blibiomania.blogspot.com

oldbonesreviews.com

Old Bones: November 2010

http://www.oldbonesreviews.com/2010_11_01_archive.html

Monday, November 22, 2010. More on Bond, James Bond. In my last post I noted my oft-scorned opinion that Casino Royale. 2006) is the best Bond film. I ran across an article by Lawrence Meyers which explains, far better than I ever could, why I am such a fan of Casino Royale. To survive, the Bond series had to reinvent itself just as Star Trek did. Rather than go bigger – how much bigger can you get than a car driving through a melting ice mansion? The rest of Mr. Meyers' article may be found here. I very...

oldbonesreviews.com

Old Bones: February 2011

http://www.oldbonesreviews.com/2011_02_01_archive.html

Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Moonraker" by Ian Fleming. Penguin 2003 (Orig. 1955). It was the beginning of a typical routine day for Bond. It was only two or three times a year than an assignment came along requiring his particular abilities. For the rest of the year he had the duties of an easy-going senior civil servant . . . . The first part of Moonraker. 8221; asked Bond. M seemed to make up his mind. He looked across at Bond. “Sir Hugo Drax cheats at cards.”. Soon Bond finds himself with a huge wad of...

oldbonesreviews.com

Old Bones: July 2010

http://www.oldbonesreviews.com/2010_07_01_archive.html

Thursday, July 29, 2010. Satan Is A Woman" by Gil Brewer. Gold Medal No. 169, 1951. Satan Is a Woman. Was Brewer’s first title for Gold Medal and he was writing in top form. Brewer’s best novels are based upon a similar motif - the lead character’s blind obsession with a rotten but irresistible woman. In Satan Is a Woman. Is actually a story about two brothers and their attempts to save each other from themselves. 8220;Hands circled my ankles and gripped. I went down, pulled down, knowing Joan was pu...

oldbonesreviews.com

Old Bones: October 2012

http://www.oldbonesreviews.com/2012_10_01_archive.html

Thursday, October 25, 2012. The Twenty-Year Death" by Ariel S. Winter. Hard Case Crime, 2012. Has been reviewed high and low on the interwebs, so I won’t belabor the basic details. Suffice to say it consists of three loosely connected novellas, each set in a different decade and each written in the style of a crime fiction master from each respective decade. The first novella, Malvineau Prison. I enjoyed Malvineau Prison. By the time I finished The Falling Star. Police at the Funeral. Is the perfect fini...

oldbonesreviews.com

Old Bones: March 2012

http://www.oldbonesreviews.com/2012_03_01_archive.html

Thursday, March 22, 2012. She Freak" 1967 Film. Speaking of freaks, what the freak is that blonde at the upper left of this poster doing? My DVR was handy for passing by the many extended montages of circus action that were used as filler to pad this film out to a normal running length. Beyond that, it was a real treat. I hope TCM continues to get more adventurous with its late night offering. More book reviews soon. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. The Law and th...

oldbonesreviews.com

Old Bones: January 2011

http://www.oldbonesreviews.com/2011_01_01_archive.html

Thursday, January 20, 2011. Angel's Ransom" by David Dodge. Dell D304, 1956. The girl came running out of the dark, almost on the stroke of midnight. . From the desperate hurry of the clicking heels he guessed that she was frightened, too frightened to realize that she was running toward a dead end.". Sam Blake is the captain of the Angel. And then walks her to safety. Marian leaves her purse behind on the Angel. Take a hint, Captain. You’re going to have a lot of time to be figuring ways and m...There i...

oldbonesreviews.com

Old Bones: August 2010

http://www.oldbonesreviews.com/2010_08_01_archive.html

Thursday, August 19, 2010. House of Flesh" by Bruno Fischer. Gold Medal No. 123, 1950. Employs one of my favorite pulp noir themes - a man obsessed with a rotten but irresistible woman. It concerns Harry, a professional basketball player who decides to spend the off-season in rural New England to rest his mind and recover from an injury. He stays in the guest house of retired lawyer Conrad Hickey, who entertains himself by painting nudes. She is an evil angel, a succubus. May be read online here. Jack Cl...

oldbonesreviews.com

Old Bones: October 2010

http://www.oldbonesreviews.com/2010_10_01_archive.html

Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Memory" by Donald Westlake. Hard Case Crime, 2010. Glen Orbik’s wonderful cover tells all you need to know about the beginnings of the nightmarish journey documented in Memory. We are not simply told what happens to Cole, we co-live it with him. Later, in a new town, he is picked up by the police and treated to a terrifying interrogation. Once again, surely something big, but hidden, is afoot- what has Cole done? Although I have a copy of the print edition of Memory. 8220;When ...

oldbonesreviews.com

Old Bones: September 2009

http://www.oldbonesreviews.com/2009_09_01_archive.html

Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Hard Case Crime Favorites. I owe a debt of gratitude to Hard Case Crime. 1 “The Vengeful Virgin” by Gil Brewer. 2 “Little Girl Lost” by Richard Aleas. 3 “Fright” by Cornell Woolrich. Woolrich is one of the giants of the genre and Fright. Does not disappoint. Prescott Marshall makes a mistake on the eve of his wedding to a high society dame. It’s a mistake that infests his mind and grows like. 4 “Bust” by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr. Noir comedy done right. The misadventur...

oldbonesreviews.com

Old Bones: October 2009

http://www.oldbonesreviews.com/2009_10_01_archive.html

Tuesday, October 27, 2009. And the Girl Screamed" by Gil Brewer. Crest Book No. 147, 1956. A girl screamed. It was the damnedest thing I’d ever heard. It ripped across the soft night, a crazed shriek of pure helplessness and fear. While -And The Girl Screamed. Employs the very common theme of a man wrongly accused trying to clear his name while on the run from the cops, it is relatively original in its approach and highly entertaining. Brewer was firing on all cylinders and I rank The Girl. Is a damned g...