Posts tagged ‘crime’
Tony Cavanaugh’s PROMISE
This is not for the faint of heart. It is brutal. It is shocking. And it is completely addictive.
Continue Reading January 31, 2012 at 10:08 pm Leave a comment
George Pelecanos’s WHAT IT WAS
The new novel from George Pelecanos is the perfect embodiment of why he is such a brilliant writer: tightly plotted packed with fascinating characters, rich in atmosphere that you’ll find hard not to finish in one sitting.
John Harvey’s GOOD BAIT
John Harvey is the British Peter Temple.
BOOK BITES: The Cut by George Pelecanos
My video review of THE CUT by George Pelecanos
BOOK CHEWING: An Interview with Duane Swierczynski
Duane has kindly answered a few questions I have put to him…
All Things Peter Temple
I have to admit to a bit of cultural cringe when it comes to Australian writing in the crime genre but Peter Temple has completely and utterly broken this down
Adrian McKinty’s FALLING GLASS
The pace of the book literally explodes and you cannot turn the pages fast enough to keep up.
Lou Manfredo’s RIZZO’S FIRE
another superb policed procedural
George Pelecanos’s THE CUT
THE CUT is up there with his finest work. Pelecanos’s has built on his classic characters, Derek Strange and Nick Stefanos, to create his best to date.
BOOK BITES: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
My video review of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Continue Reading February 4, 2011 at 8:49 am Leave a comment
BOOK BITES: Rizzo’s War by Lou Manfredo
My video review of Rizzo’s War
Continue Reading November 19, 2010 at 9:38 am Leave a comment
Lou Manfredo’s RIZZO’S WAR
If you enjoyed the police side of THE WIRE and the internal politics and frustrations faced by those wanting to do the right thing (and vice versa) you can’t go wrong with RIZZO’s WAR.
Dennis Tafoya’s THE WOLVES OF FAIRMOUNT PARK
Rather than structure a whodunit Tafoya asks what everyone asks after a tragic incident occurs, “why?”
BOOK BITES: The Old School by P.M. Newton
My video post of The Old School by P.M. Newton
Don Winslow’s SAVAGES
A superb sharp and shocking thriller that is beautifully savage.
P.M. Newton’s THE OLD SCHOOL
This is a great read written with very distinct style that ebbs and flows. A great new voice in Australian crime fiction
