Monthly Archives: March 2017

Forgotten Book: Final Proof by Marie R. Reno

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Rick Robinson

this is the 256th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books Final Proof by Marie R. Reno, Popular Library 1977 mass market paperback, mystery This is one of those books I read something about somewhere, very possibly in … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Pronzini, Cleeves

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Rick Robinson

I had started Bill Pronzini’s latest, a stand alone novel, The Violated but I gave it up after about 45 pages or so. The change of character POV with each short chapter bothered me enough that I quit the book, despite my liking … Continue reading →

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FFB: Impossible Stories by Zoran Zivkovic

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Rick Robinson

I revamped this from Wednesday’s post, as I think it qualifies as overlooked. I found out about these on the fine Black Gate blog. Covers first, info after. From the February 24th Black Gate post by John O’Neill: (reposted with permission) “Serbian master … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Krueger, Pronzini, Cleeves

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Rick Robinson

As I said last week, I finished William Kent Krueger’s Cork O’Connor novel Tamarack County, and went straight on to the next in the series, Windigo Island. This is, in my opinion, the darkest O’Conner novel so far. It’s more wordy, and preachy, than any … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: Martin Edwards, William Kent Krueger, Belinda Bauer

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Rick Robinson

After I finished Ian Rankin’s Let It Bleed (Friday’s FFB), I started on a fantasy novel, Plague of Shadows by Howard Andrew Jones. I’m about a quarter way in, but decided I wanted to read more mystery instead. So I finished Crimson Snow, a winter setting short … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Book: Let It Bleed by Ian Rankin

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Rick Robinson

this is the 255th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books Let It Bleed by Ian Rankin, St. Martin’s / Minotaur 1998 mass market paperback, mystery novel, Detective Inspector Rebus #7 Perhaps not forgotten, or even seldom read, less … Continue reading →

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Short Story February Wrap Up, plus Current Reading

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Rick Robinson

And that’s a wrap for Short Story February. All told, including the few more stories I read in the last two days of the month, I read 74 stories during the month, which is pretty darn good, I think. Certainly, my goal … Continue reading →

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