Leslie Zemeckis's Blog - Posts Tagged "murder"
The Hypnotist
Morbidly - violently good. I swore before I finished I would never read another by these authors. I've since bought them all. They are so good and I miss Stieg Larsson and I've read ALL of Jo Nesbo's - my current favorite. The hypnotist is good! Don't let the three stars fool
The Inventor and the Tycoon
First pour yourself a San Francisco cocktail before slipping into this delectable history on the birth of movies.
1 oz gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz dry vermouth
dash of bitters
dash of cherry juice
garnish with a cherry and pour into a martini glass
Edward Ball makes a convincing case for photographer Eadweard Muybridge(just one of his many alias) as the inventor of the moving picture. A first class photographer recluse, odd ball and first class shit, Muybridge shoots his wife's lover dead. This being the frontier days the jury - of men - sympathized with the photographer and found him to be not guilty. Sponsored by tycoon Leland Stanford, railroad tycoon and first class shit the two forge a strange friendship. Stanford finances Muybridges experiments with moving pictures. Well written and interesting, I knew nothing of either man. Parts bog down, but ultimately very readable. Enjoy
1 oz gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz dry vermouth
dash of bitters
dash of cherry juice
garnish with a cherry and pour into a martini glass
Edward Ball makes a convincing case for photographer Eadweard Muybridge(just one of his many alias) as the inventor of the moving picture. A first class photographer recluse, odd ball and first class shit, Muybridge shoots his wife's lover dead. This being the frontier days the jury - of men - sympathized with the photographer and found him to be not guilty. Sponsored by tycoon Leland Stanford, railroad tycoon and first class shit the two forge a strange friendship. Stanford finances Muybridges experiments with moving pictures. Well written and interesting, I knew nothing of either man. Parts bog down, but ultimately very readable. Enjoy
The stonecutter
The Swedish Fish Cocktail
2 oz ice cold vodka
1/2 oz apple liqueur
dash of oj
spray of seltzer
sprig of rosemary
This cocktail might be more bracing than Camilla Lackberg's novel, but once again we are met with an interesting cast of characters, if not overly stereotypical, the novel deals with Patrick and Erika from The Ice Princess book. They have had their first child and live is unsettling with a new babe, not to mention a friend's daughter's murder. A bit long, I still enjoy the setting in Sweden. We are given hints of Erika's abused sister's story that will probably play out in a later book. A nice summer read with a nice summer cocktail
2 oz ice cold vodka
1/2 oz apple liqueur
dash of oj
spray of seltzer
sprig of rosemary
This cocktail might be more bracing than Camilla Lackberg's novel, but once again we are met with an interesting cast of characters, if not overly stereotypical, the novel deals with Patrick and Erika from The Ice Princess book. They have had their first child and live is unsettling with a new babe, not to mention a friend's daughter's murder. A bit long, I still enjoy the setting in Sweden. We are given hints of Erika's abused sister's story that will probably play out in a later book. A nice summer read with a nice summer cocktail
