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Tag Archives: police-detective stories
Men in Blue
Men in Blue (Badge of Honor #1) © 1988 W.E.B. Griffin 356 pages A buxom young reporter meets a fetching police captain at an out of the way diner, hoping for an illicit rendezvous. A half hour into their liaison, … Continue reading →
American Detective
American Detective: Behind the Scenes of Famous Criminal Investigations© 2018 Thomas Reppetto312 pages I’ve been playing through L.A. Noire lately, and its use of real-life crime (the Black Dahlia case) prompted me to look for anything written about it. American … Continue reading →
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Tagged crime, history, Mafia, police-detective stories
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Metropolis
Metropolis© 2019 Phillp Kerr384 pages At the height of Weimar decadence, young Bernie Gunther is invited to join the Murder Commission. It’s a step up from Vice, and the department needs every watchful eye and quick wit it can get: … Continue reading →
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Tagged Germany, historical fiction, Phillip Kerr, police-detective stories
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Head On
Head On: A Novel of the Near Future© 2018 John Scalzi 328 pages Agent Chris Shane of the FBI saw the man decapitated on the playing field. before his very eyes. But so did thousands of other people; decapitations were, in … Continue reading →
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Tagged John Scalzi, police-detective stories, science fiction
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9 Dragons
9 Dragons© 2009 Michael Connelly544 pages Harry Bosch doesn’t know who they are. He doesn’t know what they want. If they’re looking for ransom, he doesn’t have money, but he does have is a very particular set of skills, acquired … Continue reading →
The Black Ice
The Black Ice© 1993 Michael Connelly336 pages A body discovered in a sleazy motel on Christmas Eve connects a handful of otherwise dead cases, and sets Detective Harry Bosch against his own department, culminating in the pursuit of a half-chance … Continue reading →
The Pawnbroker
The Pawnbroker© 2014 David Thurlo, Aimée Thurlo304 pages Charlie and Gordo are two Afghan War vets returning to civilian life, but as it turns out, parts of Albuquerque aren’t that much safer than Kabul. When their friend and attorney is gravely … Continue reading →
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Tagged Albuquerque, crime, New Mexico, police-detective stories, thriller
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Rising Sun
Rising Sun385 pages© 1992 Michael Crichton In downtown Los Angeles, in a gleaming tower of Japanese commercial success, a woman lies dead on a boardroom table. The grand opening of the Nakamoto Corporation’s downtown skyscraper attracted celebrities and politicians alike, … Continue reading →
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Tagged free trade debate, Japan, Los Angeles, Michael Crichton, police-detective stories, science fiction, thriller
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes256 pages© 1894 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Has it been five years since I read a Holmes collection? I remember picking up Memoirs shortly after reading The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, not nothing that Memoirs was published well … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arthur Conan Doyle, mystery, police-detective stories, Sherlock Holmes, short story collection
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The Lady from Zagreb
The Lady from Zagreb© 2015 Phillip Kerr432 pages Bernie Gunther was an ordinary police detective in wild, wonderful Weimar until Germany’s economy collapsed and fringe parties swept into power. His police department absorbed by the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Germany, historical fiction, mystery, Phillip Kerr, police-detective stories, WW2
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