and it is so good!
There is no doubt about it – James Lee Burke is a master storyteller. The Tin Roof Blowdown is a Dave Robicheaux crime thriller set in the midst of and in the aftermath [...]
Posted in Crime Fiction on Jun 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
Of the many murder mystery writers around, Coben is well worth your time – and probably needs no introduction from me. Harlen Coben is a great thriller writer
His actual name is somewhat a mystery in itself. Sometimes he is listed as above, other times as Harlen Corben or Harlan Coban!
Whatever – I have gone by [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27th, 2009 No Comments »
The original version of this disappeared so I have to start all over – and I had page 1 rank on Google too!
This blog will all be about the best top fiction books and great authors in various genres such as crime thrillers, historical novels, science fiction, fantasy and more.
This is a sister site to [...]
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