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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10% complete! François has read 11 of 104 books.
William "Kid" Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he's a drifter, on the run after escaping from a mental …
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.
A teenage girl is raped and murdered. A father turns his back on his son. A vicious press lord turns …
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... :-)
The army wants Nero Wolfe urgently, but he refuses their clarion call to duty. It takes Archie Goodwin to titillate …
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
In the year 4022, an amateur archeologist makes an important discovery in the long buried country of Usa that has …
With a rich man footing the bills and a handsome lover on the side, Isabel …
Nero and Archie as they are - nice and funny,
With a rich man footing the bills and a handsome lover on the side, Isabel Kerr seemed to have the …
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.
When a bright young heiress with a flair for romance and one too many enemies is found brutally murdered, Nero …
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...
Bad cop Jerry Broadfield didn't make any friends on the force when he volunteered to squeal to an ambitious d.a. …
Matthew Scudder Crime Novel #2. "For those who yearn to walk those mean streets, no …
Nice twist and turns, as usual.
Matthew Scudder Crime Novel #2. "For those who yearn to walk those mean streets, no one provides a more satisfactory …
