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Sunday, 16 April 2023

One Man's Opinion: STORMY WEATHER by CARL HIAASEN

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A hurricane hits Florida. While there's tragedy everywhere, there are pockets of unusual thinking and strange behaviour. A one-eyed man ...
Thursday, 13 April 2023

One Man's Opinion: FOR KICKS by DICK FRANCIS

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It's my own fault, really. A week in France and I had my Ed McBain for the flight over, followed by a substantial looking Michael Chabon...
Monday, 10 April 2023

One Man's Opinion: FUZZ by ED McBAIN

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Following a series is an interesting thing. I think you build a sense of loyalty to an author and a set of characters that softens the criti...
Wednesday, 5 April 2023

One Man's Opinion: EIGHTY MILLION EYES by ED McBAIN

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It was so good to be back with the 87th that after reading Doll , I couldn't resist Eighty Million Eyes . Now I'm done with Eighty M...
Thursday, 23 March 2023

One Man's Opinion: DOLL by ED McBAIN

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  I'm sure that in one of my more recent 87th Precinct reviews, I mentioned that I was distressed by the increasing bitterness and hard-...
Wednesday, 22 March 2023

One Man's Opinion: RAZORBLADE TEARS by S.A. COSBY

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  Having recently been blown away by Cosby's Blacktop Wasteland , I was really excited about getting stuck into Razorblade Tear s . Perh...
Wednesday, 15 March 2023

One Man's Opinion: THE GALLOWS POLE by BENJAMIN MYERS

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King David Hartley leads a band of Yorkshire menfolk in the dangerous act of clipping (cutting away at legitimate coins and using those clip...