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The Blackbird by Richard Stark

Dead Connection by Alafair Burke

The Silver Swan by Benjamin Black

April 7, 2021 by Jake 3 Comments

Anytime I finish a tome (in this case, Don DeLillo’s Underworld), I tend to binge read in order to get back in the swing of things. Here are three books I picked up over the weekend… The Blackbird *** Someone asked on Twitter recently that if you could take three traits from a writer for yourself, what would they be? I should have mentioned Donald Westlake’s amazing versatility. Just consider the Grofield series: first a heist tale, then a locked room mystery, now a spy thriller, […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Alafair Burke, Alan Grofield, Benjamin Black, Dead Connection, Donald Westlake, Ellie Hatcher, espionage, Ireland, mystery, New York City, Quirke, Richard Stark, The Blackbird, The Silver Swan

Jake's CBR13 Review No:52 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Alafair Burke, Alan Grofield, Benjamin Black, Dead Connection, Donald Westlake, Ellie Hatcher, espionage, Ireland, mystery, New York City, Quirke, Richard Stark, The Blackbird, The Silver Swan ·
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