A private detective crime novel by the author of the Perry Mason novels. Enjoyed it immensely. It certainly is dated in a lot of ways, but the mystery was engaging and mostly made sense. There was a leap in knowledge that I missed 2/3rds of the way through the novel that made it a bit… Read more Top of the Heap
Month: July 2017
Random Metal Music
Randomly clicking things on the internet leads to experiencing new and sometimes interesting things. Today, I landed on this album on YouTube. Fides Inversa, a heavy metal band from Italy. I think I’m going to listen to a bunch of random metal bands for awhile and see how I feel. Is it good? I don’t… Read more Random Metal Music
Passport to Peril
This one is interesting. I bought it because I decided I wanted to read something by Robert Parker, the author of the Spencer novels. I read it and enjoyed it, but something seemed off. The afterword of the book is by the author’s daughter and she tells about his time serving in World War II… Read more Passport to Peril
The Magic Wagon
Apparently, I forgot to write this one up. I finished it about five days ago. Great old western, magic story about a traveling medicine wagon and the bad stuff that happens. Joe Lansdale sure has a way with words.
Fletch
I have seen the movie starring Chevy Chase and enjoyed it. It’s been probably twenty years though. The only scene I really remember is when he goes to the doctor and gets the prostate exam. “Moon River” The novel is similar but different from the movie. It’s still humorous, but the humor is much darker… Read more Fletch
George A. Romero RIP
George A. Romero died today. More than probably any other film maker, he is the one that shaped my childhood. I watched Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead and that was it. My favorite genre was horror and zombies were the sub genre to rule them all. He was 77 and… Read more George A. Romero RIP
Quarry’s Deal
I finished this a couple of days ago, but have been busy so it didn’t get posted. My reading has been lax lately, since Secret World Legends came out. I should write a post about how I feel about it. Some day. Quarry’s Deal was another good one. A lot of the time with long… Read more Quarry’s Deal
The Two-Bear mambo
The title refers to a National Geographic special our boys watch feature a pair of happy love making bears. The rest of the people they meet in the story could learn some lessons in civilization from those bears. Nasty work by the locals and I learned some actual history about some Texas towns and their… Read more The Two-Bear mambo