The Summing Up, Friday, February 2, 2012

The Summing Up, Friday, February 2, 2012

Patti Abbott, LOST IN THE CITY, Edward P. Jones
Sergio Angelini, SEE THEM DIE, Ed McBain
Joe Barone, A TOUCH OF FROST, R.D. Wingfield
Brian Busby, AN AIR THAT KILLS, Margaret Millar
Casual Debris, COME SEVEN, ed. Henry Morrison
Bill Crider, A NIGHT FOR SCREAMING, Harry Whittington
Martin Edwards, THE DIVISION BELL MYSTERY, Ellen Wilkinson
Cullen Gallagher, EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL, Ed Gorman
Ed Gorman, WALPURGIS III, Mike Resnick
Jerry House, THE FLOOD, John Creasey
Randy Johnson, DRUM BEAT: DOMINQUE, Stephen Marlowe
George Kelley, AGATHA CHRISTIE: MURDER IN THE MAKING< ed. John Curran
Margot Kinberg, DEATH OF A CAD, M.C. Beaton
B.V. Lawson, THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN, Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo
Evan Lewis, THE ROGUE, Richard Sale
Steve Lewis, THE SEVENTH SENSE, T.J. MacGregor
Todd Mason, SCIENCE FICTION FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE SCIENCE FICTION, ed. Terry Carr
THE LIGHT FANTASTIC, ed. Harry Harrison
J.F. Norris, THE MOON MURDERS, Nigel Morland
Eric Peterson, THE MOUSE IN THE MOUNTAIN, Norbert Davis
David Rachels, LAW IN EVERYDAY JAPAN; SEX, SUMO, SUICIDE AND STATUTES, Mark West
James Reasoner, BORDER ROUNDUP, Allan R. Bosworth
Richard Robinson, SANDS OF MARS, Arthur C. Clarke
Gerard Saylor, COMPANY K, William March
Ron Scheer, A CASE OF EXPLODING MANGOES, Mohammed Hanif
Kerrie Smith, ONE ACROSS, TWO DOWN, Ruth Rendell
Kevin Tipple/Barry Ergang, THE FABULOUS CLIPJOINT, Fredric Brown
TomCat, MURDER POINTS A FINGER, David Alexander

THE SUMMING UP, Friday December, 9, 2011

My review of J. Edgar is at Crimespree Cinema.



The Summing Up, Friday, December 9, 2011

Patti Abbott, The Kitchen and The Cook, Nicholas Freeling
Yvette Banek, How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher, Simon Barnes
Joe Barone, A Pinch of Snuff, Reginald Hill
Brian Busby, Touchable, Les Scott and Robert W. Tracy
Bill Crider, A Memory of Murder, Ray Bradbury
Scott Cupp, Passion Play, Sean Stewart
Martin Edwards, Bennett,, Desmond Cory
Cullen Gallagher, Dark Intruder, Vin Packer
Ed Gorman, Fake I.D., Jason Starr
Glenn Harper, An Irish Solution, Cormac Miller
Jerry House, A Fifth of Bruen, Ken Bruen
Randy Johnson, The Shell Scott Sampler, Richard S. Prather
George Kelley, Galactic Courier, A. Bertram Chandler
Margot Kinberg, Simisola, Ruth Rendell
Rob Kitchin, Death and the Penquin, Andrei Kurkov
K.A. Laity, Young Men in Spats, P.G. Wodehouse
B.V. Lawson, Murder Before Mittens, John Reeves
Evan Lewis, So Dark for April, John Evans
Steve Lewis/Richard and Karen La Porte, The Chicano War, William Campbell Gault
Doug Levin, Shadow of a Broken Man, George C. Chesbro
Todd Mason, Dancing Naked: The Unexpurgated William Tenn V. 3 by Philip Klass. edit by L. Mann
J.F. Norris, Dead Man's Watch, G.D.H. and M. Cole
Juri Nummelin, The Interrogation, Thomas H. Cook
Richard Pangburn, Jerusalem In,, Martha Grimes
Eric Peterson, License Renewed, John Gardner
James Reasoner, Slaves of the Scorpion, Brant House (G.T. Fleming Roberts)
Gerard Saylor, Die Trying, Lee Child
Ron Scheer, Hands Up, Frederick Niven
Kerrie Smith, Roseanna, Maj Sjowal and Per Wahloo
Kevin Tipple, Nights of the Red Moon, Milton Burton
TomCat, The 4th Bomb, John Rhode
James Winter, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Jules Verne

THE SUMMING UP, Friday, Nov 11. 2 011

I'd like to note today that three of these books were edited by Martin Greenberg, What a hole his death leaves in the anthology business. Rest in peace, Mr. Greenberg. His name has probably shown up here more than any other.

Two weeks from today, Canadian-authored or published books.


(pottery by John Neis)


Patti Abbott, In the Last Analysis, Amanda Cross
Yvette Banek, Devil's Waltz, Jonathan Kellerman
Bill Crider, My Favorite Fantasy, ed. Martin Greenberg
Scott Cupp, Father of Science Fiction Art, 2010, Frank R. Paul
Martin Edwards, The Pursued, C.S. Forester
Cullen Gallagher, The Cheaters/Dial "M" for Man, Orrie Hitt
Ed Gorman, The Juggers, Richard Stark (Donald Westlake)
Jerry House, The Beardless Warriors, Richard Matheson
Randy Johnson, Time Tunnel, Murray Leinster
George Kelley, The Cosmic Computer, H. Beam Piper
B.V. Lawson, The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, ed. Martin Greenberg & Carolyn Rossel Waugh
Doug Levin, Westlake's Shorter Fiction
Evan Lewis, Steranko's Skaith Covers, James Steranko
Steve Lewis/Richard and Karen La Porte, The Bride of Newgate, John Dickson Carr
Todd Mason, Neglected Vision, Barry Malzberg, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander
J.F. Norris, Creep, Shadow! A, Merritt
Richard Pangburn, Some Deaths Before Dying, Peter Dickinson
Eric Peterson, Wishsong of Shannara, Terry Brooks
Gerard Saylor, The Fever Kill, Tom Piccirilli
David Rachels, Maltese Falcon, Dashiell Hammett
James Reasoner, Call for Michael Shayne, Brett Halliday
Ron Scheer, The Courage of Captain Plum, James Oliver Curwood
Kerrie Smith, Die for Love, Elizabeth Peters
Kevin Tipple, Murder to Mil-Spec, ed. Tony Burton
TomCat Killed with a Passion, William De Andrea

The Summing Up, Friday, October 28, 2011

Check out the new PLOTS WITH GUNS for my usual cheerful story. And also the stories of other fine writers. Thanks, Sean!







The Summing Up, Friday, October 28, 2011

Yvette Banek. Green for Danger, Christianna Brand
Joe Barone, Bad Faith, Aimee and David Thurlo
Nigel Bird, Bucket Nut, Liza Cody
Bill Crider, The Gathering Place, Jon L. Breen
Scott Cupp, City of Corpses, Norvell Page
Martin Edwards, Was Corinne's Murder Clued, Curtis Evans
Ed Gorman, Shooting Star and Spiderweb, Robert Bloch
Jerry House, Protect and Defend, Jack Valenti (Max Allan Collins)
Randy Johnson, Mother Finds a Body, Gypsy Rose Lee
George Kelley, Multiples, Robert Silverberg
Margot Kinberg, Halloween Party, Agatha Christie
Kate Laity, The Best of Myles, Flann O'Brien
B.V. Lawson, The Hand in the Glove, Rex Stout
Evan Lewis, Dead Dolls Don't Talk; Hunt the Killer, Too Hot to Hold, Day Keene
Steve Lewis.Richard and Karen LaPorte, The Nine Wrong Answers, John Dickson Carr
Todd Mason, The House of the Nightmare, Kathleen Lines, ed. and various anthologies
J.F. Norris, The Death Wish, Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Richard Pangburn, The Ghost Hunters, Deborah Blum
Eric Peterson, The Spy, Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
David Rachels, Plunder Squad, Richard Stark
James Reasoner, A Man Named Jones, Charles B. Stilson
Gerard Saylor, Zeppelins West, Joe R. Landsale
Ron Scheer, Goodnight Nebraska, Tom McNeal
Kerrie Smith, Murder for Christmas, Thomas Godfrey and Gahan Wilson
Kevin Tipple. Dice Angel, Brian Rouff
TomCat, The Novels of Dorothy Disney

The Summing Up, Friday, October 21, 2011

Jeff & Jackie Meyerson and Phil in Niagara on the Lake








P. Abbott, Orchard, Larry Watson
Yvette Banek, The Great Films, 50 Years of Motion Pictures, Bosley Crowther
Joe Barone, Potshot, Robert Parker
Bill Crider, City, Clifford Simak
Scott Cupp, The Brains of Earth, Jack Vance
Martin Edwards, The Crooked Hinge, John Dickson Carr
Ed Gorman, Baby Moll, John Farris
Jerry House, The Education of Uncle Paul, Algernon Blackwood
Randy Johnson, The Well of the Worlds, Henry Kuttner
George Kelley, Act of Passion, Georges Simenon
Margot Kinberg, Presumed Innocent, Scott Turow
Rob Kitchin, Gernethill, Denise Mina
B.V. Lawson, The Puzzle of the Blue Banderilla, Stuart Palmer
Evan Lewis, High Priest of California, Charles Willeford
Steve Lewis/William D. Deeck, Call Mr. Fortune, H.C. Bailey
Steve Lewis/Ray O'Leary. The Wench is Dead, Colin Dexter
Todd Mason, Beyond and Alongside Tolkien and His Peers
J.F. Norris, Seance, Mark McShane
Richard Pangburn, Night Ride and Other Journeys & Jazz, Charles Beaumont
Eric Peterson, Liner Notes-Nuggets Box Set
David Rachels, Nothing in Her Way, Charles Williams
James Reasoner, Trailin', Max Branc
Richard Robinson, Smith and Other Events, Paul St. Pierre
Gerard Saylor, The Girl on the Fridge, Etgar Keret
Ron Scheer, Lime Creek, Joe Henry
Kerrie Smith, The House You Can In On, Martha Grimes
Kevin Tipple/Barry Ergang, The Innocent Mrs. Dubb, Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Tomcat, Tomb Raider, Paul Doherty

The Summing Up, October 15, 2011

Phil and my son, Josh, didn't take Kevin to many Tigers games this year. They have to pay full-price for him now and he seemed more interested in riding on the ferris wheel and eating soft pretzels than watching a game. (He's only 4 after all). He also is ready to go home to bed by eight.

And Phil and Josh want to watch the game. Every second of it.

Kevin must have overheard Josh tell his wife that this would probably be the last game of the year (we think) because when Josh was leaving, on the bench by the front door, was Kevin's Tiger hat, his Tiger shirt, a book about baseball and a Tiger ball--all thing he had located and put at the door unbeknownst to them.

Phil had bought him that ball when he was two--I remember him picking it out in the gift shop. A neat pile for the trip.

Kevin was ready to go but got left behind (sell-out and tks cost $110). Sad to me, but humorous to men apparently. I bet no women will find it so though.

My review of IDES OF MARCH is on Crimespree Cinema.


The Summing Up, October 15, 2011

Patti Abbott, The Moviegoer, Walker Percy
Yvette Banke, The Silent Speaker, Rex Stout
Joe Barone, The Chinese Maze Mysteries, Robert van Gulik
Bill Crider, Hunter and the Hunted, Fredric Brown
Scott Cupp, The Zen Gun, Barrington J. Bayley
Martin Edwards, Hangover Square, Patrick Hamilton
Cullen Gallagher, Edwin of the Iron Shoes, Marcia Muller
Ed Gorman, The Murder of Miranda, Margaret Millar
Jerry House, Self Portrait Ceaselessly, Ross Macdonald
Randy Johnson, Room to Swing, Ed Lacy
George Kelley, The Planets Killers, Robert Silverberg
Margot Kinberg, Detective Inspector Huss, Helene Tursten
Rob Kitchin, Open Season, C.J. Box
K. A. Laity, Three Plays by Mae West, edited by Lillian Schlessel
B.V. Lawson, First Come, First Kill, Richard and Frances Lockridge
Steve Lewis/Curt J. Evans, Wicket Good, G.M. Malliet
Todd Mason, 5001 Nights at the Movies, Pauline Kael
J..F. Norris, The Secrets of Dr. Taverner, Dion Fortune
Richard Pangburn, Water Witches, Chris Bohjalian
David Rachels, Stopover for Murder, Floyd Mahannah
James Reasoner, The Further Adventures of Zorro, Johnson McCully
Richard Robinson, The Complete Venus Equilaterial, George O. Smith
Gerard Saylor, Songs of Innocence, Richard Aleas
Ron Scheer, Waltz into Darkness, Cornell Woolrich
Kerrie Smith, Gideon's Day, J. J. Marric
Kevin Tipple, A Real Basket Case, Beth Groundwater
Tomcat, Leonard's Law, Warren B. Murphy

The Summing Up, Friday, October 8, 2011

My review of the Chinese martial arts film Detective dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame can be found here.






Patti Abbott, My Cousin Rachel, Daphne DuMaurier
Yvette Banek, A Night of Errors, Michael Innes
Joe Barone, Hugger, Mugger, Robert Parker
Bill Crider, Quest of the Golden Ape, Ivor Jorgensen amd Adam Chase
Scott Cupp, Phoenix Prime, Ted White
Martin White, She Had to Have Gas, Rupert Penny (Basil Thornett)
Cullen Gallagher, Doomsday Mesa, Chap O'Keefe
Ed Gorman, The Grave and the Gutter, Ed McBain
Jerry House, The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy
Randy Johnson, Secret of the Earth Star, Henry Kuttner
George Kelley, Swordsmen in the Sky, edited by Donald A, Wollheim
Kate Laity, Werewolf of Paris, Guy Endore
B.V Lawson, Ah, Sweet Mystery, Celestine Sibley
Doug Levin, Cassidy's Girl, David Goodis
Evan Lewis, Wildcat O'Shea covers by Steranko
Steve Lewis, The Double Take, Roy Huggins
Todd Mason, Feminist in the Dark, Kathi Maio, Harlan Ellison's Watching, Movie Reviews, Lucius Shepard
J.F. Norris, Cold Harbour, Francis Brett Young
Richard Pangburn, God, Macbeth, Wyrd Sisters, Witches and Fate, Terry Pratchett
Eric Peterson, 'Til Death, Ed McBain
David Rachels, Quarry, Max Allan Collins
James Reasoner, Sword of Tomorrow, Henry Kuttner
Gerard Saylor, Red, Red, Robin, Stephen Gallagher
Ron Scheer, Lonesome Trail, John Neihardt
Kerrie Smith, Tombstone Courage, J.A. Jance
Kevin Tipple/Barry Ergang, Die Laughing and Other Murderous Schtick, S. S. Rafferty

The Summing Up, Friday, September 30, 2011

You can find my review of MONEYBALL on Crimespree Cinema.







THE SUMMING UP, Friday, September 30, 2011

Patricia Abbott, Savage Season, Joe R. Lansdale
Steve Aldous, Shaft Among the Jews, Ernest Tidyman
Yvette Banek, Speaking of Murder, ed. Ed Gorman and Martin Greenbert
Bill Crider, Don't Dig Deeper, William Francis
Scott Cupp, tgod's Man, Lynd Ward
Martin Edwards, Jumping Jenny, Anthony Berkeley
Cullen Gallagher, The Killing of the Tinkers, Ken Bruen
Ed Gorman, The Handle, Richard Stark
Jerry House, Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux
Randy Johnson, I Gave at the Office, Donald Westlake
George Kelley, Ghost Guns, W.C. Tuttle
B.V. Lawson, Miami and Its Murder, Edna Buchanan
Evan Lewis, K'ing Kung-Fu Covers, Barry Smith
Steve Lewis, Error in Judgment, D.C. Brod
Steve Lewis/William Deeck, The Bells of Old Bailey, Dorothy Bowers
Todd Mason, Wimmen's Comix #13; Twisted Sisters 1 & @, ed. Dianne Noomin; Chicken Fat, Will Elder
J.F. Norris, The Weird Picture, John R. Carling
Richard Pangburn, Waling the Perfect Square, Reed Farrel Coleman
Eric Peterson, Killer on the Road, James Ellroy
David Rachels, Memory of a Passion, Gil Brewer
James Reasoner, Cave of a Thousand Tales, Milt Thomas
Gerard Saylor, Chasing the Devil, David Reichart
Ron Scheer, Death and the Dervish, Mesa Selimovic
Kerrie Smith, Murder Can Stunt Your Growth, Selma Eichler
Tomcat, The Slayers Series, PaulDoherty
John Wilson, The Galton Case, Ross MacDonald
Jim Winter, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury
Kevin Tipple, Gods in Alabana, Joshilyn Jackson

THE SUMMING UP, Friday, September 23, 2011

THE DEBT on Crimespree Cinema.






THE SUMMING UP, Friday, September 23, 2011

Patti Abbott, On Beulah Heights, Reginald Hill
Yvette Banek, Flea Market Fidos, Barri Leiner, Marie Moss
Joe Barone, Another Man's Moccasins, Craig Johnson
Bill Crider, Avon Giant Mystery Reader
Scott Cupp, Secret of the Earth Star, Henry Kuttner
Martin Edwards, Fatal Descent, John Rhode and John Dickson Carr
Cullen Gallagher, The Cage, Talmage Powell
Jerry House, The Even Hand, Quincey Germaine
Randy Johnson, Shakedown for Murder, Ed Lacy
George Kelley, Getting Off, Lawrence Block
Margot Kinberg, Jar City Arnaldur Indriadson
K.A. Laity, St. Patrick's Confessio
B.V. Lawson, Mistletow from Purple Sage, Barbara Burnett Smith
Evan Lewis, The Road to the Rim, and To Prime the Pump, A Bertram Chandler
Steve Lewis/Barry Gardner, Wireless, Jack O'Connell
Todd Mason, World Fantasy Awards, Volume 2, Leiber and Schiff
J.F. Norris, The Rembrandt Panel, Oliver Banks
Juri Nummelin, Outoa huminaa, Joe Novak
David Rachels, Bodies are Dust, P.J. Wolfson
James Reasoner, The Longest Way Home, Robert Silverberg
Richard Robinson, The Bats Fly Low, Sax Rohmer
Gerard Saylor, Lost, Michael Robotham
Kerrie Smith, The Secret House of Death, Ruth Rendell
Kevin Tipple/Barry Ergang, The Man Who Liked Slow Tomatoes, K.C. Constantine

The Summing Up, Friday, August 26, 2011

Check out my review of POINT BLANK on Crimespree Cinema.






The Summing Up, Friday, August 26, 2011

Patti Abbott, Replay, Ken Grimwood
Yvette Banek, The Album, Mary Roberts Rinehart
Joe Barone, Another Man's Moccasins, Craig Johnson
Paul Bishop, Snowball, Jimmy Sangster
Bill Crider, Spoon River Anthology, Edgar Lee Masters
Scott Cupp, Sacred Locomotive Flies, Richard Lupoff

Martin Edwards, The Piccadilly Murder, Anthony Berkeley
Ed Gorman, Hollywood Rock, Marshall Crenshaw
Jerry House, Shadow of Night, August Derleth
Randy Johnson, Brass Knuckles, Frank Gruber
George Kelley, Red Lights, Georges Simenon
Margot Kinberg, Maigret and the Yellow Dog, Georges Simenon
Rob Kitchin, The Big Mango, Jake Needham (Marshal Cavendish)
B.V. Lawson, Murder Intercontinental, ed. Cynthia Manson and Kathleen Halligan
Evan Lewis, The Punisher in "Welcome Back Frank"
Steve Lewis/William Deeck, The Beautiful Mrs. Davenant, Violet Tweedale
Todd Mason, Epoch, Fall 1955; Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (F & SF) Sept. 1955
J.F. Norris, Frost, Donald Wandrei
Richard Pangburn, How to Sell, Clancy Martin
David Rachels, The Cage, Kenzo Kitakata
James Reasoner, Dial "M" for Man, Orrie Hitt
Gerard Saylor, Criminal, Ed Brubaker * Sean Phillips
Ron Scheer, Isidro, Mary Austin
Kerrie Smith, The Hunting Ground, Francis Clifford
Kevin Tipple/Barry Ergang, Dead Famous, Ben Elton

The Summing Up, Friday, August 19, 2011

Shakespeare Gardens, Stratford, ON







Yvette Banek, In and Out of the Garden, Sara Midda
Joe Barone, The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon, Tom Spanbauer
Paul Bishop, The Cheaters/Dial M for Man, Orrie Hitt
Bill Crider, Eddie and the Cruisers, P.F. Kluge
Scott Cupp, Anarchaos, Curt Clark (Donald Westlake)
Martin Edwards, The Crime at the Black Dudley, Margery Allingham
Cullen Gallagher, First Blood, Jack Schaefer
Jerry House, Her Last Call to Louis MacNeice, Ken Bruen
Randy Johnson, Dagger of Flesh, Richard Prather
George Kelley, The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate, Ted Chiang
Margot Kinberg, A Window in Copacabana, Luiz Alfredo Garcia Roze
Kate Laity, Mary of Nijmeghen
B.V. Lawson, Murder on the Run, Adams Round Table
Evan Lewis, The French Key, Frank Gruber
Steve Lewis/Dan Stumpf, Night of the Jabberwock, Fredric Brown
Todd Mason, In Search of Wonder, Damon Knight, The Universe Makers, Donald A. Wolheim
The Issue at Hand, William Atheling, Jr. , The Three Faces of Science Fiction, Robert A.W. Lowndes, The Tale That Was the God, James Blish
J.F. Norris, The Eliminator, Andrew York
Richard Pangburn, The Genuine Article, A. B. Guthrie
Eric Peterson, Balefire, Kenneth W. Goddard
David Rachels, Clean Break, Lionel White
James Reasoner, Jack Kirby's Jimmy Olsen, Jack Kirby
Richard Robinson, The Mouse in the Mountain, Norbert Davis
Gerard Saylor, Purple Cane Road, James Lee Burke
Ron Scheer, Sundown Leftare, Frederic Remington
Kerrie Smith, The Throtttlepenny Murder, Roger J. Green
Kevin Tipple, Early Pride, Bobby Jaye Allen
TomCat, Murder in Fiji, John Vandercook

THE SUMMING UP, Friday, August 5, 2011

Next week, check with Todd Mason for the links.
Come away with me to the Traverse City Film Festival. (at Crimespree Cinema)

Yvette Banek, Detecting Men, Willetta Helsing, Killer Books, Jean Swanson and Dean James
Bill Crider, The Satan Bug, Ian Stuart (Alistair MacLean)
Scott Cupp, Talking Man, Terry Bisson
Martin Edwards, I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury, Milward Kennedy
Jerry House, The Poetical Words of Jonathan E. Hoag
Randy Johnson, The Isotope Man, Charles Eric Maine
George Kelley, First Command, A., Bertram Chandler
B.V. Lawson, Spooks, Spies and Private Eyes, edited by Paula L. Woods
Evan Lewis, Hank & Muddy, Stephen Mertz
Steve Lewis/Bill Pronzini, Hangman's Dozen, David Alexander
Todd Mason, The Overlook Encyclopedia: Horror, edited by Phil Hardy; Romancing the Vampire, David J. Skal
J.F. Norris, The Man with My Face, Samuel W. Taylor
Richard Pangburn, Night Dogs, Kent Anderson
Eric Peterson, Such Men Are Dangerous, Lawrence Block
J. King Pierce, Miss Lizzie, Walter Satterthwait
David Rachels, Violent Saturday, W.L. Heath
James Reasoner, The Seduction of Lucy Mattson, Dell McLauren (Thomas P. Ramirez)
Richard Robinson, Pern Books, Part 2, Anne McCaffrey
Gerard Saylor, Valley of Lights, Stephen Gallagher
Michael Slind, The Sinful Stones, Peter Dickinson
Ron Scheer, Red Men and White, Owen Wister
Kerrie Smith, The Killing at Badger's Cliff, Carolyn Graham
Michel Williams, Do Not Fold, Spindle, Mutilate, Doris Miles Disney

The Summing Up, Friday July 22, 2011

Just five days ago, Milton Burton sent me information about his new book TEXAS NOIR. He has written several book reviews for this site over the years and I have grown so fond of him (as I do all the ladies and gentlemen that come here--and there are a lot of you). Now I have learned that he has been hospitalized for tests. Kevin Tipple tells us that it is not life-threatening. Good!

Please send all of your good wishes to Milton and include a few for Kevin Tipple and his wife too.

We need to huddle together in these hard times for so many.

You can find my mystified review of TREE OF LIFE right here.

And for all of your hard-working reviewers, some appreciation.

SteveHL has left a new comment on your post "The Summing Up, Friday July 22, 2011":

"I don’t know where else to put this comment. Like everyone else who reads FFB, I often think that I would like a particular book that someone discusses. Most of the time I don’t follow up (who could afford to?), but when I do I usually am very glad. In just the past few months, I have enjoyed books recommended by John Norris (Miss Hargreaves), Yvette Banek (The Baby Game), Ed Gorman (Hard City) and Barry Gardner (Death of a Fantasy Life), as well as quite a few others. I thank you all.

And one more thing…I want to say how much pleasure I have got from the writings of many of the FFB posters themselves. Again, many thanks."

And thanks to Steve for sharing this.


The Summing Up

Patti Abbott, Outsider in Amsterdam, Janwillem van de Wetering
Yvette Banek, Daddy Longlegs, Jean Webster
Paul Bishop, Ringside Jezebel, Kate Nickerson
Michael Carlson, 47th Samurai, Stephen Hunter
Bill Crider, Cain's Woman, O.G. Benson
Scott Cupp, Anita, Keith Roberts
Loren Eaton, House of Stairs, William Sleator
Martin Edwards, Death to the Rescue, Milward Kennedy
Glenn Harper, The Sunday Woman, Carlo Fruttero & Franco Lucentini
Randy Johnson, Star Born, Andre Norton
George Kelley, Double Trouble, Sheldon Jaffery
Margot Kinberg, Indemnity Only, Sara Paretsky
Rob Kitchin, Borkmann's Point, Hakan Nesser
B.V. Lawson, Five Passengers from Lisbon, Mignon Eberhart
Evan Lewis, Seven Samurai, Robert B. Parker
Steve Lewis/Bill Pronzini, Route 13, Ed Lacy
Steve Lewis/William F. Deeck, Quinney's Adventures, Horace A. Vachell
Todd Mason, The Collected Stories of Carol Emshurller, Janet Fox; Mister DA V, Kit Reed; Janet Quiet, K.A. Laity and Elena Steier
J.F. Norris, The Room with the Iron Shutters, Anthony Wynne
Eric Peterson, The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen, Richard Crouse
David Rachels, Summer, Fireworks and My Corpse, Otsuichi
James Reasoner, The Barn, Glenn Law
Gerard Saylor, Guild, Ed Gorman
Ron Scheer, Two Soldiers, Charles King
Michael Slind, Keep Cool, Mr. Jones, Timothy Fuller
Kerrie Smith, XYZ A Detective Story, Anna Katherine Green
Kevin Tipple/Barry Ergang, Mystery Ranch, Max Brand

THE SUMMING UP, Friday, July 15, 2011

THE SUMMING UP, Friday, July 15, 2011









Yvette Banek, Inspector Anders and the Blood Vendeatta, Marshall Browne
Joe Barone, Telling Lies for Fun and Profit, Lawrence Block
Paul Bishop, Masquerade in Blue, Glenn M. Barns
Milton Burton, Point Ultimate, Jerry Sohl
Bill Crider, Murder Isn't Funny, J. Harvey Bonds
Scott Cupp, Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut
Martin Edwards, Portrait of a Murderer, Anthony Gilbert
Elizabeth Foxwell, Anderson Crow, Detective, George Barr McCutcheon
Jerry House, JOHN CARSTAIRS: SPACE DETECTIVE by Frank Belknap Long.
Randy Johnson, A Planet For Texans – H. Beam Piper & John J. McGuire
George Kelley, Walking Dead Man, Hugh Pentecost
B.V. Lawson, The Singing Spider, Angus MacVicar
Evan Lewis, Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life, Philip Jose Farmer
Steve Lewis/Barry Gardner, Murder Be Hanged, Jonathan Ross
J.T. Norris, The Eleventh Little Indian, Jacquemard-Senecal
David Rachels, A Jury of Her Peers, Susan Glaspell
James Reasoner, My Bride for Yours, Curt Aldrich
Gerard Saylor, Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 2, Arthur Conan Doyle
Ron Scheer, The Long Fight, George W. Ogden
Michael Slind, The Case of the Constant Suicides, John Dickson Carr
Kerrie Smith, Stiff Upper Lip, P.G. Wodehouse
Kevin Tipple, The Ugly Princess, Elizabeth Burton
James Winter, The Glass Key, Dashiell Hammett

THE SUMMING UP, Friday, July 1, 2011

John Neis









THE SUMMING UP, Friday, July 1, 2011

Patti Abbott, With Extreme Prejudice, Frederick Barton
Yvette Banek, Lullaby Town, Robert Crais
Joe Barone, I, Robot, Isaac Asimov
Paul Bishop, Telling Lies for Fun and Profit, Lawrence Block
Bill Crider, Hunt the Killer, Day Keene
Scott Cupp, Tunnel in the Sky, Robert Heinlein
Martin Edwards, Poison in the Parish, Milward Kennedy
Randy Johnson, The Friendless One, Ray Hogan
George Kelley, Style, F.L. Lucas
B.V. Lawson, Victorian Tales of Mystery and Detectionm, ed. by Michael Cox
Evan Lewis, Doc Savage in Python Isle, Will Murray
Steve Lewis/Geoff Bradley, The Adventure of the Ectoplasmic Man, Daniel Stashower
Jack Martin, Kick a Tin Can, Dianne Doubtfire
Todd Mason, The Evergreen Review Reader, 1955-66, ed. by Barney Rosset; Smiling Through the Apocalypse, ed. Harold Hayes
J.F. Norris, The Sorceress of the Strand, L.T. Meade 7 Robert Eustace
David Rachels, Sin Pit, Paul S. Merkel
James Reasoner, Death's Frozen Formula, Brant House, (G.T. Fleming-Roberts)
Richard Robinson, Last Respects, Catherine Aird
Gerard Saylor, Running Blind, Lee Child
Ron Scheer, The Moccasin Ranch, Hamlin Garland
Kerrie Smith, A Great Deliverance, Elizabeth George
Michael Slind, Murder in Mesopotamia, Agatha Christie
Kevin Tipple, Conch Shell Murder, Dorothy Francis

THE SUMMING UP, Friday, June 10, 2011

THE SUMMING UP, Friday, June 10, 2011

Joe Barone, Jolie Blon's Bouncer, James Lee Burke
Paul Bishop, Death Pulls a Double Cross, Lawrence Block
Michael Carlson, Murder in Memorium, Didier Daeninckx
Bill Crider, We'll Always Have Murder, Bill Crider
Scott Cupp, Shadow In the Sun, Chad Oliver
Martin Edwards, In the Night, Lord Gorell
Ed Gorman, The Last Match, David Dodge
Jerry House, All Judgment Fled, James White
Randy Johnson, The Case of the Howling Dog, Erle Stanley Gardner
George Kelley, The Traveler in Black, John Brunner
B.V. Lawson, First Cases, edited by Robert Randisi
Evan Lewis, The White Circle, Carroll John Daly
Steve Lewis/Curt Evans, A Hell of a Woman, Jim Thompson
Ed Lynskey, The Bail, Dorothy Uhnak
Todd Mason, The Fantastic Pulps, edited by Peter Harning; WHat Did Miss Darrington See, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
J.F. Norris, The Coming of Jonathan Smith, Harry Ludlum
Richard Pangborn, The Axeman's Jazz, Julie Smith
Graham Powell, Darnkess at Noon, Arthur Koestler
Eric Peterson, The Broken Gunn, Louis L'amour
James Reasoner, Recruit for Andromeda, Milton Lesser
Richard Robinson, The Red Smith Reader, edited by Dave Anderson
Gerard Saylor, Cripple Creek, James Sallis
Ron Scheer, Max Brand, South of Rio Grande
Mike Slind, The League of Frightened Men, Rex Stout
Kerrie Smith, Dupe, Liza Cody
Kevin Tipple/Barry Ergang, The Sunrise Guns, William Colt MacDonald

THE SUMMING UP, Friday, June 3, 2011

Incendies reviewed on Crimespree Cinema.

Sorry for such a me, me, me day.

THE SUMMING UP, Friday, June 3, 2011

Patti Abbott, The Assault, Harry Mullisch
Yvette Banek, MISS ZUKAS AND THE LIBRARY MURDERS by Jo Dereske
Paul Bishop, Crescent City Kills, O'Neil DeNoux
Bill Crider, Tales from Deadwood, Mike Jameson
Scott Cupp, Golden Blood, Jack Williamson
Martin Edwards, Death in a Deck Chair, Milward Kennedy
Cullen Gallagher, Death Sentence, Brian Garfield
Ed Gorman, The Wrath of God, Jack Higgins
Randy Johnson, The House of the Point, Benjamin Hill
George Kelley, The Big Book of Adventures Stories, edited by Otto Penzler
Margot Kinberg, The Third Girl, Agatha Christie
B.V. Lawson, The Cape Cod Mystery, Phoebe Atwood Taylor
Evan Lewis, The Shadow and The Lone Ranger Coloring Books
Steve Lewis/Bill Pronzini, The Fateful Star Murder, Herbert Kerlow (Val Lewton)
Todd Mason, The Secret Songs, Fritz Leiber
J.F. Norris, The Undyng Monster, Jesse Douglas Kerruish
Anita Page, Artists in Crime, Ngaio Marsh
David Raches, The Bastard, Erskine Caldwell
James Reasoner, Naked Lust, Shep Shepard
Gerard Saylor, Fade to Black, Max Phillips
Ron Scheer, The Sod House Frontier, 1854-1890, Everett Dick
Michael Slind, The New Shoe, Arthur Upfield
Kerrie Smith, The Ice House, Minette Walters
Kevin Tipple, Dying Embers, Robert E. Bailey
Tomcat, The Case of the Trampled Peony, Bertus Aafjes
Carl V. On the Way to the Other Country, C.W. Gusewelle
August West, The Boy Who Invented the Bubble Gun, Paul Gallico

THE SUMMING UP, Friday, May 27, 2011

A new review on Crimespree Cinema.

Again, a week off on June 17th. Or at least a week away from me.

Please excuse my lack of comments on your blogs. Blogger won't let me comment on my normal computer.

THE SUMMING UP, Friday, May 27, 2011

Yvette Banek, The Burning of Billy Toober, Jonathan Ross
Paul Bishop, Nolan#1 Bait Money, Max Collins
David Cranmer, Spring Fire, Vin Packer (Marijane Meaker)
Bill Crider, Eternal Fire, Calder Willingham
Scott Cupp, The Unnatural, David Prill
Loren Eaton, Black Cherry, Doug TenNapel
Ed Gorman, Lemons Never Lie, Donald Westlake
Jerry House, The Adventures of Gremlin, DuPre Jones
Ed Lynskey, A Cry in the Night, Whit Masterson (Wade Miller)
Randy Johnson, Mad River, Donald Hamilton
George Kelley, The Classic Philip Jose Farmer
Margot Kinbert, The Withdrawing Room, Charlotte MacLeod
Rob Kitchin, The Brush-off, Shane Maloney
B.V. Lawson, The Midnight Plumber, Maurice Proctor
Evan Lewis, "Hunch" and "Death Song" Paul Cain
Steve Lewis, The Saint and the Templar Treasure, Leslie Charteris
Todd Mason, Movies on TV, ed. Steven Scheuer, Roger Ebert's Video Companion, 1996
J.F. Norris, The Flying Death, Samuel Hopkins Adams
Juri Nummelin, Diamond-Back, James Reasoner
Richard Pangborn, Man's Storm, Keith Heller
Eric Peterson, Let it Be, Colin Meloy
David Rachels, Big Man, Ed. McBain
James Reasoner, Negative of a Nude, Charles E. Fritch
Richard Robinson, R. Holmes & Co. John Kendrick Bangs
Gerard Saylor, Power of the Dog, Don Winslow
Ron Scheer, Red Saunders, Henry Wallace Phillips
Mike Slind, No Good from a Corpse, Leigh Brackett
Kerrie Smith, Huysman's Pets, Kate Wilhelm
Kevin Tipple/Barry Ergang, Wilders Walk Away, Herbert Brean

THE SUMMING UP, Friday, May 20, 2011

Yes, Phil's tulips are still blooming in Michigan. When the rain doesn't knock them down.

BRIDESMAIDS is on Crimespree Cinema.




THE SUMMING UP, Friday, May 20, 2011

Yvette Banek, The Devil Met a Lady, Stuart Kaminsky
Joe Barone, The Man With a Load of Mischief, Martha Grimes
Paul Bishop, The Guns of Navarone, Alistair MacLean
Bill Crider, There Was a Crooked Man, Day Keene
Scott Cupp, The Space Willies, Eric Frank Russell
Gary Dobbs, Quatermass, Nigel Kneale and HOT FOR CERTAINTIES by Robin Douglas-Home Martin Edwards, The Problem of the Green Capsule, John Dickson Carr
Ed Gorman, Bad Ronald, Jack Vance
Tony Hays, The Egyptian Cross Mystery, Ellery Queen
Jerry House, The Other Side of the Mirror, Enrique Anderson Imbert
Randy Johnson, The Two-Shoot Gun, Donald Hamilton
George Kelley, Dangerous Ways, Jack Vance
Rob Kitchin, A Stone of the Heart, John Brady
B.V. Lawson, The Six Men, E. & M.A. Radford
Evan Lewis, "The Tasting Machine" Paul Cain (Black Mask)
Steve Lewis/Barry Gardner, Old Scores, Aaron Elkins
Ed Lynskey, The Men From the Boys, Ed Lacy
Todd Mason, The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Leonard Feather
J.F. Norris, The Green Jade Hand, Harry S. Keeler
Richard Pangborn, Brittle Innings, Michael Bishop
David Rachels, The Sour Lemon Score, Richard Stark
James Reasoner, Sin Camp, Anthony Calvano (Thomas R. Ramirez)
Gerard Saylor, Give Us a Kiss, Daniel Woodrell
Ron Scheer, Ralph Connor, The Sky Pilot
Kerrie Smith, Unguarded Hours, Rendell and Simpson
Kevin Tipple, Private Heat, Robert Bailey

The Summing Up, Friday, May 13, 2011

The Summing Up, Friday, May 13, 2011

Yvette Banek, The Bedside Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie, Dick Riley and Pam McAllister

Paul Bishop, Patterson's Volunteers, John Smith

Bill Crider, College for Sinners, Lawrence Block

Scott Cupp, The Helmsman, Bill Baldwin

Jerry House, THE MYSTERY COMPANION, edited by A. L. Furman.

Randy Johnson, Smoky Valley, Donald Hamilton

George Kelley, Three Entertainments, Graham Greene

Rob Kitchin, The Man Who Went Up in Smoke, Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo

B.V. Lawson, I'll Sing You Two-O, Anthea Fraser

Todd Mason, Illustration, Jack Gaughan

J.P. Norris, Play to the End, Robert Goddard

Richard Pangborn, Eoin McNamee's RESURRECTION MAN

Eric Peterson, My Lovely Executioner, Peter Rabe

J. Kingston Pierce, The Kill, Douglas Heyes

David Rachels, Little Caesar, W.R. Burnett

Richard Robinson, Dead Man's Bones: The Air Adventures of Lester Dent, Lester Dent.

James Reasoner, Your Turn to Curtsy, My Turn to Bow, William Goldwin

Gerard Saylor, Running Blind, Lee Child

Ron Scheer, Best Western Stories 3, Max Brand

Kerrie Smith, B is for Burglar, Sue Grafton

Kevin Tipple/Barry Ergang, The Honest Dealer, Frank Gruber