All tagged detective novels
Lawrence Block is the master of variations on the same theme. This Scudder novel feels as fresh and new as the others.
If, like me, you're curious about iconic detective who no one seems to remember Mike Hammer, this novel will not help you a lot. It's a good book, but it doesn't shed much light on its main character.
Authors like Sam Wiebe not only prove that detective novels aren't dead, but they're raising the bar for the genre.
Gut check on my love for Matthew Scudder novels. Still intact. In fact. It's stronger than it's ever been. Lawrence Block is still one of the best in the business.
Second half of my Veronica Mars novel reviews. Does Mr. Kiss and Tell lives up to the challenge? Well, read and find out!
My journey through John D. MacDonald's bibliography continues with the third Travis McGee novel: A Purple Place for Dying.
Everybody wants some more Veronica Mars, but are the novels any good? Well, I've explored this question and began with the first volume The Thousand Dollars Tan Line. Here are my thoughts... Written by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham.
Brian Evenson's Last Days is everything is promises to be. A powerful and entertaining detective novel about the process of worship. It already has a proud place in my book collection.
Book Review : John D. MacDonald - Nightmare in Pink (1964)
