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Read Ken Bruen’s The Guards

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

The stripped down, amused, weary talk of one Jack Taylor as he navigates his personal ring of the inferno of his day in Galway. Oh, yes there are other crimes and other people, all of the most memorable kind.

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The Summer reading experience shazam

Posted on July 4, 2010 by

I have been enormously enjoying the clever thrillers of Nelson De Mille this summer.  I had seen the movie version of The General’s Daughter with John Travolta and Madeline Stowe.  I have read Up Country, The Gate House, Night Fall, … Continue reading →

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Most boring novel I ever read

Posted on January 26, 2009 by

I am afraid to report that W.E.B. Griffin’s The Shooters is the most boring novel I have ever attempted to read. I am sad to report this since I have read and reread a number of books by Griffin, including … Continue reading →

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Pete Dexter’s novel, The Paper Boy, 1995

Posted on June 1, 2008 by

I stayed up last night all night to finish reading Pete Dexter’s fine novel, The Paper Boy. Set in Florida it is an exceptional study of characters turning out the only way they can. The story is backdropped against the … Continue reading →

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Elmore Leonard – Pagan Babies

Posted on October 30, 2007 by

Just finished reading this 2000 story. Brilliant story and characters.  Memorable  twists and resolutions.  Leonard is a  master of his craft.  A pleasure to read.

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