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> Tag: Michael Collins

A New Start

The Slasher by Michael Collins

February 8, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

Because he toiled in relative obscurity compared to his contemporaries, I don’t know much about Dennis Lynds’ (“Michael Collins”) evolution as a writer. Part of my disillusionment with the last few Dan Fortune novels, which sag in talent after an awesome start, is how Collins seemed to regress. Obviously, when you do a series for a long time, a rhythm develops and plots become familiar but my biggest issue was how Lynds reverted to lazy, familiar PI tropes that weren’t there in his earlier work. […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Dan Fortune, Michael Collins, mystery, The Slasher

Jake's CBR12 Review No:19 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Dan Fortune, Michael Collins, mystery, The Slasher ·
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Crime Doesn’t Pay

Frank Sinatra In A Blender by Matthew McBride

The Nightrunners by Michael Collins

January 29, 2020 by Jake 1 Comment

Been in sort of a mini-slump lately reading-wise and while both of these books had moments, neither was able to break it… Frank Sinatra in a Blender When you dial up the alcoholic ex-cop PI routine up to a 10, add a heavy dose of slapstick comedy and stupid criminals, this is what you get. Parts of this book are so much fun and very relatable, particularly the references to White Castle (my stomach churned just reading them). But this book desperately need a better […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Dan Fortune, Frank Sinatra In a Blender, Matthew McBride, Michael Collins, mystery, The Nightrunners

Jake's CBR12 Review No:13 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Dan Fortune, Frank Sinatra In a Blender, Matthew McBride, Michael Collins, mystery, The Nightrunners ·
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Do You Wanna Know?

The Silent Scream by Michael Collins (Dennis Lynds)

December 28, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

Making my way through the Dan Fortune series and while I’m not sure “Dennis Lynds” (Michael Collins’ pen name for these books) is going to improve these like I initially hoped he would after greatly enjoying book one, he’s at least showing signs that he can grow. This is thematically similar to the other Dan Fortune novels I’ve read, and the Lew Archer ones the series inspired: the private eye gets involved in the nefarious deeds of a well-off family and has to untangle them. […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Dan Fortune, Dennis Lynds, Michael Collins, mystery, The Silent Scream

Jake's CBR11 Review No:139 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Dan Fortune, Dennis Lynds, Michael Collins, mystery, The Silent Scream ·
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The Past Is Not Through With Us

Shadow of a Tiger by Dennis Lynds (Michael Collins)

December 18, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

The influence of Ross Macdonald’s Lew Archer series is what originally drove me to this series. Dan Fortune can kind of be seen as Archer’s east coast counterpart, only he’s missing an arm and we know more about his personal life. In this one, Dennis Lynds (writing under the nom de plume “Michael Collins”) treads familiar territory for both he and his influencer: exploring the dirty deeds of a family. A recurring theme in many of these stories is the past often catches up to us. […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Dan Fortune, Dennis Lynds, France, French Resistance, Michael Collins, mystery, Shadow of a Tiger, Vietnam

Jake's CBR11 Review No:134 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Dan Fortune, Dennis Lynds, France, French Resistance, Michael Collins, mystery, Shadow of a Tiger, Vietnam ·
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Tales of the Past

Walk A Black Wind by Michael Collins/Dennis Lynds

November 5, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

Lucked out that I finished this one on the last day of my Kindle Unlimited subscription as it’s the only one in the Dan Fortune series my local library doesn’t have. One of the best of the four I’ve read so far, maybe my favorite after Act of Fear. Michael Collins/Dennis Lynds takes the story out of New York City, or at least large parts of it, to investigate corruption in an upstate New York town. I always love a good tale of municipal corruption and there’s […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Dan Fortune, Dennis Lynds, Michael Collins, mystery, Walk a Black Wind

Jake's CBR11 Review No:117 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Dan Fortune, Dennis Lynds, Michael Collins, mystery, Walk a Black Wind ·
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