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Monday is a weekly meme started by Marcia at Mailbox Monday in which
bloggers can ramble on about the books they received/bought/stole over a given
week. Each month a new blogger hosts the meme, and this month it’s Audra
at Unabridged Chick.
Holy-moly,
we skip one week of Mailbox Monday and the books start piling up on us. This installment might get a little
long-winded. Apologies in advance.
--- The Books ---
Indiscretion
by Charles Dubow – From the title of this book, we all pretty much
know what it’s about. A forty-something
couple of married literary types have a successful life and marriage and a
magnetic social life. A younger woman
falls into their orbit, but it quickly becomes more than that and develops into
an affair—literary fiction at its finest from a newly minted author. Ryan
St. Onge has picked this one up and will be
reviewing it for the upcoming blog tour being organized by TLC Book Tours. Look to hear more on February 8 when it’s our
turn to play host on the tour.
Death
of a Citizen by Donald Hamilton – The people at Titan Books have been really good to us
lately. Really good. Like, so good you almost feel guilty about
it. That kind of good. Physical ARCs keep arriving on my doorstep
unsolicited—but definitely not unwanted—and I’m simply blown away by vintage
titles they’re putting back into print these days. Case in point, Death of a Citizen by Donald Hamilton. It’s book one of the Matt Helm series, a line
of espionage books that were published between 1960 and 1983. Helm is a U.S. counter-agent, a pretty term
for a guy who kills other spies. The
series was known for being gritty and raw in an era where spy fiction was
over-glamorized fluff a la James
Bond.
The
Wrecking Crew by Donald Hamilton – Again from Titan Books, The Wrecking Crew was published in 1960 and is the 2nd
book in the Matt Helm series. Codename
“Eric,” Helm has recently been reactivated into service with the CIA from his
sedentary life as a family man and photographer in New Mexico .
In his first assignment, he is sent to Sweden to eliminate Caselius, a
long-time enemy agent of the Reds. Cold
War espionage at its best, it has been said of the Matt Helm series that it,
“brought to the spy novel the authentic hard realism of Dashiell Hammett; and
his stories are as compelling, and probably as close to the sordid truth of
espionage, as any now being told.”
The
Inner City by Karen Heuler – Chizine
Publications is another publisher that we’ve come to expect good things
from, and The Inner City looks as if
it will live up to that legacy. This
collection of short fiction focuses on the strange, the odd, the familiar yet
somehow… off. In other words, the uncanny. In one story, People breed dogs with humans
to create a servant class. In another,
an employee finds that her hair has been stolen by someone intent on getting
her job. And in yet another, a boy tries
to figure out what the can get when the Rapture takes the people away and
leaves all the “good stuff” behind. Check
out Karen’s other work at karenheuler.com
Pandora’s
Temple by John Land – This thriller is the latest in the Blaine
McCracken series from John Land.
McCracken learns that the mythological Pandora’s Box might not be so
mythological after all—that it could really exist, and it might contain one of
the most mysterious and deadly forces in the universe: dark matter.
Along with his sidekick, Johnny Wareagle, McCracken races to stop not
one but two enemies who want the dark matter at all costs. Kayla West has picked up this beauty and will
be reviewing it for the book tour Partners
in Crime Tours will be putting on later this month. Check back on February 13 to see Kayla’s
review
Above
Suspicion by Helen MacInnes – Yeah, so that bit about Titan Books being way too good to us? That old thread continues here. They recently sent me three copies of the old
Helen MacInnes espionage thrillers that they’re republishing this year. Written in 1941, Above Suspicion was MacInnes’ breakout novel, a tale about an
English couple who embark upon a European vacation in 1939. Prior to leaving, they’re contacted by a
colleague who asks them to do a bit of work for jolly old England while
they’re abroad. I love vintage titles,
so I’m sure I’ll have a blast with this one.
Assignment
in Brittany by Helen MacInnes – Published in 1942, Assignment in Brittany is another of
MacInnes’ more popular novels, again dealing with the beginnings of World War
II. In this book, a British intelligence
agent is dropped into Nazi-occupied Brittany
to work with the French Resistance in undermining the Nazi occupiers. MacInnes’ novel was so insightful, so spot-on
in its depiction of intelligence work in Nazi France, that it was made required
reading for Allied intelligence operatives assigned to work with the French
Resistance. MacInnes’ husband was an MI6
operative during the war, which lead to speculation that he shared details of
operations with her and that was how she got her story so close to the real
thing.
Pray
for a Brave Heart by Helen MacInnes – Pray for a Brave Heart, published in 1955, forgoes fodder of
MacInnes’ prior work (that being WWII), and tackles Cold War espionage
instead. An American soldier stationed
in Switzerland
stumbles upon a plot for a jewel heist behind the Iron Curtain, gets involved
with some shady characters, and… well, you get the idea. Intrigue and danger abound. The folks at Titan sure have outdone themselves
this time. I can’t tell you how excited
I am to read these novels.
By
the Balls: The Complete Collection
by Jim Pascoe – By the
Balls was a cult-classic Neo Noir novel featuring Ben Drake, a Nevada
detective reminiscent of Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, originally published in
1998. It was followed shortly by Five Shots and a Funeral and then…
nothing. Until now. Akashic Books
has published both novels, along with two new short stories, in a fifteenth
anniversary edition. Anyone who has read
my reviews know that I love everything Noir, so I jumped at the opportunity
when offered the chance to read this puppy.
Dead
Peasants by Larry D. Thompson – Jack Bryant, a
retired trial lawyer, is approached by an elderly widow with a check for life
insurance benefits and that is suspiciously made payable to her dead husband’s
employer. Jack can’t turn down her pleas
for help and files a civil suit on her behalf—and unwittingly steps into a
vortex of killings, with him and his new love interest next up on the chopping
block. We received this book courtesy of
Partners in Crime Tours, and
Kayla West will be reviewing it for the tour coming up in April.
Proof
of Guilt by Charles Todd – Another book tour from TLC Book Tours, Kayla West will be
reviewing this historical fiction mystery on February 20. Proof
of Guilt is the latest in the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries featuring
the eponymous detective, an inspector with Scotland Yard. It’s the summer of 1920 in London , and an unidentified body is found on
the side of the road, evidently the victim of a hit and run. The clues lead Rutledge to a firm built by
two families, famous for producing and selling the world’s best Madeira wine. The
current head of the enterprise, is missing, but is he the dead man? A detailed cast of characters complicate
Rutledge’s inquiries, and make Proof of
Guilt nothing short of an intriguing read.
And now
that we’ve shown you ours, it’s time to show us yours. What did you get
in your mailbox this week?
I used to read Macinnes and think I have read at least two of the ones you listed. I loved them and all the spy stuff.
ReplyDeleteHow'd you like her work? I've never read one, but I'm excited to get to them.
DeleteCool mailbox Jonathan. I read and enjoyed Pandora’s Temple and those Helen MacInnes books sound good as does The Inner City. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Naida. We're excited to read them.
DeleteOooh, awesome arrivals! The Inner City looks so good -- am adding it my TBR now to look for -- I love that kind of fiction!
ReplyDeleteHey Audra, let me know if you'd like to get a review copy for yourself. I know some people who know some people, and I might be able to introduce you. Just let me know. ;)
DeleteWow, you guys have quite a haul this week! Can't wait to read the reviews.
ReplyDeleteI missed last week's post because of home renovations, so this is about 2 weeks worth of books. Still, buncha books, right? Might be too many if you ask me. :)
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