More Sinned Against – Dave White
I recently finished Dave White'sMore Sinned Against, which is a collection of short stories starring Jackson Donne, a formerly drug addicted Private Detective/ex-cop working in New Jersey. Once again,...
View ArticleSunset Express – Robert Crais
I’m back to the Vintage Crime with Sunset Express by Robert Crais. Originally published in 1996, this novel takes place in Los Angeles. Elvis Cole really shines when he is in L.A. Robert Crais...
View ArticleWitness to Death - Dave White
I'm back with another recent crime novel... or is it a thriller? I recently read it is a crime novel if the crime has already happened, and you are trying to figure out the novel, and it is a thriller...
View ArticleGravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon
This book is completely insane, but in a good way. I first attempted to read this book in 2008 (after reading V and The Crying of Lot 49). It was too dense. I got 80 pages into it, and gave up. I...
View ArticleHogdoggin' – Anthony Neil Smith
Hogdoggin' is the followup Billy Lafitte novel after Yellow Medicine, the story that originates the character.Without revealing too much of Yellow Medicine, Billy is on the run after escaping a...
View ArticleKingdom Come - Mark Waid, Alex Ross, Todd Klein
I've tried to read a graphic novel a month, but have fallen behind. They are actually kind of hard to read, because there is so much on the page visually, but you have to use your imagination a little...
View ArticleBuried Secrets – Joseph Finder
A colleague first introduced me to Nick Heller shortly after the release of Vanished.I think it was one of the first books I purchased on the kindle.I’ve actually read it twice, and my wife has read it...
View ArticleChasing Filthy Lucre – Jarrett Rush
First off, I'm going to admit I don't remember all of the details of this novella, because Joseph Finder's novel came out the day after I read this one, and I couldn't keep myself from reading it!I...
View ArticleGraphic Novel Extravaganza – Superman: Red Son and Skull Kickers
I’ve been trying to read graphic novels intermittently over the last year to broaden my horizons.It is pretty well documented on my blog what I’ve been reading, but each one I’ve been reading has...
View ArticleQuicksilver - Neal Stephenson
Ok, this is not crime related, so I am just making a post more as a log rather than a review. Quicksilver is a sci-fi/historical drama that is the first part of The Baroque Cycle, a group of 8 novels...
View ArticleCloudburst and Simple Simon - Ryne Douglas Pearson
I've been reading a lot lately (travel, etc) but I've been traveling without my laptop, so I'm a bit behind on the Vintage Crime Blog. Books I've read but not blogged include Simple Simon and...
View ArticleThe Enemy - Lee Child
In honor of the upcoming Lee Child/Jack Reacher release of The Affair on September 27, 2011 I recently re-read The Enemy by Lee Child. The Affair is a prequel to Killing Floor set six months before the...
View ArticleInfinite Jest - David Foster Wallace
You may have noticed the Vintage Crime Blog has been out of commission for a while. That's because I have been reading the epic novel Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. It was recommended to me by...
View ArticleIndigo Slam - Robert Crais
It's been a while since I've upgraded the vintage crime blog. After reading Infinite Jest, I've been on a crime binge including Indigo Slam, The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson, and The Fiend in Human...
View ArticleThe Affair - Lee Child
I'm a little behind on the Vintage Crime Blog, so I'm going to write a few short reviews at a rapid pace. I think I've read The Affair by Lee Child, The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson, and The Fiend in...
View ArticleThe Damage Done - Hilary Davidson
I first got word of Hilary Davidson through twitter, where she posts frequently. I knew that she had written a novel, but there are so many authors on twitter, it is hard to read everyone's work....
View ArticleThe Fiend in Human - John MacLachlan Gray
I'm writing a quick entry to get myself caught up. I've been reading, but not very good about blogging. I read The Fiend in Human by John MacLachlan Gray on the recommendation of William Gibson, one...
View ArticleLazy Round Up
I've been reading quite a bit lately, but I've been too lazy to actually write a post. Our 1 year old daughter doesn't like sleeping, and at the end of the day some things have to slip.A quick list of...
View ArticleAll The Young Warriors - Anthony Neil Smith and The Grove - John Rector
I've been trying to keep the updates to one book at a time, but I picked up The Grove by John Rector right after I finished All the Young Warriors, and read it in one day. That makes it pretty hard to...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead Compendium 1 - Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn
To expand my literary breadth, I try to read one graphic novel a month. Let's not even mention the multiple comic book that I subscribe to, but keep holding to read because I don't like cliffhangers....
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