Comments on: Chasing Darkness by Robert Crais – The hardboiled detective

By: Jan Hart

Jan Hart — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:33:22 +0000

Have you read hardboiled detective novels such has from Desmond Cory? I downloaded his latest ebook on Amazon called Secret Ministry. He is suppose to be on of the early “Brit-Grit” writers, and I have to say, I love these books with their quintessential English style. It would be good to read your views on these type of detective novels.
I have not read any Brit-Grit… I will have to check it out!! Thanks for the suggestion.

By: berlin

berlin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:36:17 +0000

Gut!

By: Carl V.

Carl V. — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:29:21 +0000

Glad to hear it was good. I have the two most recent books in Liz Williams’ Detective Inspector Chen series that I need to get to! So many books indeed!!!

By: qugrainne

qugrainne — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:43:06 +0000

Oh, please let me know if you don’t receive it by the end of this week, and I will let Scott know.

Hey Carl, I picked up Snake Agent and the next one in the series at the library last night. I really enjoy series books. Thanks for recommending. I read Curse of the Pogo Stick this weekend – it was great – I hope you add that series to your list, I think you would like Dr. Siri.

By: oh

oh — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:01:26 +0000

No, I didn’t get the book from Scott yet…maybe today!

By: qugrainne

qugrainne — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:40:36 +0000

Like, “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.”
It is great stuff.

Did you get your book from Scott?

By: oh

oh — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:55:59 +0000

Great entry – love the photos with the info, too! I have fallen into “hard-boiled” by association. My hubs keeps a collection and if one happens to be lying around, I’ll read it. Not to mention having sat through many Bogart films done as hardboiled cine-noir.
You’ve inspired, though – may have to plop down with one of them soon and totally escape (and change up my lingo a bit, hear a different voice, so to speak.)

By: qugrainne

qugrainne — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:25:20 +0000

Ooooooo – that looks really good. Thanks, Carl!

By: Carl V.

Carl V. — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:15:24 +0000

I still lean pretty heavy sci-fi and fantasy…at least in my mind I do. When I look over my reading lists for the last few years that doesn’t necessarily bear itself out. It does this year though, mostly because I made a conscious effort to ‘go back to my roots’ as it were in the beginning of the year and read only sci fi for the first 2 months of the year.

If you are looking for something that is a mystery and many other things, you might be interested in Snake Agent by Liz Williams:

http://www.stainlesssteeldroppings.com/?p=447

By: qugrainne

qugrainne — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:28:39 +0000

I missed the review you wrote about Robert Terrall….. I was in lala land around that time, I think, with job interviews and end of difficult school year stuff. I’m glad you added the link – I will check out some Robert Terrall. I had forgotton about Charles Todd – I read SEARCH THE DARK, featuring Inspector Ian Rutledge, a year or two ago. I will have to read another by him.

Like your wife, I am pretty much a mystery reader = at least 75% of the stuff I read.
I put spy novels in that category, too. I totally enjoyed the few books that Robert Ludlum wrote with Gayle Lynds. Her books are REALLY great, too.

I was at the library this afternoon and picked up the newest Colin Cotterill book – CURSE OF THE POGO STICK. I think you would appreciate this series – quite unusual.
http://qugrainne.com/2008/04/27/southeast-asian-junket-starring-colin-cotterill/

Thanks for the reading tips, Carl!