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Reading, Reading, Reading

Broken Places by Tracy Clark

The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie

Solos by Kitty Burns Florey

The Lady Upstairs by Halley Sutton

December 17, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

Finishing off the year right with another round of great crime fiction… Broken Places 4 stars A really good debut novel that’s pure Chicago without being annoying. A little predictable towards the end but well-written nonetheless. Also, much love for featuring black Roman Catholicism, which is a different expression than the commonly mass produced (re:white) Roman Catholicism of crime novels and movies.   The A.B.C. Murders 4 stars This one was about to highlight why I’m not a big Christie fan, despite usually enjoying her novels. Whereas […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: #metoo, agatha christie, Broken Places, Brooklyn, Cass Rains, Chicago, England, Halley Sutton, Hercule Poirot, Hollywood, kitty burns florey, mystery, Palindromes, Roman Catholicism, Solos, Suspense, The A.B.C. Murders, The Lady Upstairs, thriller, Tracy Clark

Jake's CBR12 Review No:188 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: #metoo, agatha christie, Broken Places, Brooklyn, Cass Rains, Chicago, England, Halley Sutton, Hercule Poirot, Hollywood, kitty burns florey, mystery, Palindromes, Roman Catholicism, Solos, Suspense, The A.B.C. Murders, The Lady Upstairs, thriller, Tracy Clark ·
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“There is a pay phone by a truck stop near the town of Leonard, Arizona. Sometimes at night it starts to ring.”

Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel

November 23, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

I was first drawn into Emily St. John Mandel’s world back in 2015, when Station Eleven caught my eye after popping up in a few “best of” lists.  It became an immediate favorite, and I know that love is shared here within our CBR community! I’ve read it twice since first picking it up, most recently in March, right as the world started to dip further and further into pandemic horror. I wrote in a previous review that I would not have picked up The Glass Hotel […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Brooklyn, Canada, child abduction, Emily St. John Mandel, family, identity, language, last night in montreal, loss, memory, montreal, quebec, unreliable narrator

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:122 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Brooklyn, Canada, child abduction, Emily St. John Mandel, family, identity, language, last night in montreal, loss, memory, montreal, quebec, unreliable narrator ·
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BadFellas

Murder Machine by Gene Mustain & Jerry Capeci

October 25, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

Kind of wonder what could have been if Martin Scorsese had gotten his hands on this book before Nicholas Pileggi’s Wiseguy. This is Goodfellas, only if the murder montage was like half the movie. I knew the name Roy DeMeo and that he was the head of perhaps the most murderous crew in Mafia history but I didn’t know exactly what is story was or how it operated. On a bit of a mob kick, I finally picked this one up. It’s a brutal tale and both writers […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Brooklyn, Gene Mustain & Jerry Capeci, mafia, Mob, Murder Machine, New York City, Roy DeMeo, true crime

Jake's CBR12 Review No:161 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Brooklyn, Gene Mustain & Jerry Capeci, mafia, Mob, Murder Machine, New York City, Roy DeMeo, true crime ·
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Babylon Brooklyn

A Brotherhood Betrayed: The Man Behind the Rise and Fall of Murder, Inc. by Michael Cannell

October 22, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

Look, I am very simple. I like mob books, especially but not limited to ones set in New York City. If you write a good mob tale, fiction or non-fiction, I’ll devour it and give you your credit. So that’s what I’m here to do with this one. I’ve been curious about the Abe Reles story ever since reading Kevin Baker’s flat, unoriginal The Big Crowd. His ghost seemed to loom over everything mob and politic related in New York for decades. The head of the mob’s […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: A Brotherhood Betrayed, Abe Reles, Brooklyn, Brownsville, mafia, Michael Cannell, Mob, New York City

Jake's CBR12 Review No:159 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: A Brotherhood Betrayed, Abe Reles, Brooklyn, Brownsville, mafia, Michael Cannell, Mob, New York City ·
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Bushwick-ed

The Nightworkers by Brian Selfon

October 19, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

I was really impressed with large parts of first time writer Brian Selfon’s The Nightworkers. His characterization was of the highest quality. I found myself intrigued with most of the individual plot lines. His descriptions of Bushwick, a neighborhood I’m only somewhat familiar with, made it come to life. I always enjoy a good New York City crime tale set outside of Manhattan, if done right (thinking in this moment of William Boyle and Maggie Estep). And his use of dialogue, no doubt stemming from his days […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: Brian Selfon, Brooklyn, Bushwick, crime, New York City, The Nightworkers

Jake's CBR12 Review No:158 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: Brian Selfon, Brooklyn, Bushwick, crime, New York City, The Nightworkers ·
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