Retired linguist/law/IT. Avid reader in all languages (see polyglot.city/@FrankauLux/ ), both paper and ebooks. Mostly fictions these days.
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Pat Cosgrove was a convict in the state's vilest prison, and Doc Luther gave him …
Interesting plot. Unfortunately not a chance for the reader to guess, which is what I like but nice all the same. Easy reading 👍
— Où suis-je ? — Au village. — Qu'est-ce que vous voulez ? — Des …
somehow does not quite feel the same as the series, but then I guess that had to be expected :-) Still entertaining !
Must read to understand trump. real eye opener !
Lorsque commence la partie d?échecs contre ce jeune inconnu arrogant qui déplace ses pièces sans …
toujours aussi bon...
Dr. Peter S. Murphy runs a clinic to cure alcoholics. But his charges believe that …
Strange book as usual with the author, but this one actually has a plot :-)
When the body of a young woman is found dead beneath the cliffs of the …
Interresting book - same people as in blackout, moving along the timeline. Slow pace, like often in the nordic roman noir but nice nonetheless.
On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland, a man is brutally beaten …
Interesting, even if the pace is quite slow. Unfortunately no chance to solve it for the readeras much isn't disclosed until the end...
Good old Spenser :-) This one is not hilarious but it does the job.
At the beginning of 1952 (some 18 months after the parting of Marlowe and Linda …
Chandler is a safe pair of hands.
Young, beautiful, and fearfully abused, Mona was the kind of girl even a hard man …
yet another strange book from Jim. It starts normal enough and plunges into a weird delirium. Not sure I like that style. It's probably the last book I read from him.
Matthew Scudder Crime Novel #1. "When Lawrence Block is in his Matthew Scudder mode, crime …
Matt always does for a relaxing reading :-)
What could make Nero Wolfe so determined to solve a crime that he would be …
No chance to Guess whodunnit:-(
He was 41 years old and as down-home polite as any man you'd want to …
surprising. Starts like a good gangster book, but finishes really weird. not saying any more :-)
William "Kid" Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he's a drifter, on the run …
Not bad but déjà vu all over again
A teenage girl is raped and murdered. A father turns his back on his son. …
Not quite sure what to do with this book. Seems like an unfinished exercice to me. Not recommended.