I don't think I'll be able to read Lanyon without looking for Hansen now. Which reminds me, the third Brandstetter arrived from the library yesterday.
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Apparently this was my first read. It was everything that I loved about Lanyon's writing. Yes, he does that noir so very well. I guess I'm going to see Joseph Hansen's influence in everything he writes, whether it is really there or not at this point. I'm still feeling very melancholy because ...
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I'm glad my memory was correct. I fell in love with the old Gordon to an extent that this new and improved one isn't going to hold up very well. Smart- asses are a dime a dozen. Now is the time to convince myself that this is a different book altogether. I do like reading Adam's perspective tho...
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Kate, totally off topic here but I don't know how to start new ones. Did you, or anyone, read both the early version and the published version of Sonny Hassel's After Midnight? I remember absolutely loving the early version because of Gordon's vulnerability. But he doesn't seem the same in the pu...
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I much preferred the dialogue to the action. There were a few lines that were quite lovely. I made it a point to remember them but it was in the middle of the night. So, yeah, I remember only that there were some lovely lines. :) Christine was pretty good despite her resemblance to Amelia Peabod...
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This should work: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16128152-widdershins?from_search=true
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I finished around 2am this morning. Insomnia has it's perks. I'm going to stick the review I put on Goodreads up here so as not to clutter your pretty discussion board. I just read your review, Kate. I didn't dislike it as much as you did, or even as much as I thought I would after reading the o...
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I figured there had to be another on because the one I'm at was non-penetrative. If people leave me alone, I should finish today.
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