ABOUT ME
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
- Gretchen Lowell and Archie Sheridan series
- The Redeemer, By: Jo Nesbø (writer) and Don Bartlett (translator)
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- Politi, Jo Nesbø
- REVIEW: The Cold Dish, By: Craig Johnson
- Detective Harry Hole
- Review of The Keeper of Lost Causes, By: Jussi Adler-Olsen
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Tag Archives: Malla Nunn
REVIEW of Blessed Are the Dead by Malla Nunn
Blessed Are the Dead (2012) Pages: 340 Series: Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper, #3 Category: Police Procedural Setting: South Africa (Apartheid) A beautiful young Zulu girl is found murdered in the foothills of the Drakenberg Mountains. The daughter of a Zulu … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, South Africa
Tagged Afrikaner, Apartheid, Emmanuel Cooper, Grade B, Malla Nunn, racism, South Africa
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Out This Week
Out this week: Backlist titles soon to be available on your Kindle + others (maybe) (August 2012):
A Beautiful Place to Die – Malla Nunn
“A Beautiful Place to Die” by Malla Nunn (2009) is the first book in a brand new series featuring Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper. South Africa. Apartheid. It’s 1952 and the segregationist laws are now being enforced by the newly elected … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, South Africa
Tagged Afrikaner, Apartheid, Grade B, Johannesburg, Malla Nunn, South Africa
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