The best crime series from the 80's or 90's I HAVEN'T heard of - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T10:54:58Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/the-best-crime-series-from-the?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A244105&feed=yes&xn_auth=noEnjoy! I've been tossing myst…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-29:537324:Comment:2441052010-07-29T21:09:12.308ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Enjoy! I've been tossing mysteries right and left and have turned my attention to the Booker Prize nominees.
Enjoy! I've been tossing mysteries right and left and have turned my attention to the Booker Prize nominees. Sarah Weinman's site is great…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-29:537324:Comment:2441032010-07-29T21:00:05.770ZWes Millerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/WesMiller
Sarah Weinman's site is great, I've been a fan for awhile now. I'd been reading up on Sjowall & Wahloo since you mentioned them, and was similarly struck by the wierd coincidence of the legal issues that surround the estates.<br />
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I just got my copy of the Stephen Dobyns' CHURCH OF DEAD GIRLS from the library this afternoon; plan on moving to the Saratoga series from there. Dobyn's work is vying for my attention with more recent far like Denis Johnson's NOBODY MOVE and Paul Malmont's THE…
Sarah Weinman's site is great, I've been a fan for awhile now. I'd been reading up on Sjowall & Wahloo since you mentioned them, and was similarly struck by the wierd coincidence of the legal issues that surround the estates.<br />
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I just got my copy of the Stephen Dobyns' CHURCH OF DEAD GIRLS from the library this afternoon; plan on moving to the Saratoga series from there. Dobyn's work is vying for my attention with more recent far like Denis Johnson's NOBODY MOVE and Paul Malmont's THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL, and the upcoming Laura Lippman book.<br />
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Thanks for all the rec's! I plan on working my way through as many as I can. Sarah Weinman (Confessions of…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-27:537324:Comment:2439042010-07-27T21:25:58.123ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Sarah Weinman (Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind) is doing a piece on Sjowall & Wahloo at the moment. Apparently the Larsson thing is a sort of a revival. Depressing to think that S&W were miles better than the Larsson stuff.
Sarah Weinman (Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind) is doing a piece on Sjowall & Wahloo at the moment. Apparently the Larsson thing is a sort of a revival. Depressing to think that S&W were miles better than the Larsson stuff. William Murray, who was the o…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-27:537324:Comment:2438852010-07-27T19:04:37.811ZBill Baberhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BillBaber
William Murray, who was the opera critic for the New Yorker, wrote a great series of racetrack mysteries starring a magician named Shifty Lou Anderson. I have enjoyed Dobbyns books as well.
William Murray, who was the opera critic for the New Yorker, wrote a great series of racetrack mysteries starring a magician named Shifty Lou Anderson. I have enjoyed Dobbyns books as well. "The Church Of Dead Girls" is…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-22:537324:Comment:2429602010-07-22T15:46:29.565ZJim Thomsenhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesRobertThomsenJr
"The Church Of Dead Girls" is excellent, a nice change of pace from genre conventions. This one is broader in scope, as it tries to capture the corrosive effect of murder and suspicion on an entire small city of people. Dobyns juggles some 40 to 50 characters without letting one drop. Everybody fits; everybody is woven into the tapestry of the community in ways that even they cannot see. A remarkable achievement.<br />
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Also highly recommended from Dobyns are "Boy In The Water" (murder at a New…
"The Church Of Dead Girls" is excellent, a nice change of pace from genre conventions. This one is broader in scope, as it tries to capture the corrosive effect of murder and suspicion on an entire small city of people. Dobyns juggles some 40 to 50 characters without letting one drop. Everybody fits; everybody is woven into the tapestry of the community in ways that even they cannot see. A remarkable achievement.<br />
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Also highly recommended from Dobyns are "Boy In The Water" (murder at a New Hampshire prep school); "A Boat Off The Coast" (drug smuggling in Maine); and "A Man Of Little Evils," a lesser-known 1973 tale of intrigue and paranoia, John Le Carre style, in London. Jon, yes! "Saratoga Hexameter…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-22:537324:Comment:2429502010-07-22T15:23:51.277ZJim Thomsenhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesRobertThomsenJr
Jon, yes! "Saratoga Hexameter" is probably the funniest mystery I've ever read. I loved how Charlie Bradshaw would try to psychologically outwit the professional poetry critic during ping-pong matches by saying things that upset his artistic sensibilities. And how Charlie, masquerading as a poet at an artist's colony, tried desperately and pathetically to come up with Western-themed poems for an open reading. The result, in which he married tales of Western gunfighters with old Rolling Stones…
Jon, yes! "Saratoga Hexameter" is probably the funniest mystery I've ever read. I loved how Charlie Bradshaw would try to psychologically outwit the professional poetry critic during ping-pong matches by saying things that upset his artistic sensibilities. And how Charlie, masquerading as a poet at an artist's colony, tried desperately and pathetically to come up with Western-themed poems for an open reading. The result, in which he married tales of Western gunfighters with old Rolling Stones lyrics, almost had me rupturing my pancreas with laughter. I've read Stephen Dobyn's poe…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-22:537324:Comment:2429352010-07-22T12:26:34.451ZWes Millerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/WesMiller
I've read Stephen Dobyn's poetry before, actually--and knew he was a novelist, yet somehow never thought to actually look some of his fiction up. I'll definitely check out his Saratoga series.<br />
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Have you read any of his standalone novels? My tastes often run to the macabre, so something like THE CHURCH OF DEAD GIRLS might be up my alley as well.
I've read Stephen Dobyn's poetry before, actually--and knew he was a novelist, yet somehow never thought to actually look some of his fiction up. I'll definitely check out his Saratoga series.<br />
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Have you read any of his standalone novels? My tastes often run to the macabre, so something like THE CHURCH OF DEAD GIRLS might be up my alley as well. No, Qui Xiaolong has declined…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-21:537324:Comment:2428282010-07-21T18:05:14.514ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
No, Qui Xiaolong has declined amazingly from his first. Hillerman is very good.
No, Qui Xiaolong has declined amazingly from his first. Hillerman is very good. I like van de Wetering a lot,…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-21:537324:Comment:2428272010-07-21T18:03:56.599ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
I like van de Wetering a lot, but in some of the novels the strained comedy can get irritating. I'm thinking of THE JAPANESE CORPSE. He's at his best with his two cops and their idiosyncrasies.
I like van de Wetering a lot, but in some of the novels the strained comedy can get irritating. I'm thinking of THE JAPANESE CORPSE. He's at his best with his two cops and their idiosyncrasies. The "Amsterdam Cops" series b…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-21:537324:Comment:2428242010-07-21T17:52:58.373ZJon Loomishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
The "Amsterdam Cops" series by dutch novelist and former cop (and former Buddhist monk) Janwillem van de Wetering. Maybe ten or so in the series, all well written, all very funny and entertaining. Probably not what you want if you're looking for hardboiled or big suspense, but if you just want to be entertained by a sharp mind who can also really write, van de Wetering's hard to beat.
The "Amsterdam Cops" series by dutch novelist and former cop (and former Buddhist monk) Janwillem van de Wetering. Maybe ten or so in the series, all well written, all very funny and entertaining. Probably not what you want if you're looking for hardboiled or big suspense, but if you just want to be entertained by a sharp mind who can also really write, van de Wetering's hard to beat.