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"The Jugger" by Richard Stark (aka Donald Westlake)
Yet another in the Parker series of novels written by Donald Westlake under the pseudonym Richard Stark. The Jugger follows the story of former safe cracker ("a jugger") Joe Scheer is retired and living in a small mid-west town and remains the main c...
"God Save The Mark" By Donald Westlake
After reading a number of novels by Donald Westlake written under the pen-name of Richard Stark I opted to pick up another of his works. This time I chose "God Save the Mark" a mystery published in the late 1960s featuring the challenges a born "mark...
"The Seventh" by Richard Stark
Another in the series of Parker novels takes a different twist over previous books. While you still get the background on the heist that Parker pulls off in this case the robbery of the gate proceeds from a football game at a stadium while the game i...
Review of "The Mourner" by Richard Stark
"The Mourner" is another in the Parker series of novels by Richard Stark (one of the pseudonyms of Donald Westlake). Parker is once again faced with the task of pulling off a difficult heist. In this case he has even more incentive to succeed in libe...
"Comeback" by Richard Stark - Book Review
If you want a great book and you like reading thrillers Comeback by Richard Stark is the book for you. In the same style as Pulp Fiction, this novel isn't so much a mystery as an adventure novel that follows a career criminal named Parker who is enli...
"The Hot Kid" by Elmore Leonard - Book Review
I picked up an Elmore Leonard novel "The Hot Kid" to read over the holidays and must admit that it was a great book. The premise of the book is a mix of hard-boiled cop mystery from the 1930's mixed with a twist of Western thrown in for good measure....
"Fiddlers" by Ed McBain - Book Review
I just finished reading another of the novel's from Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series "Fiddlers" and would give it decent marks for a fairly solid work. McBain's work tends to be a little gritty and a little jumpier than I typically like in my myster...
"Lean Mean Thirteen" Book Review of Janet Evanovich's latest
I just finished reading the latest mystery from Janet Evanovich in her series about bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. If you've never read any of the Plum novels and you enjoy a fun easy reading mystery that offers lots of laughs and some solid suspense ...
A Share In Death By Deborah Crombie - Book Review
I realize its been a few days since I posted but getting carried away with work and holidays has meant that the blog has been ignored for a couple of days. Here are a couple of posts to make up for the absence.In searching Amazon for similiar books t...
"Cop Hater" by Ed McBain - Book Review
After finishing "Nocturne" by Ed McBain, I thought that it was worth going back and checking out some of the earlier novels in the 87th Precinct Series. Cop Hater is the first book in the series and provides an interesting introduction by Ed McBain (...
"Nocturne" by Ed McBain - Book Review
Another in Ed McBain's series on the 87th precinct "Nocturne" is a great addition to the series and after being somewhat underwhelmed with Hark! this book is a pleasant surprise. Typical of McBain's style in this series its a police procedural set in...
"Hark" by Ed McBain
I'm a big fan of long run serials since I really enjoy following the workof my favorite mystery writers (MC Beaton, Lee Child, Harlan Coben, Michael Connelly, Janet Evanovich, Elmore Leonard) was the reason behind my picking up "Hark"."Hark", details...
