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Holy City – Guillermo Orsi, tr. Nick Caistor

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

Holy City (2012) is also known as “Ciudad Santa” in Spanish and was written by Guillermo Orsi and published in 2009. The novel  translated by Nick Caistor.  Guillermo Orsi’s novel won the Hammett Prize in 2010.  A little info about … Continue reading →

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Witness (1985)

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Witness (1985) is a film starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Hass and directed by Peter Weir. The plot for Witness is deceptively a simple one. It is about a young Amish boy who witnesses a murder at a Philadelphia … Continue reading →

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Red Harvest, By: Dashiell Hammett

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

RED HARVEST is an acknowledged classic, starting the trend of the hard-boiled detective novel that still endures today. As a new mystery reader, I’m trying to read some of the earlier detective fiction written by writers who set the standard … Continue reading →

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