Notes What happens when two self-destructive people collide with each other? In Pick-Up, Charles Willeford explains all. "The tale could be called an emotional roller coaster, except that it has no upswings; it's sheer free fall" ~ The New York Times Get a Copy Publisher's Synopsis In this riveting novel of psychological suspense, Charles Willeford charts a duel trajectory of alcoholic desire and destruction that is at once poignant, terrifying and utterly authentic. Prowling the grimy streets of San Francisco, Helen is a beautiful, sensuous drunk β and a pathetically easy pick-up. Harry just wants to help, but before long they are both adrift in a sea of alcohol β until Harry conceives the ultimate … [Read more...] about Pick-Up
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Farewell, My Lovely
Intoxicating Prose and Barb-Encrusted Wisecracks Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler is the second full-length Philip Marlowe novel. Long on style, atmosphere and wisecracks, but short on plot. Yet, with Marlowe's commentary, you won't object too much. Get a Copy β β β β Synopsis Whilst trying to find a missing husband, Philip Marlowe stumbles across a big man... Not more than six feet five inches tall and not wider than a beer truck. Fresh out of jail, Moose Molloy is looking for his fiancΓ©, Velma Valento. Marlowe, who has no business in the search but nothing better to do, sets out to find the missing Velma. As he moves from restaurant to smoke-filled bar, it becomes clear that searching for Velma … [Read more...] about Farewell, My Lovely
Lawrence Block
Recommended Reading Three of Lawrence Block's books to try: Get a Copy A Dance at The Slaughterhouse: Hard-boiled drama as private eye Matthew Scudder investigates the disappearance of teenage boys. The book won the 1992 Edgar for Best Novel. (Review) β β β β Get a Copy The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling: Bernie Rhodenbarr is an urbane burglar and amateur sleuth who finds himself framed for murder. The novel won the inaugural Nero Award. (Notes) β β β Get a Copy Enough Rope: Lawrence Block won the Edgar Award for best short story four times. Three of those stories are in this collection, alongside over 80 others. (Notes) β β β β Image by Lawrence … [Read more...] about Lawrence Block
The False Inspector Dew
Possibly the Cleverest Ever Ending to a Detective Novel The False Inspector Dew by Peter Lovesey was featured in the CWA's shortlist of the best crime novels and The Times 100 Best Crime Novels of the Twentieth Century. The book has a remarkable plot twist. It is worth reading for the last two pages alone. Get a Copy β β β β Synopsis Walter Baranov is a henpecked dentist in 1920s London. His domineering, overbearing wife, Lydia, his wife, is a woman of means, an actress and an heiress. She keeps his dental practice in Belgravia afloat whilst he is busily trying to make it a success. Frustrated by her lack of work in London's theatres β there is only so much demand for middle-aged actresses β Lydia Baranov … [Read more...] about The False Inspector Dew
The Lewis Man
A Steady Drip of Discordant Information. It Will Taunt Your Thoughts. The Lewis Man by Peter May is the second book in his Lewis Trilogy. Strong characterisation, a beautiful landscape and a disconcerting plot made this one of my favourite books. I promptly read the other two novels in the series. Get a Copy β β β β β Synopsis A crofter on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides uncovers a body whilst digging peat to heat his cottage. The body belonged to a young man. Somebody had stabbed him and then cut his throat for good measure. The bog acid had preserved the body; he could have been lying there for a thousand years. He could have been, except his arm was emblazoned with a tattoo bearing the legend … [Read more...] about The Lewis Man
Philip Kerr
Recommended Reading Three of Philip Kerr's books to try: Get a Copy Metropolis: Bernie Gunther maintains his splendidly cynical turn of phrase in the last of 14 stories. The novel was published after Philip Kerr's untimely death. (Review) β β β β β Get a Copy March Violets: The first of Kerr's Gunther novels. What happens when you drop a man with "a mind like a comic book" into the middle of a power-play between Heinrich Himmler and Hermann Goering? (Notes) β β β β Get a Copy A Philosophical Investigation: A love it or loathe it futuristic thriller. The book won Kerr recognition as one of Granta's "Best Young British Novelists". (Notes) Image by Ed Lederman … [Read more...] about Philip Kerr
The Little Sister
Notes The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler is a love-it or loathe-it book... "The only book of mine that I have actively disliked. It was written in a bad mood, and I think that comes through." ~ Raymond Chandler "Sixty years have not dimmed the excitement and freshness of his takes on those streets." ~ Val McDermid I guess you will have to read it and decide for yourself. Get a Copy Publisher's Synopsis 'So you need help. What's your name and trouble?' Private investigator Philip Marlowe's latest client is Orfamay Quest. She's come all the way from Manhattan, Kansas, to find her missing brother Orrin. Or at least that's what she tells Marlowe, offering him just 20 dollars for his trouble. Feeling … [Read more...] about The Little Sister
JamesΒ Lee Burke
Recommended Reading Three of James Lee Burke's books to try: Get a Copy Rain Gods: After nine Thai prostitutes are massacred in the Texas desert, ageing sheriff Hackberry Holland meets his nemesis, 'Preacher' Jack Collins. Winner of the international Deutscher Krimipreis. (Review) β β β β β Get a Copy Black Cherry Blues: The third case for ex-alcoholic, ex-detective Dave Robicheaux won Burke his first Edgar. A tale of justice and revenge, Robicheaux is an honourable man trying to extricate himself from a brutal situation. (Notes) β β β β β Get a Copy Cimarron Rose: Former Texas Ranger Billy Bob Holland battles to save his illegitimate son from accusations of rape and murder. … [Read more...] about JamesΒ Lee Burke
Nightwing
Notes Nightwing by Martin Cruz Smith drew on Smith's American Indian heritage and was nominated for an Edgar. It was the first book published under the pseudonym Cruz Smith and earned him a significant fee when Hollywood bought the film rights. Smith is, however, less than complimentary about the movie: "I know for a fact that it was the worst film ever made. I visited the studio once and met this actor who was made up like an Indian and he introduced himself by saying he would like to apologise privately, or publicly if I wanted, for the things they were doing to my book." Get a Copy β β β β Publisher's Synopsis When an unhappy, aging shaman invokes the Hopi god of death in an effort to bring the world to an … [Read more...] about Nightwing
Maigret and the Headless Corpse
Some Corpses Deserve Everything They Get Maigret and the Headless Corpse by Georges Simenon is (depending on who is counting) the 47th of 75 Maigret novels. Shrewd detection by Maigret and characterisation by Simenon. Get a Copy β β β β Synopsis A barge travelling up Canal Saint-Martin into central Paris bottomed out as it entered the basin by the Quai de Jemmapes. The barge was overloaded, and the water level was unseasonably low. A small crowd of onlookers materialised as the barge churned up silt from the bottom of the canal, trying to enter the lock. Then the propeller stopped with a clashing of gears. It had jammed on something. Cursing to themselves, the boatmen fished about with barge poles, trying to … [Read more...] about Maigret and the Headless Corpse
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
More Hairpin Turns Than an Alpine Pass The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by JoΓ«l Dicker won the French Grand Prix du Roman. The Americans were not so impressed. A love-it or loathe-it slice of Americana, (written by a Swiss man). Get a Copy β β β β Synopsis Nola Kellergan is a beautiful but troubled 15-year-old girl. She has a dysfunctional relationship with her mother, unstable mental health and a father who doesn't understand her. She is also in love with a man twice her age. One summer evening, a woman phones the police, claiming she has seen a man chasing a girl through the forest. By the time the police arrive, the witness has been shot dead, and neither Nola nor her pursuer is seen again. Thirty … [Read more...] about The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair