What Did you Read Last Month? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T01:23:04Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:30812?feed=yes&xn_auth=noSun Storm by Asa Larsson
The…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-04:537324:Comment:312162007-05-04T11:25:05.660ZLaura Roothttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/mallard
Sun Storm by Asa Larsson<br />
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The Crust on its Uppers by Derek Raymond<br />
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The Big Ask by Shane Moloney<br />
<br />
Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino<br />
<br />
The Broken shore by Peter Temple<br />
<br />
The Attack by Yasmina Khadra<br />
<br />
The Seventh Sacrament by David Hewson<br />
<br />
The Rubber Woman by Lindsay Ashford<br />
<br />
The Savage Garden by Mark Mills<br />
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Beloved by Toni Morrison<br />
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The Dinner Club by Saskia Noort<br />
<br />
Three to Kill by Manchette
Sun Storm by Asa Larsson<br />
<br />
The Crust on its Uppers by Derek Raymond<br />
<br />
The Big Ask by Shane Moloney<br />
<br />
Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino<br />
<br />
The Broken shore by Peter Temple<br />
<br />
The Attack by Yasmina Khadra<br />
<br />
The Seventh Sacrament by David Hewson<br />
<br />
The Rubber Woman by Lindsay Ashford<br />
<br />
The Savage Garden by Mark Mills<br />
<br />
Beloved by Toni Morrison<br />
<br />
The Dinner Club by Saskia Noort<br />
<br />
Three to Kill by Manchette Not a bad month for me. I rea…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-04:537324:Comment:311652007-05-04T03:59:46.699ZLesa Holstinehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LesaMH
Not a bad month for me. I read:<br />
<br />
A Painted Doom - Kate Ellis<br />
Nightingale's Lament - Simon R. Green<br />
Dark Room - Andrea Kane<br />
Deadly Advice - Roberta Isleib<br />
The Alpine Scandal - Mary Daheim<br />
Deadly Appraisal - Jane K. Cleland<br />
Invisible Shield - Scarlett Dean<br />
Deadman's Switch - Barbara Seranella<br />
The Skeleton Room - Kate Ellis<br />
Dead Madonna - Victoria Houston<br />
White Night - Jim Butcher<br />
<br />
And three books that don't fit this category.
Not a bad month for me. I read:<br />
<br />
A Painted Doom - Kate Ellis<br />
Nightingale's Lament - Simon R. Green<br />
Dark Room - Andrea Kane<br />
Deadly Advice - Roberta Isleib<br />
The Alpine Scandal - Mary Daheim<br />
Deadly Appraisal - Jane K. Cleland<br />
Invisible Shield - Scarlett Dean<br />
Deadman's Switch - Barbara Seranella<br />
The Skeleton Room - Kate Ellis<br />
Dead Madonna - Victoria Houston<br />
White Night - Jim Butcher<br />
<br />
And three books that don't fit this category. With school drawing to a clos…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-04:537324:Comment:311572007-05-04T02:41:14.895ZLarry W. Chavishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/lchav52
With school drawing to a close, there's a lot going on with state-mandated subject-area tests, exams to prepare, graduation to prepare, etc. But, I did get in -<br />
<br />
-The Master Executioner- Loren D. Estleman<br />
-The Mephisto Club- Tess Gerritsen<br />
-Dèjá Dead- Kathy Reichs<br />
-True Evil- Greg Iles<br />
-Limitations- Scott Turow<br />
A number of short stories, both in print and online (various collections)<br />
And a couple of chapters of -Introduction to the Bible- John H. Hayes.<br />
<br />
Not so much writing, alas! But, the…
With school drawing to a close, there's a lot going on with state-mandated subject-area tests, exams to prepare, graduation to prepare, etc. But, I did get in -<br />
<br />
-The Master Executioner- Loren D. Estleman<br />
-The Mephisto Club- Tess Gerritsen<br />
-Dèjá Dead- Kathy Reichs<br />
-True Evil- Greg Iles<br />
-Limitations- Scott Turow<br />
A number of short stories, both in print and online (various collections)<br />
And a couple of chapters of -Introduction to the Bible- John H. Hayes.<br />
<br />
Not so much writing, alas! But, the summer cometh ..... CROOK AS ROOKWOOD - Chris Nys…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-04:537324:Comment:311392007-05-04T01:21:56.049ZSunnie Gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/sunniefromoz
CROOK AS ROOKWOOD - Chris Nyst.<br />
Rating: Get your mitts on a copy and a tame Aussie to translate. 9.5<br />
out of 10<br />
<br />
From the man who gave us the movie Gettin Square.Crook as Rookwood is a wonderful romp in the world of New South Wales property development, politics, crime and police corruption. Lovely example of how colouful the English language can be in the hands of Australians and all round good fun.<br />
<br />
THE HOUSE SITTER - Peter Lovesey<br />
Rating: Good all-round contemporary whodunit. Dame Agatha…
CROOK AS ROOKWOOD - Chris Nyst.<br />
Rating: Get your mitts on a copy and a tame Aussie to translate. 9.5<br />
out of 10<br />
<br />
From the man who gave us the movie Gettin Square.Crook as Rookwood is a wonderful romp in the world of New South Wales property development, politics, crime and police corruption. Lovely example of how colouful the English language can be in the hands of Australians and all round good fun.<br />
<br />
THE HOUSE SITTER - Peter Lovesey<br />
Rating: Good all-round contemporary whodunit. Dame Agatha would be<br />
jealous. 9 out of 10<br />
<br />
Someone is murdering high-profile people. First a movie director, then a<br />
famous golfer and now the killer has indicated he's going to kill a pop<br />
singer. Why is he targeting them and what do they have in common? And<br />
how are they connected to the murder of a prosecution lawyer on the<br />
beach? Many little mysteryes within the main one and red herrings galore.<br />
<br />
NIGHT FALLS ON DAMASCUS - Frederick Highland<br />
<br />
Rating:Set in Syria in 1930. Fascinating time. Wonderful setting. Had me<br />
googling images of Damascus to see the places mentioned in the book. 9<br />
out of 10<br />
<br />
Daughter of a wealthy, influential Damascus family found murdered.<br />
Nikolai Faroun has to investigate. Background of civil unrest and<br />
beginnings of terrorist activities to free Syria from the French.<br />
Nikolai finds that to solve the mystery he has to delve into Syria's<br />
post WWI history.<br />
<br />
AMONGST THE DEAD - Robert Gott<br />
Rating: Historical yarn with an interesting settting. 7. out of 10<br />
Australia's most inept Shakespearean actor turns his hand to undercover<br />
detecting in Northern Territory.<br />
OK plot. What saves this book from mediocrity is the setting and<br />
featuring a little known secret army unit during WWII<br />
<br />
A FALL FROM GRACE - Robert Barnard 5 out of 10<br />
Rating: If you like pompous, humourless protags then this is for you.<br />
Otherwise, give it a miss. Too many books to read without spending time<br />
on this one.<br />
<br />
Charlie peace moves to new town. His horrible father-in-law in tow<br />
living nearby. Daddie is found dead, presumably accident or suicide, but<br />
Charlie doesn't think so. Unsatisfactory resolution that is purely<br />
theoretical.<br />
<br />
HIDDEN DEPTHS - Ann Cleeves<br />
Rating: Whodunit , with fascinating twist of the inner life of a lonely<br />
police inspector. 8.5 out of 10<br />
<br />
Young people turning up murdered floating in water surrounded by<br />
flowers. Vera Stanhope investigats. I read CHRSTINE FALLS too. Wh…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-04:537324:Comment:311372007-05-04T01:20:11.808ZSunnie Gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/sunniefromoz
I read CHRSTINE FALLS too. What did you make of it, Alan?<br />
I hope you enjoy COLD GRAINTE. MacBride was one of my finds of 2006
I read CHRSTINE FALLS too. What did you make of it, Alan?<br />
I hope you enjoy COLD GRAINTE. MacBride was one of my finds of 2006 I really enjoyed The Torso Ke…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-03:537324:Comment:311222007-05-03T23:46:15.889ZKaren from AustCrimehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/austcrimefiction
I really enjoyed The Torso Kerrie - how did you find it?
I really enjoyed The Torso Kerrie - how did you find it? Stuart MacBride - lucky lucky…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-03:537324:Comment:311202007-05-03T23:45:37.852ZKaren from AustCrimehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/austcrimefiction
Stuart MacBride - lucky lucky you :) I've just finished / reviewed the 3rd in the series and it's definitely now one of my favourite series of all.
Stuart MacBride - lucky lucky you :) I've just finished / reviewed the 3rd in the series and it's definitely now one of my favourite series of all. LAST ACT OF ALL, Aline Temple…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-03:537324:Comment:310992007-05-03T22:41:55.551ZKerriehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/smiksa
LAST ACT OF ALL, Aline Templeton<br />
COLLECTED STORIES, Ruth Rendell<br />
THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY, Donna Leon<br />
HOW TO KILL YOUR HUSBAND, Kathy Lette<br />
CHOCOLAT (Audio CD), Joanne Harris<br />
THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB, Fergus Hume<br />
THE FIELDS OF GRIEF, Giles Blunt<br />
THE TORSO, Helene Tursten<br />
DARKNESS & LIGHT, John Harvey<br />
AGATHA RAISIN and THE POTTED GARDINER, M.C. Beaton
LAST ACT OF ALL, Aline Templeton<br />
COLLECTED STORIES, Ruth Rendell<br />
THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY, Donna Leon<br />
HOW TO KILL YOUR HUSBAND, Kathy Lette<br />
CHOCOLAT (Audio CD), Joanne Harris<br />
THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB, Fergus Hume<br />
THE FIELDS OF GRIEF, Giles Blunt<br />
THE TORSO, Helene Tursten<br />
DARKNESS & LIGHT, John Harvey<br />
AGATHA RAISIN and THE POTTED GARDINER, M.C. Beaton QUEENPIN by Megan Abbott
CON…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-03:537324:Comment:310602007-05-03T20:02:57.648ZDon Andersonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/r316jc
QUEENPIN by Megan Abbott<br />
CON ED by Matthew Klein<br />
HARD MAN by Allan Guthrie<br />
THE BETRAYERS by James Patrick Hunt<br />
THE BLOOMSDAY DEAD by Adrian McKinty<br />
FAST LANE by Dave Zeltserman<br />
DIRTY SWEET by John McFettridge<br />
and re-read THE JAMES DEANS as a refresher so I could read SOUL PATCH by Reed Farrell Coleman this month.<br />
<br />
Currently reading SAFE AND SOUND by J.D. Rhoades.
QUEENPIN by Megan Abbott<br />
CON ED by Matthew Klein<br />
HARD MAN by Allan Guthrie<br />
THE BETRAYERS by James Patrick Hunt<br />
THE BLOOMSDAY DEAD by Adrian McKinty<br />
FAST LANE by Dave Zeltserman<br />
DIRTY SWEET by John McFettridge<br />
and re-read THE JAMES DEANS as a refresher so I could read SOUL PATCH by Reed Farrell Coleman this month.<br />
<br />
Currently reading SAFE AND SOUND by J.D. Rhoades. Last month? Lessee...it was:…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-03:537324:Comment:310422007-05-03T18:16:25.523ZAlan Cranishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Alanreads
Last month? Lessee...it was:<br />
<br />
PRIEST by Ken Bruen<br />
NO DOMINION by Charlie Huston<br />
TWO-WAY SPLIT by Allan Guthrie (2nd reading -- Thanks again, Donna!)<br />
COMPLETE WESTERN STORIES OF ELMORE LEONARD<br />
CHRISTINE FALLS by Benjamin Black (John Banville)<br />
<br />
And currently on the reading end-table is:<br />
<br />
WHAT THE DEAD KNOW by Laura Lippman<br />
THE WATCHMAN by Robert Crais<br />
COLD GRANITE by Stuart MacBride (new author to me)<br />
LOS ANGELES NOIR edited by Denise Hamilton<br />
<br />
So if you'll excuse me, I'll get back to 'em.
Last month? Lessee...it was:<br />
<br />
PRIEST by Ken Bruen<br />
NO DOMINION by Charlie Huston<br />
TWO-WAY SPLIT by Allan Guthrie (2nd reading -- Thanks again, Donna!)<br />
COMPLETE WESTERN STORIES OF ELMORE LEONARD<br />
CHRISTINE FALLS by Benjamin Black (John Banville)<br />
<br />
And currently on the reading end-table is:<br />
<br />
WHAT THE DEAD KNOW by Laura Lippman<br />
THE WATCHMAN by Robert Crais<br />
COLD GRANITE by Stuart MacBride (new author to me)<br />
LOS ANGELES NOIR edited by Denise Hamilton<br />
<br />
So if you'll excuse me, I'll get back to 'em.