Below, links to reviews and citations of (usually, but not always) unfairly obscure or at least underappreciated books and other literature chosen by these folks for consideration this week; please let me know in comments if I've missed your or anyone else's review. Patti Abbott will be hosting the links again next Friday. Patti Abbott: My Favorite Books of 2013
Sergio Angelini: Endless Night by Agatha ChristieJoe Barone: Do Evil in Return by Margaret Millar
Geoff Bradley: The Affair of the Bottle Deuce by Harry Stephen Keeler
Brian Busby: A Splendid Sin by Grant Allen
Bill Crider: McQuaid in August by Shepard Rifkin
William F. Deeck: F.O.B. Murder by Burt and Dolores Hitchens
Loren Eaton: The Cipher by Kathe Koja
Martin Edwards: year in review
Peter Enfantino, John Scoleri; Jack Seabrook: Our Favorites from 2013
Curt Evans: The Body Missed the Boat by Jack Iams
Randy Johnson: The Case of the Hardboiled Dicks by John Blumenthal
George Kelley: The Collected Captain Future, Volume 3 by Edmond Hamilton (edited by Stephen Haffner)
Margot Kinberg: The Holiday Murders by Robert Gott
Rob Kitchin: Frank Sinatra in a Blender by Matthew McBride
Evan Lewis: Forgotten Books: 2013
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| edited by Cele Goldsmith Lalli; 7/62 |
Todd Mason: Trials of O'Brien by Robert L. Fish
Barry N. Malzberg: Cele Goldsmith Lalli
John O'Neill: The Best of Fredric Brown edited by Robert Bloch
John F. Norris: Catt Out of the Bag
James Reasoner: Jason Evers: His Own Story by Frank Roderus
Karyn Reeves: Maigret in Court by Georges Simenon
Kelly Robinson: "Justin M. Damiano" by Daniel Clowes and its admirers
Richard Robinson: The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson, Volumes 1-5. edited by Rick Katze & Lis Carey
Peter Rozovsky: The Skin by Curzio Malaparte; American Tabloid by James Ellroy
Gerard Saylor: Legs by William Kennedy; Eyes of the Innocent by Brad Parks; B.P.R.D. graphic novels by Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart and by Mignola and John Arcudi (and another)
Ron Scheer: The Valdez Horses by Lee Hoffman
(more on Ms. Hoffman's work here and here...and here)
Michael Slind: Uneasy Street by Wade Miller
Kerrie Smith: Best Crime Fiction Read in 2013
Kevin Tipple: Bones of the Rain by Russ Hall
"TomCat": Best Mysteries Read in 2013; Worst
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| 3/43; includes "Nice Corpses Like Flowers' |
David Vineyard: Original Alibi by David Bishop (our object lesson in what not to do volume of the week); The Secret of High Eldersham by Miles Burton
Carolyn Wells: "A Ballade of Detection" (not atypically for Wells, perhaps more important in crime fiction as a critic and best-of-the-year pioneer anthologist than she is as a novelist, a parodic verse--her most prominent and widely-hailed specialty as a writer during her career)
"Zybahn": Bete Noire, Issue 12 (2013), edited by Jennifer L. and A. W. Gifford
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| 4/57: featuring Poul Anderson |
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| co-written by Cele Goldsmith Lalli |
Todd, first of all, wish you and your family a very happy and a wonderful new year. Second of all, thank you very much for hosting both overlooked films and forgotten books as well as for taking a keen interest in what we post on our own blogs. Todd, vis-à-vis your third comment, do you want me to highlight the links to the two stories? Many thanks...
ReplyDeleteI'm with Prashant: thanks for hosting! I'm sure Patti is still celebrating her Birthday. Love the interview with Cele Goldsmith. I read those issues as they were published. She was able to publisher great stories on a shoestring budget. AMAZING and FANTASTIC job she did!
ReplyDeleteI sent you an email with my link.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Todd!
ReplyDeleteAnd a very happy and healthy - and far better than 2013 - new year to you, my man, may this be the year you wake up in the morning, every morning, and think Man, am I happy!
ReplyDeleteSo here's to good books, good jazz and good broadcasting.
I also want to echo Prashant's statements.
Thanks for bringing it all together Todd!
ReplyDeleteMine's finally up, Todd. Major techono issues with Blogger's ever "reliable" HTML software. Ugh! Thanks for filling in for Patti a second week in a row.
ReplyDeleteCatt Out of the Bag by Clifford Witting
Todd
ReplyDeleteIf you would, please correct the credit for the review of the Miles Burton book on my blog to David Vineyard. My error all the way.
Steve
Thanks to all of you, and may all the good things you wish for me be redoubled for you and yours, and us all. It really isn't a chore for me to do these lists, except when Blogger/Blogspot is having the kinds of fits that John experienced today...I just wish I had time and energy to comment more than I do, and to always have a full entry up for all the meme/listings I put together or participate in.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link. A comment at my blog says Malaparte has gone in and out of fashion. I hope he stays in fashion long this time enough for readers to have their socks blown off by The Skin.
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I didn't intend for my link round-up to be included, but I appreciate it nonetheless. I hope to have some "real" FFB posts soon. Happy New Year, everyone.
ReplyDeleteIf something is interesting and relevant, I'm likely to include it...particularly if it's from a "regular" and there's not a "formal" "FFB" up for the week.
ReplyDeletePeter--fashion in art. Humph.