A Matthew Scudder novel by Lawrence Block. This is, I think, the eighth in the series. I have not read any of the other novels but have liked the other books by Block I have read so picked this one at random. I liked it a lot. The novel was self-contained and I’m not sure… Read more A Ticket to the Boneyard
Month: November 2017
Dolomite (1975)
Such a cool movie. They didn’t have much of a budget or any real idea on how to make a movie, but they made one anyway. There are problems with just about every aspect of the film, but it’s a fun film despite, or perhaps because of, those problems. Rudy Ray Moore plays Dolomite, a… Read more Dolomite (1975)
The Cocktail Waitress
The lost novel by James M. Cain. Written in the last years of his life, it wasn’t finished at the time of his death, so in order to publish it, the editor had to go through many versions and revisions of the manuscript. This leads to a bit of a disjointed novel, but overall considering… Read more The Cocktail Waitress
Some Days You Get the Bear
A collection of short stories by Lawrence Block. They’re not all crime stories, but they’re all really interesting.