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Janet Roger
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Chandler, Dickens, Simenon, Joyce, Greene, Le Carre
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Shamus Dust
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Ranger's 5-star Goodreads review of SHAMUS DUST: HARD WINTER, COLD WAR, COOL MURDER by Janet Roger
Outstanding debut novel mixing detective fiction and historical fiction with a liberal dose of noir atmospherics. Shamus Dust is a surprisingly good debut detective novel, one of the best mystery debuts I have read.
It's no accident that this fine noir detective mystery echoes Raymond Chandler's Marlowe novels. The author, Janet Roger, is a fan of Chandler's Marlowe and wanted her debut to pay homa Read more of this blog post »
It's no accident that this fine noir detective mystery echoes Raymond Chandler's Marlowe novels. The author, Janet Roger, is a fan of Chandler's Marlowe and wanted her debut to pay homa Read more of this blog post »
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Knight of Germany: Oswald Boelcke - German Ace:
" This was a first-class accounting of not only the early war life of a World War I aviator, but also captured the trials and tribulations of a soldier. The battle descriptions were informative without being entirely boastful. Oswald Boelcke seemed to"
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The Australian Army in World War II (Elite 153):
"This book was at best an average read. It contained a pertinent amount of accurate information. However, it was at best just a gloss over of the Australian Army during the Second World War. It seemed to me to be most concerned about its color plates "
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Mike's review
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland:
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Pretty riveting, especially for an idiot like me who knew nothing about the Troubles. Like a long, well-written magazine article, this is a history told through the intertwined stories of a number of the principal figures. Dolours Price, for example, " Read more of this review » |
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This has got to be one of the best thrillers I've ever read. That might sound like a backhanded compliment, especially if you happen to know that I don't read a lot of thrillers, but I don't mean it to be. I'm even tempted to call it the Moby-Dick of" Read more of this review » |
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The Big Book of Tarot Meanings: The Beginner's Guide to Reading the Cards
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It's always a pleasure to read your reviews Karen. Glad to see your five-star badge!
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Did you ever see the Alan Howard BBC version? It was very good. But nowhere near his Stratford performance. Ah ,,, those were the days!!
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“Erasure is as important as writing. Prune what is turgid, elevate what is commonplace, arrange what is disorderly, introduce rhythm where the language is harsh, modify where it is too absolute. . . . The best method of correction is to put aside for a time what we have written, so that when we come to it again it may have an aspect of novelty, as of being another man's work; in this way we may preserve ourselves from regarding our writings with the affection that we lavish upon a newborn child.”
― De Institutione Oratoria
― De Institutione Oratoria
“The great and almost only comfort about being a woman is that one can always pretend to be more stupid that one is and no one is surprised. When the police stopped our car at Bedrah and enquired where we were staying, the chauffeur, who did not know, told him to ask the lady.
"That is no good," said the policeman. "She's a woman."
"Yes," said the chauffeur, "but she knows everything. She knows Arabic."
The policeman asked me.
I had not the vaguest idea of where we were staying, and looked at him with the blank idiocy which he thought perfectly natural.”
― The Valleys of the Assassins: and Other Persian Travels
"That is no good," said the policeman. "She's a woman."
"Yes," said the chauffeur, "but she knows everything. She knows Arabic."
The policeman asked me.
I had not the vaguest idea of where we were staying, and looked at him with the blank idiocy which he thought perfectly natural.”
― The Valleys of the Assassins: and Other Persian Travels
“A heap of broken images, where the sun beats,
And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,
And the dry stone no sound of water. Only
There is shadow under this red rock,
(Come in under the shadow of this red rock),
And I will show you something different from either
Your shadow at morning striding behind you
Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you;
I will show you fear in a handful of dust.”
― The Waste Land
And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,
And the dry stone no sound of water. Only
There is shadow under this red rock,
(Come in under the shadow of this red rock),
And I will show you something different from either
Your shadow at morning striding behind you
Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you;
I will show you fear in a handful of dust.”
― The Waste Land
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Good to meet you here Sandra. I'm enjoying your reviews.
Mike wrote: "Janet wrote: "Are you by any chance Mike Coyne - the same GR account that Will talked into letting him post the second half of his review of Shamus Dust on? It's disappeared now so I can't check bu..."Well that's one mystery solved Mike. And thank you for hosting the second part of Will's review.
I'm very happy to know The Shamus has got the edge on all those Chandlers in storage.
Have a lovely holiday ... Janet
Janet wrote: "Are you by any chance Mike Coyne - the same GR account that Will talked into letting him post the second half of his review of Shamus Dust on? It's disappeared now so I can't check but do let me kn..."Yes, I am. I had a look at Will's review again and he used the 1st comment post to continue his review so it is still there for everyone to see.
Thank you kindly for the offer of the ebook but I'll be good with my physical copy. I gave it a pet of reassurance yesterday. I'll get to it before any of Chandler's as those all remained packed up in storage.
Happy Holidays ... Mike
You are very kind Majenta. Thank you for your encouraging words and greetings. I'm working hard on my sequel and enjoying the research that goes into it. I hope you also have a good week and wish you every happiness. My very best wishes, Janet
Hello, Janet! Thank you for contacting me. Congratulations on your book and its success and I hope you're enjoying working on your next one...and thinking about your next one...and so on! Happy reading, writing, creating, and everything else. Blessings! Have a great new week.Best wishes from Majenta 💙💛🌻
I'm looking forward to reading your review Anna. And I hope you enjoy Wilson's book when it gets to the top of your pile!
Thank you for the invitation Janet, I am as you said (or just have been) reading about Victoria Princess Royal and my reflections are due at any time now. You message has also prompted me to look at the biography that you mentioned- looks very interesting! Now it too is residing in my very long TBR list. I am looking forward both to your thoughts about it and to more book-thought-exchanges in the future!
Are you by any chance Mike Coyne - the same GR account that Will talked into letting him post the second half of his review of Shamus Dust on? It's disappeared now so I can't check but do let me know?Will has been a good friend and his review was unique and very kind. Since then he's done even more to keep the Shamus in the limelight.
I'm delighted you still have your copy of Shamus Dust. When Will started reading his he asked me for the ebook to help him keep track if things. Just let me know if you'd like it too and it will be my pleasure to send it to you.
Don't read all the Chandler's before Shamus Dust though ... I implore you. I'm not so young! And I really do want to know if you agree with our friend.
Kind regards ... Janet
Hi Janet. Thank you kindly for your friend invite. That Will Byrnes fella has led me to some outstanding reads with his spectacular reviews. His review for "Shamus Dust" had me really intrigued and excited and I'm elated to see you are working on the sequel. I recently moved and had to pack up all of Mount TBR. However, I did pull out my copy of "Shamus Dust" because I know it's going to a special read that I want to tackle in the near future. I'll have to get going on some Chandler as well so I can full appreciate what you're writing. Looking forward to future interactions. Happy reading and writing in the meantime!!
You too William, It's especailly good to meet another Chandler addict! - Janet
Thank you for the friendship!I look forward to reading your reviews!
