Uses all the cliches of the roman noir, a real caricature of the private eye. I find it hilarious!!!
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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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64% complete! François has read 67 of 104 books.
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François started reading A Catskill Eagle by Robert Parker

A Catskill Eagle by Robert Parker
Spenser is a private investigator in Boston. He had previously served as an infantryman in the 1st Infantry Division during …
François finished reading Playmates by Robert B. Parker
François started reading Playmates by Robert B. Parker
François finished reading And Four to Go (Crime Line) by Rex Stout
François started reading And Four to Go (Crime Line) by Rex Stout

And Four to Go (Crime Line) by Rex Stout
From Wikipedia:
And Four to Go (British title Crime and Again) is a collection of Nero Wolfe mystery novellas by …
François finished reading L'énigme de la chambre 622 by Joël Dicker
François started reading L'énigme de la chambre 622 by Joël Dicker

L'énigme de la chambre 622 by Joël Dicker
Un meurtre a été commis une nuit de décembre, au Palace de Verbier dans les Alpes suisses. L'enquête de police …
François finished reading Arsenic for Tea by Robin Stevens
François started reading Arsenic for Tea by Robin Stevens

Arsenic for Tea by Robin Stevens
Arriving at Fallingford House, Daisy's home, from their Easter term at Deepdean, they enter the house in the middle of …
François finished reading Le livre des Baltimore by Joël Dicker
Très bon bouquin, dernier de la trilogie Harry Quebert. On ferme un pan secondaire de l'histoire HQ, même s'il se développe en pan primaire. Pas mon préféré des trois, masi bien fichu quand même.
François started reading Le livre des Baltimore by Joël Dicker

Le livre des Baltimore by Joël Dicker
Jusqu’au jour du Drame, il y avait deux familles Goldman. Les Goldman-de-Baltimore et les Goldman-de-Montclair.
Les Goldman-de-Montclair, dont est issu …
François finished reading L'Affaire Alaska Sanders by Joël Dicker
Excellent suite à la non moins excellente "Affaire Harry Quebert". Numéro 2 de la trilogie, le 3ème livre, "le livre des baltimore" est clairement annoncé. Il n'est pas obligatoire d'avoir lu le précédent - les points important sont rapellés de toutes façons, mais cela aide :-) Tout à fait conseillé. Je me plonge dans le 3 de ce pas :-)
François started reading L'Affaire Alaska Sanders by Joël Dicker

L'Affaire Alaska Sanders by Joël Dicker
Avril 1999. Mount Pleasant, une paisible petite bourgade du New Hampshire, est bouleversée par un meurtre. Le corps d'Alaska Sanders, …
François finished reading Homeland by Cory Doctorow
A bit disappointed by this one. First book in the serie was great, this is edging on boring with entire sections very didactic aiming at a public of which unfortunately I'm not part as I already know all that. I really got the impression that there is next to no plot and that the whole book is a pretext to explain certain stuff. mmmm come on Cory, you can do better than that!!!