François started reading The Getaway by Jim Thompson
The Getaway by Jim Thompson
He was 41 years old and as down-home polite as any man you'd want to meet. boyish grin, easy manners. …
Not bad but déjà vu all over again
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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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55% complete! François has read 58 of 104 books.
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François finished reading After Dark, My Sweet by Jim Thompson
William "Kid" Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he's a drifter, on the run …
François started reading After Dark, My Sweet by Jim Thompson
After Dark, My Sweet by Jim Thompson
William "Kid" Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he's a drifter, on the run after escaping from a mental …
François finished reading The Criminal by Jim Thompson (Vintage Crime)
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.
François started reading The Criminal by Jim Thompson (Vintage Crime)
The Criminal by Jim Thompson (Vintage Crime)
A teenage girl is raped and murdered. A father turns his back on his son. A vicious press lord turns …
François finished reading Not Quite Dead Enough by Rex Stout
The army wants Nero Wolfe urgently, but he refuses their clarion call to duty. It …
2 short stories - a bit disappointing but apparently written at the time the author was busy with the war, so... Archie is in fact in the army... :-)
François started reading Not Quite Dead Enough by Rex Stout
Not Quite Dead Enough by Rex Stout
The army wants Nero Wolfe urgently, but he refuses their clarion call to duty. It takes Archie Goodwin to titillate …
François finished reading Motel of the mysteries by David Macaulay
In the year 4022, an amateur archeologist makes an important discovery in the long buried …
Excellent book. Very short - 100 page but plenty of illustrations - for obvious reasons. Hilarious but at the same time asking real questions about what will be left of our civilisation in a 1000 yers. definitely recommended
François started reading Motel of the mysteries by David Macaulay
Motel of the mysteries by David Macaulay
In the year 4022, an amateur archeologist makes an important discovery in the long buried country of Usa that has …
François finished reading Death of a Doxy (Nero Wolfe) by Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe, #42)
With a rich man footing the bills and a handsome lover on the side, Isabel …
Nero and Archie as they are - nice and funny,
François started reading Death of a Doxy (Nero Wolfe) by Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe, #42)
Death of a Doxy (Nero Wolfe) by Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe, #42)
With a rich man footing the bills and a handsome lover on the side, Isabel Kerr seemed to have the …
François finished reading A right to die by Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe mystery, #10)
When a bright young heiress with a flair for romance and one too many enemies …
Entertaining as usual. This book is several decades old and some people probably would be offended by some of the words. I'm not.
Entertaining as usual. This book is several decades old and some people probably would be offended by some of the words. I'm not.
François started reading A right to die by Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe mystery, #10)
A right to die by Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe mystery, #10)
When a bright young heiress with a flair for romance and one too many enemies is found brutally murdered, Nero …
François finished reading In the Midst of Death by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder, #3)
Bad cop Jerry Broadfield didn't make any friends on the force when he volunteered to …
Good old Scudder is at it again :-) As usual easy reading...
François started reading In the Midst of Death by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder, #3)
In the Midst of Death by Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder, #3)
Bad cop Jerry Broadfield didn't make any friends on the force when he volunteered to squeal to an ambitious d.a. …