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Dean (6927 KP) rated Heat (1995) in Movies

Aug 18, 2017  
Heat (1995)
Heat (1995)
1995 | Action, Crime, Thriller
All star cast (2 more)
Intriguing story from both sides of the law
Amazing shoot out scene
A finely crafted heist film
A brilliant crime thriller/ heist movie with an amazing cast. Al Pacino and Robert Deniro are great as the brains behind operations on opposing sides of the law. Turn up the surround sound for the shoot out, awsome scene that raised the bar for the genre.
  
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Glyn talbot (196 KP) Jan 28, 2023

Heat and Miami Vice was directed by Michael Mann as well

Chronicles of Crime
Chronicles of Crime
2018 | Deduction, Entertainment, Murder & Mystery
Great use of QR codes (3 more)
Perfect integration of old and new - VR technology with a board game
Co-operative deductive game
Engaging stories!
Concerted effort required to make sure everyone takes a role, as too easy for players to just listen to one player narrating and leading the game. (0 more)
Chronicles of Crime by Lucky Duck Games is an amazing co-operative game that incorporates QR codes, to be scanned by a mobile phone, VR technology to see crime scenes in 3D, and a board with locations. Therefore this game not only marries technology with traditional gaming, but does this without being tacky or a gimmick! Originally this game was launched via Kickstarter, but I believe this will have hit general release with a few expansions already. The stories are engaging and the game very enjoyable. I must say, the crime scenes are quite sobering and grim, therefore not for children but an amazing experience for adults. The way the game is structured, Lucky Duck can continue to publish new cases, using the characters and locations on the boards you already have, resulting in a potential for continued play beyond the stories contained in the box. I thoroughly recommend this game at a player count of 2-3...more than this, I think it may become a little boring for additional players.
  
Old Friends and New Enemies (Charlie Cameron #2)
Old Friends and New Enemies (Charlie Cameron #2)
Owen Mullen | 2016 | Contemporary, Crime, Fiction & Poetry
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8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Glasgow private detective Charlie Cameron finds himself out of his depth when he finds out that an old friend has been killed. Getting on the wrong side of an organised crime family would be bad enough but just when he needs hits wits about him the personal nature of the case clouds his judgement. And things aren't made easier by a police detective with a grudge who thinks he is guilty.

This is a terrifically gritty crime novel. Glasgow is a good setting for this kind of work and Mullen does a great job of describing the city and the surroundings. Cameron is a very likeable character and seems very believable. The rest of the cast are just as well defined, from Cameron's slightly dodgy friend to the Rafferty family who are nasty but with a solid basis on why they are.

As the plot unfolds the reader knows more than Cameron which makes some of his mis-steps in dealing with the case agonising to read when he puts himself in more danger when he is trying to extricate himself. The ending ties everything up neatly but don't expect a fairy tale ending.

Overall this is a terrific crime novel and if the other Cameron books are anything like this then it will be a series to get hold of.