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Happy Sunday!
I hope everyone didn't miss me too much; I skipped last week's post. I have a few excuses: I was still recovering from a summer cold, I didn’t have much to share, and frankly, I hit a bit of a creative wall.
For those who might have missed it, I recently shared my thoughts on Taylor Moore's Cold Trail and Talk of the Devil: The Collected Writings of Ian Fleming. Over on my other blog, Gunsmoke & Grit, I reviewed Tom Clavin’s Bandit Heaven and Day of Independence by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone.
Has anyone else received random ARCs from publishers? Out of the blue, William Morrow sent me The Black Highway by Simon Toyne, which I hadn't requested for review. It's a psychological thriller that looks intriguing, so I’ll likely get around to reading and reviewing it here eventually.
The newest books on my shelf include The President's Shadow by James Patterson & Richard DiLallo, Dead Man’s Hand by Brad Taylor, and The Ghost Illusion by Kat Martin. I also stumbled upon Dominus by Steven Saylor and Ink and Daggers, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, at Dollar Tree.
In the past two weeks, I've uncovered a treasure trove of older hardbacks at the Salvation Army for just pennies each. Among my finds were Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories for Late at Night, Reader's Digest Condensed Books, 1978, Vol. 2 (which features Jaws 2 by Hank Searls, alongside three other titles), Reader's Digest Condensed Books, 1973, Vol. 3 (including The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin), Shogun Vol. 1 & 2 by James Clavell, The Drifters by James A. Michener, Three Stalwarts by Walter D. Edmonds (which includes Drums Along the Mohawk, Erie Water, and Rome Haul), Rivers of Glory by F. Van Wyck Mason, six Ellery Queen thrillers (Calamity Town, Double, Double, etc.), and four novels by William Faulkner (Sanctuary, Light in August, As I Lay Dying, and The Sound and the Fury).
I also picked up Mrs de Winter by Susan Hill at an antique flea market, along with several Western novels, which I’ve detailed in my Sunday Post over on my other blog. If you’re curious about what I found, be sure to check it out!
This week, I'm gearing up for a review of Mark Greaney’s Sentinel. On the reading front, I’m wrapping up Longarm and the Molly Maguires by Tabor Evans, which I’ll review Wednesday on Gunsmoke & Grit. I’m a bit torn about what to read next for this blog. I plan to tackle Michael Connelly’s Nightshade and Tom Clancy's Line of Demarcation sometime in July, but a quirky part of me feels drawn to the condensed Jaws 2 novelization. Meanwhile, that Gothic-loving voice in my head keeps urging me to read The Ghost Illusion.
Happy reading, everyone!
⁓B.J. Burgess
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Hope you're feeling better now! Summer colds are the worst. You're not supposed to catch them during summer of all times! It's miserable enough outside to have to be miserable inside too. Hope you're feeling better now! I haven't received random titles from the publisher in ages. I feel like Covid mucked that up for me.
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