There were two more book sales at U of Toronto last weekend,
one at my old college. Fellow rare bird Mr. Chong and I were
going to meet up, but didn't manage it, although maybe he did
make it later and got some stuff. I picked up a number of
things by writers we've discussed:
Loren D. Estleman: MOTOR CITY BLUE, DOWNRIVER, SILENT
THUNDER, SWEET WOMEN LIE and THE WITCHFINDER. I read the last
one (the most recent of the ones I got) and liked it a lot.
I'm glad we read one of the Amos Walker books a while back,
and I'm looking forward to reading the others.
John D. MacDonald: WHERE IS JANICE GANTRY? and A FLASH OF
GREEN
(colour, but no McGee), CANCEL ALL OUR VOWS, CRY HARD, CRY
FAST, and, filling in my McGee collection, BRIGHT ORANGE FOR
THE SHROUD, FREE FALL IN CRIMSON, THE LONELY SILVER RAIN and
NIGHTMARE IN PINK. There was a box full of JDMs there the
first day I went; I bought five, then decided to go back for
more because for a buck you can't go wrong, but they were all
gone but two. Someone had more sense than me.
Joe Gores: DEAD MAN. Not one of the DKA books. I read the
second one, FINAL NOTICE, last week, and liked it as much as
the first. It's interesting to see how tough they are
compared to the later ones.
Donald Hamilton: THE RAVAGERS and THE INTIMIDATORS, 8 and 15
in the Matt Helm series. I think I've read up to 7.
Philip Atlee: THE ILL WIND CONTRACT. Chandler's
recommendation is quoted on the cover.
Whit Masterson: EVIL COME, EVIL GO.
Ross Thomas as Oliver Bleeck: NO QUESTIONS ASKED and THE
HIGHBINDERS. I couldn't remember what had been said about the
Bleeck books but figured I'd better grab them.
K.C. Constantine: FAMILY VALUES.
I wasn't surprised to see the JDMs, nor really the Estlemans,
and I'd hoped to find more Constantines and some of
Westlake's tough stuff. The Atlee and Masterson (which has a
picture of Bob Wade and Bill Miller on the back, and talks
about how they collaborate) were pleasant surprises, but I
bet the people who got there before me got the really primo
stuff. They always do.
Bill
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