Tag Archives: crime

This Week at the Library (20 August)

Posted on August 21, 2012 by smellincoffee

Reviews are pending for A Man on the Moon, by Neil Chaikan as well as The Wild Life of Our Bodies by Rob Dunn. (Pending, as in, “I meant to finish them on Sunday, but some friends invited me to … Continue reading →

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Reefer Madness

Posted on May 16, 2012 by smellincoffee

Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market310 pages© 2003 Eric Schlosser What do pornography, marijuana, and migrant labor have in common? They’re all factors in an underground economy, a vast web of cash-heavy transactions barred … Continue reading →

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Covert

Posted on August 13, 2011 by smellincoffee

Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob© 2008 Bob Delaney, Dave Scheiber288 pages In the early 1970s, a young and promising New Jersey State Trooper named Bob Delaney was asked to join Project Alpha, a joint police-FBI undercover project intending to … Continue reading →

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Honeymoon

Posted on July 27, 2011 by smellincoffee

Honeymoon© 2005 James Patterson400 pages Nora Sinclair is the perfect seductress: utterly charming, beautiful beyond compare, and a classy success in the world of interior design. She fills the homes of the wealth with superior decor, and the hearts of … Continue reading →

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Judge & Jury

Posted on July 27, 2011 by smellincoffee

Judge & Jury© 2006 James Patterson432 pages Neil Pellisante is a star witness in the sweetest trial of his life. For years, he hunted the powerful and cruel mobster Dominic Cavella,  pouncing on the monstrous mafioso when Cavella dared to … Continue reading →

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Guns

Posted on May 13, 2011 by smellincoffee

Guns © 1976 Ed McBain (Evan Hunter) 213 pages Summer. It’s too hot for a job like this. Day like this, anything could go wrong. Doesn’t help that this is the thirteenth job Colley has done with this crew.  They … Continue reading →

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The Overlook

Posted on February 12, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Overlook© 2006/2007 Michael Connelly240 pages In the hills above Madonna’s former Hollywood Mansion, a physicist named Stanley Kent has just been found dead, neatly executed by masked men. The Hollywood detectives are only more than happy to turn the … Continue reading →

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The Black Echo

Posted on January 21, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Black Echo© 1992 Michael Connelly375 pages It’s the week before Memorial Day 1991 in Los Angeles, the city of stars, urban street gangs, and smog — and Detective Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch has been called in on a Sunday to … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Punchbowl

Posted on October 30, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Devil’s Punchbowl© 2009 Greg Iles592 pages “This town is under siege, and the biggest threat always comes from within.” Recently I read an interview with David Mack, in which he stated that good drama comes from putting mature characters … Continue reading →

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The Good Guy

Posted on October 16, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Good Guy© 2007 Dean Koontz400 pages “Good guys finish last, Tim.” “Maybe not if they stay in the race.” Tim Carrier’s just an honest working man who enjoys relaxing at a local bar in the evenings, exchanging insults with … Continue reading →

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