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My name is Keishon and I enjoy reading mysteries. My favorite crime writers are Ken Bruen, Jo Nesbø, Michael Connelly and Asa Larsson.
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TOP 100 CRIME NOVELS
I found this Wikipedia link featuring a definitive list of the top 100 crime fiction novels. Trying to read as many of these as possible.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- Cotton Comes to Harlem by Chester Himes
- He Died With His Eyes Open by Derek Raymond
- Pop. 1280 by Jim Thompson
- Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
- Sun Storm by Åsa Larsson
- The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
- The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin
- The Pied Piper by Ridley Pearson
- The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo
- Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Top Posts & Pages
- Book Review: A Conspiracy of Faith (Department Q), Jussi Adler-Olsen
- Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti series in order
- Ten Best Spy Novels
- About
- The Redeemer, By: Jo Nesbø (writer) and Don Bartlett (translator)
- Politi, Jo Nesbø
- Word of Mouth: Danish Author, Jussi-Adler Olsen
- Gretchen Lowell and Archie Sheridan series
- Detective Harry Hole
- REVIEW: Phantom - Jo Nesbø with trs. by Don Bartlett
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Category Archives: Film or TV
The Lives Of Others (2006)
Well, it’s Sunday and I watched a really good movie last night: THE LIVES OF OTHERS. I’d been meaning to watch it for awhile now. It is a German thriller movie, written & directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. The movie … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin Wall, Cold War, East Germany, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Stasi, Ulrich Mühe
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A Perfect World (1993)
On Sundays, I like to discuss films in the genre of crime. Here’s one I haven’t watched until now: A Perfect World, a film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by John Lee Hancock. The film stars Kevin Costner, Clint … Continue reading
Justified
I’ve started watching Justified. Plan is watch the first season this weekend. The first three seasons are free on Amazon Prime. I’m a big fan of Timothy Olyphant. Enjoyed him in Deadwood (HBO). Update: Finished watching season one late Saturday … Continue reading
Hollywood Realism
Former Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor is a little touchy about the new Ben Affleck movie Argo in which Canada’s role in the Iranian hostage crisis all but vanishes. Read this article last week. I can see why he’s a little … Continue reading