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Night Is Dark and Full of Scare-rs

A Ticket to the Boneyard by Lawrence Block

July 12, 2024 by Jake 1 Comment

Read as part of CBR16Bingo: Earth Day. But I’m replacing the Earth Day square with a “re-read” square. Earth Day is just not a subject that interests me and I have no books at home or on my TBR that would fit a flexible definition of this square. But that’s not a knock on the person who created the Bingo sheet because they created a lot of otherwise awesome squares! Going through my Matthew Scudder re-reads, I realized this would be a tough one. But […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: A Ticket to the Boneyard, cbr16bingo, Earth Day, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, New York City, replace, reread

Jake's CBR16 Review No:104 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: A Ticket to the Boneyard, cbr16bingo, Earth Day, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, New York City, replace, reread ·
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Dad Energy

A Ticket to the Boneyard by Lawrence Block

December 16, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

I try hard to avoid books that are marketed specifically for older white guys. You know the type because they’re everywhere: lone wolf alpha male, usually with some military or police background, goes on the prowl in a specific terrain to vanquish the bad guy in defense of someone, most commonly a woman. Basically, they’re westerns with different topographies. While I’ve occasionally enjoyed the works of authors such as Lee Child, these books really aren’t my thing. Lawrence Block’s Matthew Scudder series fits the mold […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: A Ticket to the Boneyard, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, mystery, New York City

Jake's CBR11 Review No:133 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: A Ticket to the Boneyard, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, mystery, New York City ·
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