by Admin | Nov 22, 2013 | Books, Catch and Release, Reviews, Short Stories
Whilst reading about Block’s burglars, cops, hitmen and perverts committing robberies, murder and incest among other crimes, Block sometimes stops me short with a line that imparts a certain wisdom or knowledge. Wondering what some of those lines are? Click here to...
by Admin | Nov 22, 2013 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Books, Reviews, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
This just in from the one and only Jeffery Deaver! An absolute delight! Bernie has always been one of my favorite heroes and I couldn’t restrain my excitement when I learned he was back. This is classic Block: Clever, original, fast-paced, and populated with...
by Admin | Nov 20, 2013 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, News + Events, Reviews, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
Lawrence Block books are always worth reading. He’s a talented guy. One way to evidence that is to point out how he can vary his style depending on his project. He’s got Scudder, all lean and mean PI, he’s got Keller the Hitman, there’s Bernie Rhodenbarr the break-in...
by Admin | Nov 20, 2013 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, News, Reviews, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
There’s any number of slightly unusual things about the latest novel from Lawrence Block. Take this review, for starters, which is running well in advance of the book’s Christmas Day release. One wants to do one’s bit to beat the drum. Click here to read the full...
by Admin | Nov 6, 2013 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Reviews, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
Did I mention that I like to read? And that my favorite genre is mystery? I have 16 shelves of books devoted to various mysteries, most being books in series, some single examples. I think there are more in the basement. And in my bedroom. And on my Kindle. This love...
by LB | Nov 4, 2013 | Non-Series Novels, Reviews
It’s nice when a book gets a nice review fifty-some years after I wrote it. (At the time, when it’s publisher was Beacon Books, a true bottom-feeder, and the title was Pads Are For Passion, no one took any notice of it. Now, with Hard Case behind it and...
