Monthly Archives: April 2019

Current Reading: The Branson Beauty by Clair Booth

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Rick Robinson

The Branson Beauty by Claire Booth, Minotar Books 2016, 320 page mystery, Hank Worth #1 This is the first in the Hank Worth series. Worth is a Sheriff in popular, touristy Branson, Missouri. The Branson Beauty, an old showboat, takes … Continue reading →

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current reading: Rogues edited by Martin & Dozois

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Rogues edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, Bantam 2014 832 page hardcover, various genres This twenty-one story anthology is large. The hardcover page count is shown above, but the paperback edition I read had even more, a whopping … Continue reading →

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Friday Forgotten Stories – G Stands for Glory by Norvell Page

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Rick Robinson

G Stands For Glory by Norvell Page © 1936-1939, originally published in Ace G-Man Stories, this edition: Altus Press 2010 limited edition hardcover (also available in trade paperback)  – pulp crime short stories featuring the F.B.I. It’s the stories, not the book, that are … Continue reading →

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current reading: nothing this week

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Rick Robinson

I’ve been reading a little of this, and a little of that, but not anything to fill a post this time. I’ll have something next week. Meanwhile, what have you been reading?

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Friday Forgotten Stories – Space Pioneers edited by Hank Davis

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Space Pioneers edited by Hank Davis and Christopher Ruocchio, Baen 2018 mass market paperback, science fiction This nineteen story anthology is edited by one of Baen’s best, Hank Davis. Though the book is pretty new, the stories range from as … Continue reading →

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current reading: Foreign Bodies

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Foreign Bodies edited by Martin Edwards, Poisoned Pen Press 2018 trade paperback, British Library Crime Classics series, mystery short stories. “The first ever collection of classic crime in translation from the golden age of the genre in the 20th century. … Continue reading →

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Friday Forgotten Stories: Bodies From the Library

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Rick Robinson

Bodies From The Library selected and introduced by Tony Medawar, mystery, subtitled Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense by Agatha Christie and other Masters of the Golden Age, Collins Crime Club 2018 hardcover. Stories from the Golden Age. Sixteen forgotten tales … Continue reading →

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