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Merissa (12061 KP) created a post

Apr 26, 2024

"Like most people, Bud Palmer felt this was just another day."

Excerpt & #Giveaway: Fast Times, Big City by Shelly Frome - #Crime, #Fiction,

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/fast-times-big-city-by-shelly-frome

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Dial M for Murder (1954)

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Tony Wendice, a professional tennis player married to a woman named Margot, decides to blackmail...

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Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction

Patricia Highsmith

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Named by The Times as the all-time number one crime writer, Patricia Highsmith was an author who...

Rache (174 KP) rated The Angel of Vine in Podcasts

Jan 12, 2019

The Angel of Vine

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10.0

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Brilliant storyline (4 more)

True Crime inspired

Amazing cast

Glorious suspense

Truly Wonderful writing

Fantastic Fiction

As a fan of true crime podcasts, I have very few fiction podcasts in my favourites (mostly things like King Falls AM, for the wackiness) and I tend to avoid crime fiction, primarily because the real thing is better, crazier, and so much more twisted.
The Angel of Vine is a sublime fictional podcast, written to sound like true crime in the Noir tradition being retold in the modern podcast format. The podcast begins with the discovery of some old cassette tapes by the family of a deceased ex-cop turned private detective, and their choice to involve a podcaster/reporter to help them investigate the story enshrined in those cassettes.
Following the investigation into the murder of a young actress in Hollywood, the podcaster makes use of the recordings to tell Harry's story.
Voiced by some amazing talent (including the gorgeous growl of Joe Manganiello, the incomparable Alan Tudzyk, and the delightful Mischa Collins) the story is gripping, compelling, and extremely difficult to not binge.
For fans of true crime, crime drama, and any sort of Noir (Sam Spade eat your heart out), this is a podcast to listen to, save, and listen to again later.

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David McK (3425 KP) rated The Bone Collector (Lincoln Rhyme, #1) in Books

Jan 28, 2019

I remember when I was at university, I had an English tutor who stated that he though crime fiction was the best kind of fiction there is. At the time I didn't agree with him. I still don't.

Indeed, I think that if he had read this book he would have changed his own tune: this is needlessly graphic, uncomfortable and plodding, with crime scene forensics being the main 'draw' (if I can even use such a word about this) to any potential reader.

In short: one to avoid.

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Merissa (12061 KP) created a post

Apr 2, 2020

TOUR, EXCERPT & #GIVEAWAY - Dirty Old Town (A Shane Cleary Mystery #1) by Gabriel Valjan - @partnersincr1me (@PICVirtualTours - FB), @Archaeolibrary, @GValjan, #Crime, #Mystery, #Procedural, #Historical, #Fiction

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/dirty-old-town-a-shane-cleary-mystery-1-by-gabriel-valjan

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BethEllen (1 KP) created a post

Mar 21, 2018

I'm an avid reader, though my tastes have changed over time. I used to read true crime non fiction, but I have moved into mystery literature. (Though I don't typically read series.) I also love Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro.

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Erika (17788 KP) rated Eva's Eye (Inspector Konrad Sejer #1) in Books

Mar 16, 2018

Every once in a while, I become completely obsessed with certain genres. So basically, every time a new Jo Nesbo book comes out, I go on my Scandinavian crime fiction reading rampage. Nesbo recommends Fossum, and Fossum is considered the Queen in Norwegian crime fiction. So, naturally, I started with book 1 in her Inspector Sejer series, Eva's Eye. I believe it's been published under a different title in the States.
Overall, it was a good read. It wasn't necessarily easy to figure out, but maybe it was just me being slow. It was a quick read, and a good introduction to Sejer.