Series: Hard Case Crime
by Author Charles Williams
The Comedy is Finished (2012)
I am a fan of the Hard Case Crime books, and since moving to Titan Books, they have upgraded their packaging of the books without losing any of the quality. I was looking forward to The Comedy Is Finished as a lost Westlake book. It is set in the waning days of the 1970’s as a bunch of leftover...
Fredda come il ghiaccio (1969)
I will add my voice to a few others that have commented that this book is fun, fast read that ultimately is as breezy as those long ago 60s summers that it portrays. An early Michael Crichton novel, written under his John Lange pseudonym, it is pure pulp adventure. It has more than a touch of I...
Killing Castro (1961)
After recently watching A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES (my favorite movie so far this year), I've been itching to read a Lawrence Block novel. I chose KILLING CASTRO because I've also been on a Hard Case Crime kick lately, and it's the kind of book you have to either get your hands on quickly or ri...
Somebody Owes Me Money (1969)
Since I discovered Donald Westlake's books last year, I have continued to enjoy each and every novel I pick up by him. I've noticed he writes both serious hard-boiled crime as well as lighter more humorous crime stories. This book is definitely of that second variety.The plot surrounds Chet, a ...
La ragazza dei cocktail (2013)
I had a very mixed reaction to this book. I liked Cain's big three very much. This one seems very different. Perhaps it's because he was still working on it when he died. I was intrigued with the story from page one but, the main character and narrator was immensely annoying. She seemed ver...
Joyland (2013)
This is my first Stephen King book and it is not at all what I was expecting. I guess I was expecting It or Cugo. What I got was thoughtful, emotional, funny, and smart. Joyland is part mystery, part ghost story, part coming of age story, and part drama. Twenty-one year old Devin Jones takes a su...