Monday, July 07, 2008

Crime Fiction and The Bible

Fiction

Wounded and the Slain by David Goodis. Another paperback from Hard Case Crime. A reprint from 1955. "Their marriage on teh rocks, James and Cora Bevan flew to Jamaica for a last chance at patching things up. But in the slulms of Kingston James found himself fighting for his life - while Cora found her own path to destruction, in the arms of another man."

Empty Ever After by Reed Farrel Coleman. Coleman has been awarded the Shamus, Barry, and Anthony awards for his novels. Coleman wrote the very good Hose Monkey under the pen name Tony Spinosa.

Demon of Dakar by Kjell Eriksson. Scandinavian noir and crime is quite rage these days. Swedish copper Ann Lindell and her assistants follow the clues from a trail of bodies back to the Dakar restaurant. Neither the restaurant owner and kitchen staff are above suspicion.

Yellow Medicine by Anthony Neil Smith. Fired from his Deputy job in Mississippi for "rule-bending and bribe-taking" Billy Lafitte lands on the tundra of rural Minnesota. Booze and girls occupy his spare time when a local band's girl bassist asks him to help out her boyfriend.
I've read several positive comments about this novel. The author is from Minnesota. I know some of you may take offense at that, but give him a try anyway. Besides, take pity on the guy, he works at Southwest MN State Univ. - he may as well be in Iowa.

Large Print

Dawn's Light by Terri Blackstock. Something about something.

NonFiction

Frommer's National Parks of the American West. Parks.

KJV Large Print Wide Margin Bible. Our last Large Print novel was a paperback and falling apart.

Miller's 20th Century Glass and Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass. Donations made in memory of Frances Pirwitz by the Lake Mills Women's Club

3 comments:

Neil said...

I'm actually from Mississippi originally. Does that help?

And, hey, my publisher is in Madison!

All best,
ANS

Lake Mills Library said...

When StatCounter showed a search originating from Gautier, Mississippi I figured it was you or a relative.

Your publisher is a good one. I've asked a fellow "house mate" of yours, Marshall Cook, to speak here already. Not that I've set a date to request his presence.

Anonymous said...

Don't believe a thing Anthony Neil Smith says!

Seriously, he's one of the best new crime writers out there... a VERY unique voice, especially with PSYCHOSOMATIC(published by PointBlank)... that one will mess with your head, and you'll love every minute of it. YELLOW MEDICINE is especially wonderful.

David (of Busted Flush Press, which does NOT publish ANS)