Monday 8 December 2014

LOGGING THE LIBRARY - PART TEN

Another week another 50.........
Hello Mr Monk.....
2 by Sam Hawken, Tony Saint, Richard Lange, Ben Hamper

James Church and a police series set in North Korea, 

Bill Morris, Bill Pronzini, Brian Freemantle, Milton T. Burton, Eugene Marten

What's it about - no idea!

Best detective book ever apparently - Mark Smith, a couple from David Craig-Bill James, Ray Bradbury, Jack Higgins

2 from Pronzini, Timothy Williams, Higgins again, James Zagel

Pronzini, Tom Graves, Ray Bradbury, Gilbert Adair, James Greer

Gotta love Pronzini, Peter Doyle (Aus), Susan Koefod, Kevin Sampson

Ian Hamilton, Rick Gavin, Joseph Koenig, Oliver Harris and a complete unknown


P.J. Frank - 30p charity shop buy.


Stephen Solomita x 2, Philip Kerr, Melvin Burgess and a book recommended by Moira

Lee Goldberg and Mr Monk rule!




Nothing too scary here or avoidable. I'd be quite content sat down with this with the obligatory tea and slippers!

Looking forward to James Church and his books set in North Korea. Church is a pseudonym for a former US agent involved in the intelligence world.

AUTHOR TITLE YEAR SERIES FICTION/NON GENDER
ADAIR GILBERT AND THEN THERE WAS NO ONE 2008 EMT3 F M
BRADBURY RAY LET'S ALL KILL CONSTANCE 2002 CM3 F M
BRADBURY RAY A GRAVEYARD FOR LUNATICS 1990 CM2 F M
BURGESS MELVIN JUNK 1996 F M
BURTON MILTON T. THE ROGUE'S GAME 2005 F M
CHURCH JAMES THE MAN WITH THE BALTIC STARE 2010 IO4 F M
CHURCH JAMES THE CORPSE IN THE KORYO 2006 IO1 F M
CHURCH JAMES BAMBOO AND BLOOD 2008 IO3 F M
CHURCH JAMES HIDDEN MOON 2007 IO2 F M
CHURCH JAMES A DROP OF CHINESE BLOOD 2012 IO5 F M
CRAIG DAVID THE SQUEEZE 1974 F M
CRAIG DAVID MESSAGE ENDS 1969 RR2 F M
DOYLE PETER AMAZE YOUR FRIENDS 1998 BG2 F M
FRANK P. L. NOT FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION 2007 F M
FREEMANTLE BRIAN RED STAR FALLING 2013 CM16 F M
GAVIN RICK NOWHERE NICE 2013 NR3 F M
GOLDBERG LEE MR MONK IS MISERABLE 2008 MM7 F M
GOLDBERG LEE MR MONK IN OUTER SPACE 2007 MM5 F M
GOLDBERG LEE MR MONK GOES TO HAWAII 2006 MM2 F M
GOLDBERG LEE MR MONK GOES TO GERMANY 2008 MM6 F M
GOLDBERG LEE MR MONK IS CLEANED OUT 2010 MM10 F M
GRAVES TOM PULLERS 1998 F M
GREER JAMES THE FAILURE 2010 F M
HAMILTON IAN THE WATER RAT OF WANCHAI 2011 AL1 F M
HAMPER BEN RIVETHEAD 1991 N M
HARRIS OLIVER THE HOLLOW MAN 2011 DCB1 F M
HAWKEN SAM TEQUILA SUNSET 2012 F M
HAWKEN SAM MISSING 2014 F M
HIGGINS JACK A PRAYER FOR THE DYING 1973 F M
HIGGINS JACK HELL IS ALWAYS TODAY 1968 NM3 F M
KERR PHILIP HITLER'S PEACE 2005 F M
KOEFOD SUSAN BROKEN DOWN 2012 AT2 F F
KOENIG JOSEPH FALSE NEGATIVE 2012 F M
LANGE RICHARD DEAD BOYS 2007 F M
MARTEN EUGENE IN THE BLIND 2003 F M
MORRIS BILL MOTOR CITY 1992 F M
PRONZINI BILL STRANGERS 2014 N39 F M
PRONZINI BILL SNOWBOUND 1974 F M
PRONZINI BILL PANIC 1972 F M
PRONZINI BILL THE HIDDEN 2010 F M
PRONZINI BILL THE ALIAS MAN 2004 F M
PRONZINI BILL THE CRIMES OF JORDAN WISE 2006 F MM
SAINT TONY BLAG 2004 F M
SAMPSON KEVIN THE KILLING POOL 2013 DC1BMCC F M
SIMSION GRAEME THE ROSIE PROJECT 2013 R1 F M
SMITH MARK THE DEATH OF THE DETECTIVE 1973 F M
SOLOMITA STEPHEN CRACKER BLING 2008 F M
SOLOMITA STEPHEN MERCY KILLING 2009 F M
WILLIAMS TIMOTHY BLACK AUGUST 1992 CT4 F M
ZAGEL JAMES W. MONEY TO BURN 2002 F M

18 comments:

  1. That's a Philip Kerr I've not heard of. Wasn't terribly impressed with his latest (contemporary set one - 'Research') but I would definitely return to his historical ones.

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    1. I haven't seen any good write-ups for his latest, so I'll avoid I think. I hadn't heard of this one myself until I saw it second hand in a charity shop recently. I still need to start the Bernie series!

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  2. OK you grabbed my interest with 'the best detective story ever' so had to go and look it up. I'm amazed that I've never heard of it, it sounds quite the book, I may have to read it. Very intriguing - why isn't it more famous?

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    1. Boom - glad you like the look of the Smith book. Why isn't it better known? Not too sure to be honest - it seems fantastic, albeit a bit lengthy. Brash Books are re-publishing in Feb 2015 on kindle. Otherwise it doesn't appear to be that easy to come by cheaply for a second hand book. I'll read it early next year I reckon.

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    2. The book is being republished, in a Kindle edition and paperback edition, Brash Books. They are both available for pre-order now.

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    3. Lee cheers for stopping by and the info. No excuses now Moira!

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  3. Col, A PRAYER FOR DYING is a good book but I don't remember reading HELL IS ALWAYS TODAY though it sounds familiar. I'll have to check it out. I like the way Higgins titles his novels.

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    1. I think I have only read the one Higgins book in all my years reading - title escapes me. I picked these up on your recommendation - not specifically these titles, but because you regard him as one of your favourite authors. I'll get to them at some point!

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    2. Col, Higgins' early novels are his best, especially the period 1969-1975. I think a young Mickey Rooney played the lead role in the movie adaptation of A PRAYER FOR DYING.

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    3. Sorry, Col, not Rooney, it's Rourke!

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    4. Rourke-Rooney ? Regardless I don't think I have seen the film - is it any good? Did Harrison Ford play Jack Ryan in something - was that based on a Higgins book, or am I barking up the wrong tree?

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    5. Haha - take no notice of me, I'm confusing a Tom Clancy character with a Higgins-Harry Patterson one. (Note to self - look up facts before posting !)

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    6. Col, I agree, Harrison Ford makes a better Jack Ryan than Alec Baldwin does in Tom Clancy's THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. Tracy covered the book-to-movie in her latest post. The film version of A PRAYER FOR THE DYING is rather boring.

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    7. I don't think I have seen the post yet, I'll head over in a bit. I quite like Harrison Ford as an actor. He's been in some decent films - not least as Indiana Jones. I won't go out of my way then to try and see APFTD.

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  4. Some interesting books there. I will be interested to see what you think of the Mr. Monk books. Never tried the TV series. Or the books.

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    1. I am surprised at that TBH - I thought MR MONK was obligatory! I hope to get one under my belt early 2015

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    2. I'm glad to see all of those Monk books on your shelf. :-)

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    3. Lee - you're welcome. I'm looking forward to them!

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