Tag Archives: crime
i said i can’t do it
A child several houses away, shouting, “I said I can’t do it! I said I can’t do it! I said I can’t do it!” over & over again. At first it was part of a game with another child, with … Continue reading
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cold case, 1980s
Phony music, cheap neon, streets that reek of bad money. Wide open suburbs solved like labyrinths, hands that make a big gun look small. All those burned down rooms & lists of suspects. Acts you might commit yourself, after a … Continue reading
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Filed under imaginary reviews, lost & found
stories of disappearance
This review of Paul Watkins’ The Story of My Disappearance appeared in the TLS in 1997– You wouldn’t think anyone could write, “The next great chapter of my life was about to begin,” and get away with it. Paul Watkins … Continue reading
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it’s a crime
So I watch a little American Hot Rod. I can take it or leave it, I’m not dependent. Not as dependent as I am on Masterchef, anyway. The fact is I’m in love with Michel Roux. “Your spinach puree is … Continue reading
Filed under fantasy
mieville on crime
China being brilliant about the detective story– …detective novels are not novels of detection, still less of revelation, still less of solution. Those are all necessary, but not only are they insufficient, but they are in certain ways regrettable. These … Continue reading
my soundbite shame
As a rest from The Girl Who Bought a House & Some Ikea Furniture Although Actually She Was Really Violent & Subversive I’m reading Nina Power’s excellent & thought-provoking One Dimensional Woman. Also enjoying Nina & Lara sharing their experience … Continue reading
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glass hombre & wooden crime
Is there any blog more stuffed with odd images, interesting recommendations, & constant interaction with texts wrenched & demanding, than Steve Finbow’s Glass Hombre ? There is not. If you want to know, on a day-to-day basis, what’s rewardingly louche, … Continue reading
Filed under books & reviews, crime
an imaginary review (4)
The contemporary investigator is loaded. He drives a Porsche & wears Versace overcoats. He is as big as he is charming, as cultured as he’s ripped & cut. He got his self-defense training from an ex-KGB agent. He has a … Continue reading
Filed under crime, imaginary reviews
saturday morning
If the classic mystery writer is to keep her covenant with the reader (PD James calls it “playing fair”, though she may be taking up a slyer position than first seems), large volumes of data must be conveyed. Any channel … Continue reading
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