Author Archives: Richard Robinson

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Current Reading: Claire Booth

Posted on May 12, 2019

On April 28, I posted (here) on the first of the three Sheriff Hank Worth novels by Claire Booth. Here are the second and third. Another Man’s Ground by Claire Booth, Claire Booth, 2017 St. Martin’s Press Minotaur Books, mystery, Sheriff Hank … Continue reading →

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Friday Forgotten: A Question of Proof by Nicholas Blake

Posted on May 9, 2019

A Question of Proof by Nicholas Blake, Rue Morgue Press 2008 trade paper mystery (not shown), original publication in 1935, This one is about as classic a British mystery as you could ask for. I’ve had it on the shelf for … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry

Posted on May 5, 2019

The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry, Ballantine Books 2006 hardcover, spy/thriller, 1st in Cotton Malone series. I subscribe to Mystery Scene magazine, and Berry is on the cover of the current issue. Not having read any of his books, I thought … Continue reading →

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Friday Forgotten: Look to the Lady by Margery Allingham

Posted on May 2, 2019

Look to the Lady by Margery Allingham, first published in January 1931, in the United Kingdom by Jarrolds Publishing, London, and in the United States by Doubleday, Doran, New York, as The Gyrth Chalice Mystery. It is the third novel … Continue reading →

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Current Reading: The Branson Beauty by Clair Booth

Posted on April 28, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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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