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Friday, 16 August 2024

One Man's Opinion: GIOVANNI'S ROOM by JAMES BALDWIN

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  When I heard that the BBC had produced Giovanni's Room for radio, I was straight over there. Though I was excited, I was also a littl...
Thursday, 15 August 2024

One Man's Opinion: THE NAMING OF THE DEAD by IAN RANKIN

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  Before leaving for my summer hols, my son and I watched the new incarnation of Rebus courtesy of the BBC. What an excellent production it ...
Sunday, 11 August 2024

One Man's Opinion: LAST SUMMER IN THE CITY by GIANFRANCO CALLIGARICH

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  So, I recommended that my eldest read Long Time No See and she suggested I gave Last Summer In The City a try. What a great swap it prov...
Friday, 9 August 2024

One Man's Opinion: LONG TIME NO SEE by ED McBAIN

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  Long Time No See  is a real treat and, much as I normally appreciate the shorter reads, this 87th is a substantial novel and is all the be...
Thursday, 8 August 2024

One Man's Opinion: DEADLY EDGE by RICHARD STARK

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The first of my holiday reads was a brilliant choice.  Another Parker novel, Deadly Edge had a very different feel to my previous one.  It ...
Saturday, 6 July 2024

One Man's Opinion: THE SCORE by RICHARD STARK

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If I kill, it's because I don't have any choice. You mean self-defence. Wrong. I mean it's the only way to get what I want. The ...
Wednesday, 26 June 2024

One Man's Opinion: COLD IN JULY by JOE R LANSDALE

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  I've read and loved the Hap and Leonard books and branched out from there to read Cold In July , a crime novel with a pretty cool twis...