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January 9th, 2014 – Book: ‘Murder is My Business’ by Brett Halliday.

by on Jan.10, 2014, under Books

Murder Is My BusinessMurder Is My Business by Brett Halliday
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I love to start the year with a Michael Shayne mystery. I’ve already read most of the series in the early 2000s. I didn’t get to many that didn’t take place in Florida and the ones being pumped out by ghost writers post-Dave Dresser or 1960. I did have this as already read as I mixed this title up with another in the series. Just to note: I hadn’t read this before and somehow have two now marked here.

This was a great Shayne novel. This one taking place in Texas. As usual Dresser knows his terrain and locations seem real as well as the characters. The mystery is very good with many layers involved. The reader is kept guessing until the end, though this one has a key clue flipped at a little too opportune time. Still a very good mystery well worth the time – If you can find it.

Bottom line: I recommend this book.

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January 1, 2010 – 52 books for 2009!

by on Jan.06, 2010, under Books

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Above are the last 9 books I read through November and December. I went to simpler fiction to get to the 52 number. Quite different from the start of the year where the bulk of my reading was non-fiction. I’m aiming for 55 in 2010. Let’s see if I can make it.

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