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 …
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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 takes Archie Goodwin to titillate …
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 Kerr seemed to have the …
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 squeal to an ambitious d.a. …

Matthew Scudder Crime Novel #2. "For those who yearn to walk those mean streets, no one provides a more satisfactory …