Book Review

Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts – Julian Rubinstein

If a Coen Brothers Film was set in Budapest just after the fall of Communism, and starred a drunken semi-pro Romanian hockey goalie turned high-rolling pelt smuggling ladies man, then you would have incredible true story behind ‘Ballad of the Whiskey Robber.’ Julian Rubinstein’s book follows the exploits of Attila Ambrus, a young man whose …

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A Pocket Full of Rye – Agatha Christie

Unbelievable- I found a Miss Marple I don’t recall reading! Or if I did, I was very young…either way, I know I’ve seen the BBC version at some point. Not sure if it was my beloved Joan Hickson or one of the other Marples. I enjoyed this book thoroughly and read it through in one …

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The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star – Nikki Sixx

Mental illness, addiction and full on descent into madness I originally looked for this ebook on the library site and they didn’t have it. I actually sent them a request to get it because I didn’t want to pay money to buy it. I read a lot, and buy a lot, but for this …

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Cocktail Time – P.G. Wodehouse

This is by far the best book featuring Uncle Fred in the Wodehouse canon. The author cleverly combines all the characters best feature into a fantastic story which just gets better and better as it goes on. On balance, Uncle Fred himself is probably a shade more altruistic than he was in the previous two …

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Whiskey Sour – J.A. Konrath

Whiskey Sour by J. A. Konrath appeals to the love of alcohol in me. Not that I drink a lot, I have my standards. I never drink more than there is. The second appeal of J. A. Konrath novels is how he makes fun of himself by making fun of everything. Look at this subtitle: …

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Gin & Daggers – Jessica Fletcher

We all know the TV Series, but there’s also a series of novels! Jessica Fletcher visits one of her dearest friends in London, Great Britain, Marjorie Ainsworth. Marjorie gets murdered and Jessica briefly is a suspect. She decides to figure out what has happened to her dear friend and why she got murdered. Gin & …

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When the Sacred Ginmill Closes – Lawrence Block

When the Sacred Windmill Closes is a much more complex and involved tale then the previous books in Lawrence Block’s popular detective series. While in previous books amateur gumshoe and professional drunk Matthew Scudder would hammer at one single case relentlessly, battering and bludgeoning it until the ugly truth lay exposed, whimpering on the concrete in …

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The Wine of Angels – Phil Rickman

This is the first book in the Merrily Watkins series. It’s probably best to do them in order – but not essential. I came in half way through with ‘The Fabric of Sin’ – which I was sent to review for White Dragon, fell in love with the writing style and sought out more, …

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Dying for Chocolate – Diane Mott Davidson

Dying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson is the second of the Goldy culinary mystery series. As with the others, I listened to the Barbara Rosenblat audio. Unfortunately for the earliest books (except for the first) the CD audios are all abridged. My library offers it for download through Oneclick but those bastards put a …

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The Rum Diary – Hunter S. Thompson

The Sounds of Hanging On. Nearly 40, the basic halfway point in life, I can’t help but think about what the future holds and how I spent the first half of my time on Earth. I chunk it down. The first 10 were not really up to me – ya’ know parents have quite …

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