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Hometown:: Beverly Massachusetts

About Me:: Book reader, collector and book sleuth. I love a book sale or church fair or flea market where you might come across the "rara avis". I'm a former Capitol Records employee, a Red Sox and Beagle fan.

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Books And Authors I Like:: Lawrence Block, Ken Bruen, James Crumley, Charles Bukowski, James Lee Burke, Patricia Highsmith, Walter Mosely, Jim Thompson, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Horace McCoy, George Pelecanos, Ed McBain, James Sallis, Charles Willeford Daniel Woodrell, James Cain, Gerald Butler, David Goodis, James Ellroy, Jason Starr....

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I just finished 2 more from the Hard Case Crime series;

Shooting Star by Robert Bloch is a good natured and witty tale of Hardboiled Hollywood. A great read.

I love the Hard Case Crime series. I feel like I'm on an archaeological dig every time I pick one up, discovering rare gems and new authors. Like, Christa Faust and her novel Money Shot. Faust takes Hardboiled Hollywood and knocks it on its ass! Porn and pistols are a deadly combo.

Also reread The High… Continue

Posted on July 19, 2008 at 12:09pm

Recent reads...

The Hackman Blues by Ken Bruen-Bruen rocks! This early novel just hints at the great things to come from Ken Bruen. Not afraid of any subject matter. His dialogue rings in my heads long after I've put the book down. I need more!

Songs of Innocence by Richard Aleas. A Hard Case Crime novel. This new York P.I. has a week that goes from bad to dead. Don't look for a sequel.

Posted on June 25, 2008 at 8:53am

Robbie's Wife

Just finished Robbie's Wife by Russell Hill, a Hard Case Crime book. Quick review. A man's obsession turns to murder. The first half of the book nothing happens. The reader soon realizes that the American man in the story is actually English, but this has nothing to do with the book. Then, BAM! His slow descent into hell. Just the way I like it. 3 out of 5 bullets!

I just got a copy of The Hackman's Blues by Ken Bruen. Purchased on eBay from a seller in the U.K. called Fairandfast… Continue

Posted on June 12, 2008 at 11:23am

SUNDAAAAAY! Part 2

Short day. Came home from work and canceled my subscription to the Yahoo/rara-avis list. I didn't find the chatter very interesting or useful and for the most part, the participants come across as a bunch of f'in blowhards. They have a lot of people on the list but I think the majority are afraid of commenting for fear of getting the verbal equivalent to a forearm smash to the head if they say the wrong thing. There are the exceptions and occasional gems that come your way like Allan Guthrie's… Continue

Posted on June 9, 2008 at 9:09am

SUNDAAAAAY!

Made some changes to my Librarything page. Found a vintage paperback copy of Anatomy of a Murder at a yard sale. TVO'd Nightmare Alley which is playing on the Retro Channel. Off to work.

Posted on June 9, 2008 at 1:27am

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At 8:37pm on June 14, 2008, carole gill said…: spinaroo?
what is that? I probably know it by another name!
what I LOVED (not) was trying to clean up a pile and the puppies are all trying to grab the paper and the bag! what I went through!
we sold them to good homes, but their Dad who is still under two, acts like that all the time!
geesh!

At 8:44am on June 14, 2008, carole gill said…: Great dog! Beautiful
And do I know about cleaning the rug? Don't ask!
Two terriers, but their five puppies last summer?! Eek!

At 11:51pm on June 10, 2008, Maryann Mercer said…: And my daughter is wearing raingear in Oregon! So are the beagles :o) Thanks for accepting my friend request. Hope the heat breaks for you soon, so Rocky can be "Joe Cool".

At 12:04am on June 10, 2008, Maryann Mercer said…: Hey Paul, greetings from the Illinois prairie. I take it Rocky is the photogenic pup in the picture. Book sleuthing sounds like a great thing. Welcome aboard!

At 3:40pm on June 8, 2008, Eric Stone said…: I don't think so. It was painted on a truck at a tattoo expo in Los Angeles and I don't recall any Iron Maiden anything around at the time.