Monthly Archives: June 2016

Forgotten Book: Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Rick Robinson

this is the 228th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books Iron Lake by William Kent Kruger, © 1998, Pocket books 1999 paperback, 1st Corcoran “Cork” O’Connor, mystery I was at George Easter’s presentation of Barry Awards at the 1999 Milwaukee … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Czerneda, Stout, Lori Rader-Day

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Rick Robinson

I finished Riders Of The Storm, the second Clan Chronicles book (second in the first trilogy) by Julie Czerneda. It was a lot slower than the first book, and at the mid-point I even considered giving it up, but with a book … Continue reading →

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Friday Special: Brave New Words edited by Jeff Prucher

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Rick Robinson

Brave New Words – The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction edited by Jeff Prucher, Oxford University Press, 2007, soft cover edition 2009, non-fiction I’m not sure how this one slipped past me, but I just came across it and immediately had … Continue reading →

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Long Light

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Rick Robinson

Longest day of the year was Monday, and here in Portland, Oregon that means it’s not full dark until about 10:30 p.m. I was in Fairbanks, Alaska one summer when it was still light at 11:30, but what we have … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: more Julie Czerneda, Lori Rader-Day

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Rick Robinson

As noted last week, I was pointed to Julie Czerneda’s  books by the Little Red Reviewer blog, and subsequently started the first of three books in The Clan Chronicles trilogy, Reap the Wild Wind. I finished that, and liked it a … Continue reading →

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FFB: Detective Duos by Pronzini and Muller

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Rick Robinson

Detective Duos edited by Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, Oxford University Press, 1997 hardcover. Mystery short story collection. “Fictional characters who work together in one capacity or another to solve a mystery have been a staple of the crime-fiction genre since Edgar … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Julie Czerneda, John Sandford

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Rick Robinson

I finished The Murdstone Trilogy By Malbrook Peet. I don’t want to say much more than I already did last week about it, as I’ll soon be doing a review. One of the web places I check every day is Little Red Reviewer, Andrea Johnson’s … Continue reading →

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Someone Call Dr. Who

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Rick Robinson

There’s a Dalek in the woods! taken at Ecola State Park, Cannon Beach, Oregon

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Current Reading: Peet, Mal

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Rick Robinson

I finished reading Montalbano’s First Case and Other Stories by Andrea Camilleri, which I liked a lot. Then I read a few short stories, still plugging away on some larger collections, until the next library book popped up: The Murdstone Trilogy By Malbrook Peet. Phillip Murdstone, a British writer … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Book: Death Watch by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Rick Robinson

this is the 224th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books Death Watch by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, Avon, 1992 paperback, police procedural – 2nd in Inspector Bill Slider, series I reread this last Summer. I’d forgotten how much I like these very character and relationship driven … Continue reading →

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