Anybody read any of these? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T06:22:18Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/anybody-read-any-of-these?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A349027&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIndeed! Someone's just given…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-10-21:537324:Comment:4104962015-10-21T09:55:17.712ZCraig Pickeringhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CraigPickering
<p>Indeed! Someone's just given my wife the new Agatha Christie/Poirot retread by Sophie Hannah.</p>
<p>Indeed! Someone's just given my wife the new Agatha Christie/Poirot retread by Sophie Hannah.</p> Glad you enjoyed it, Craig. Y…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-10-21:537324:Comment:4104932015-10-21T00:18:54.616ZSusanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
<p>Glad you enjoyed it, Craig. You echo my sentiments about the book. Particularly interesting that the protag is an author.</p>
<p>Now I must read some of his other novels ... ah, so much to read, so little tme!</p>
<p>Glad you enjoyed it, Craig. You echo my sentiments about the book. Particularly interesting that the protag is an author.</p>
<p>Now I must read some of his other novels ... ah, so much to read, so little tme!</p> I promised to let you know wh…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-10-15:537324:Comment:4102612015-10-15T14:25:01.636ZCraig Pickeringhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CraigPickering
<p>I promised to let you know what I thought of 'Leaving Berlin’. Like 'The Good German' it portrays post-war Berlin wonderfully well, this time during the Airlift in 1949. The characterisation is excellent. I particularly liked Marcus, the protagonist, a German author who has left McCarthyite America and returned to 'socialism'. I liked it that the Russians were people, not cardboard villains. It read more like a thriller than a whodunnit for much of the book but it is tied up beautifully. I…</p>
<p>I promised to let you know what I thought of 'Leaving Berlin’. Like 'The Good German' it portrays post-war Berlin wonderfully well, this time during the Airlift in 1949. The characterisation is excellent. I particularly liked Marcus, the protagonist, a German author who has left McCarthyite America and returned to 'socialism'. I liked it that the Russians were people, not cardboard villains. It read more like a thriller than a whodunnit for much of the book but it is tied up beautifully. I recommend it.</p> Saw the film and read the boo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-09-30:537324:Comment:4098372015-09-30T02:00:02.488ZSusanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
<p>Saw the film and read the book. Definitely worth a read. Gillian flynn is a terrific writer,</p>
<p>Saw the film and read the book. Definitely worth a read. Gillian flynn is a terrific writer,</p> Haha! Cheers Craig.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-09-29:537324:Comment:4099132015-09-29T17:02:38.210ZGavin Woodshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/GavinWoods
<p>Haha! Cheers Craig.</p>
<p>Haha! Cheers Craig.</p> I saw the film and my wife al…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-09-29:537324:Comment:4100202015-09-29T11:10:19.614ZCraig Pickeringhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CraigPickering
<p>I saw the film and my wife also read the book. It's excellent. Suffice it to say a man finds his wife is missing. Telling you more would be a spoiler!</p>
<p>I saw the film and my wife also read the book. It's excellent. Suffice it to say a man finds his wife is missing. Telling you more would be a spoiler!</p> Have you read 'Gone Girl'? Ju…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-09-26:537324:Comment:4100792015-09-26T15:23:23.301ZGavin Woodshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/GavinWoods
<p>Have you read 'Gone Girl'? Just curious to know what it's about and if its worth a read.</p>
<p>Have you read 'Gone Girl'? Just curious to know what it's about and if its worth a read.</p> Confess I haven't read any si…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-09-07:537324:Comment:4097952015-09-07T21:32:19.492ZSusanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
<p>Confess I haven't read any since the first one. As one who played many operas, I did enjoy the descriptions of backstage intrigue. </p>
<p>Confess I haven't read any since the first one. As one who played many operas, I did enjoy the descriptions of backstage intrigue. </p> My wife and I have always bee…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-09-07:537324:Comment:4098722015-09-07T16:19:20.533ZCraig Pickeringhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CraigPickering
<p>My wife and I have always been amazed that Brunotti's wife is a university lecturer who also cooks delicious lunches and dinners! But the plots are good.</p>
<p>My wife and I have always been amazed that Brunotti's wife is a university lecturer who also cooks delicious lunches and dinners! But the plots are good.</p> Yes, I was in East Berlin ...…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2015-09-04:537324:Comment:4098682015-09-04T00:39:25.003ZSusanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
<p>Yes, I was in East Berlin ... went thru checkpoint Charlie w/friend ... he spoke fluent German had lived in cologne for years. Most impressive sight to me: The bombed out Gedecknis (sp) Kirche on the KUdam, and lots of russian soldiers around with big long guns.</p>
<p>Haven't read Kerr's Bernie Gunther novels .. thanks for the tip.</p>
<p>I read Donna Leon's 1st, Death at La Fenice (because I played a lot of opera as musician). to tell the truth, I found Brunotti very annoying, way too…</p>
<p>Yes, I was in East Berlin ... went thru checkpoint Charlie w/friend ... he spoke fluent German had lived in cologne for years. Most impressive sight to me: The bombed out Gedecknis (sp) Kirche on the KUdam, and lots of russian soldiers around with big long guns.</p>
<p>Haven't read Kerr's Bernie Gunther novels .. thanks for the tip.</p>
<p>I read Donna Leon's 1st, Death at La Fenice (because I played a lot of opera as musician). to tell the truth, I found Brunotti very annoying, way too sexist for my taste. Worked with many Italians in music biz ... very macho most of them. But hey, that's just my take. Enjoy Leaving Berlin! </p>
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