Good/Bad/Indifferent things I’m reading
by Jonathan Kellerman. This is the second Alex Delaware mystery I’ve read (the first being The Web. Kellerman’s books aren’t really “whodunits.” as they don’t play by those rules. They’re more “novels of suspense.” There’s no real puzzle to solve, as you can generally keep up with the sleuth’s knowledge through the entire book, and […]
Another Doc Savage (I got lucky). Men in silver outfits are attacking all over Manhattan. What’s going on? Doc, Monk, and Ham track down what’s happening, with a brief cameo from his cousin, Pat. Among the gadgets that makes its appearance here is the Helldiver, Doc’s small sub.
OK, the dirty secret is out, now. I collect the Man Of Bronze. Yep, I have 5+ feet of books about Doc Savage, plus some of the original pulps. Partly it’s because I enjoy a world where Right and Wrong are a little more clearly dilineated than today’s world. In Doc’s stories, the Bad Guys […]
by Dick Francis. I’ve always liked the way Francis has with a plot, though it has seemed in his recent books he’s gone out of his way to toss in more sex. I suppose he’s trying to be modern, but it just seems forced. I’ve never minded sex (or violence — why do those two […]
One of the “Home Repair” mysteries from Sarah Graves. This is my first venture into this series, and I’m disappointed. I was looking for a modern series; It struck me that, aside from Dick Francis, all the mystery authors I was seriously reading and collecting were dead. There was Tom Clancy, but I gave up […]
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