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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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The room was small and shabby.

The Man Who Went Up in Smoke by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo

The Fog by James Herbert

The Influence by Ramsay Campbell

Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall

The Dark Country by Dennis Etchison

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

November 10, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The Man Who Went up in Smoke – 4/5 Stars This is the second of the Martin Beck books, and I’ve read about half of them now. This follows up Roseanna, the first of the books, and a strong entry into the series. I think this book is also quite strong, and like the other books in the series seems to be laying the groundwork for a lot of the ways these books have been so influential over the years. In this book, we follow […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Dennis Etchison, james herbert, Jon Krakauer, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, prisoners of geography, Ramsay Campbell, the dark country, the fog, the influence, The Man Who Went Up In Smoke, Tim Marshall

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:593 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction · Tags: Dennis Etchison, james herbert, Jon Krakauer, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, prisoners of geography, Ramsay Campbell, the dark country, the fog, the influence, The Man Who Went Up In Smoke, Tim Marshall ·
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