Re: What (non-comic) Books Are You Reading?

by Philip K Ditko Mon Apr 03, 2023 11:42 am

Touching Distance - Martin Hardy
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by MajorHoy Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:47 pm

Currently reading

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The Goodbye Look by Ross Macdonald
<A Lew Archer Novel>
(orig.

1969 by Ross Macdonald /
Bantam Books 13th printing November 1987)

by MajorHoy Fri Apr 14, 2023 3:34 pm

Currently reading

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The D.A. Breaks a Seal
by Erle Stanley Gardner
(orig. published January 1946 /
Pocket Book edition August 1952)
<Doug Selby series>

by Philip K Ditko Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:50 am

Sour Mouth, Sweet Bottom: Lessons From a Dissolute Life - Simon Napier-Bell
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by Philip K Ditko Sun Jul 23, 2023 4:35 pm

Uneasy Rider - Mike Carter
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by Philip K Ditko Sun Aug 20, 2023 5:10 pm

Gutshot Straight - Lou Berney
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by Philip K Ditko Sun Sep 17, 2023 10:35 pm

Calling Bullshit - Carl T Bergstrom & Jevin D West
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by Mbast1 Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:03 pm

I'm (very slowly) reading An Immense World by Ed Yong. It's fascinating, about how different senses in animals create wildly different views of the world. Including senses we humans don't even have.

by Philip K Ditko Wed Oct 04, 2023 12:12 pm

The Limits of Genius - Katie Spalding
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by MajorHoy Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:50 am

Currently reading:

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The Complete Casebook of Cardigan, Volume 4: 1935-37
by Frederick Nebel
(

2012 Altus Press)

and

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The Complete Cases of Peter Kane
by Hugh B. Cave
<The Dime Detective Library>
(

2018 Steeger Properties, LLC, under license to Altus Press)

by Philip K Ditko Sun Oct 29, 2023 2:07 pm

Fear and Loathing in America - Hunter S Thompson
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by MajorHoy Fri Nov 03, 2023 3:46 pm

Currently reading

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The Complete Cases of the Marquis of Broadway, Volume 1
by John Lawrence
(

2014 Altus Press)

by MajorHoy Tue Nov 14, 2023 4:35 pm

Currently reading

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Murder Maze: The Complete Black Mask Cases of Jerry Tracy (Book 2)
by Theodore A. Tinsley
(Black Mask / Steeger Properties, LLC - 2022)
Stories originally published in Black Mask magazine 1935-1937

by MajorHoy Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:59 pm

Just finished reading

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That's Hollywood: The Complete Black Mask Cases of Bill Lennox (Book 1)
by W.T. Ballard
(Black Mask / Steeger Properties, LLC - 2023)
Stories originally published in Black Mask magazine 1933-1934.

by Mbast1 Sat Nov 25, 2023 11:16 pm

MajorHoy wrote:(Black Mask / Steeger Properties, LLC - 2023).

Steeger is having a sale this weekend so I bought a couple of ebooks about Captain Future. Need to read them, and then decide what else I want to actually read.

by MajorHoy Sun Nov 26, 2023 12:49 am

Mbast1 wrote:
MajorHoy wrote:(Black Mask / Steeger Properties, LLC - 2023).
Steeger is having a sale this weekend so I bought a couple of ebooks about Captain Future. Need to read them, and then decide what else I want to actually read.

Oh, I know about the sale. They seem to do a 30% off sale every year over Black Friday though Cyber Monday weekend (the weekend that falls right after Thanksgiving Thursday), plus they normally have a 25% off sale around every July 4th (Independence Day here in the U.S. for our non-American friends).
I'm still waiting for more announcements on new collections they're adding to what they publish before I place my order, which will be for softcover / paperback books.

by Philip K Ditko Fri Dec 08, 2023 5:07 pm

Lou Reed: the Life - Mick Wall
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by MajorHoy Fri Dec 22, 2023 4:30 pm

Currently re-reading

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Raw Law: The Complete Cases of MacBride and Kennedy, Vol. 1 (1928-30)
by Frederick Nebel
(

2013 Altus Press)

by Philip K Ditko Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:27 pm

Voodoo Histories - David Aaronovitch
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by Philip K Ditko Fri Dec 29, 2023 7:57 pm

Bee Gees: Children of the World - Bob Stanley
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by MajorHoy Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:35 am

Currently reading:

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The Complete Cases of Cash Wale, Volume 1
by Peter Paige (pseudonym of Morton Wolson)
<The Dime Detective Library>
(

2021 Popular Publications, an imprint of Steeger Properties, LLC)
(stories originally published 1940-41)

by MajorHoy Fri Jan 12, 2024 4:11 pm

Started reading:

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Lies at Any Price: The Complete Cases of Gillian Hazeltine, Volume 1
by George F. Worts
<The Argosy Library #104>
(

2021 Popular Publications, an imprint of Steeger Properties, LLC)
(stories originally published 1926-28)

by Philip K Ditko Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:39 am

Creation Stories - Alan McGee
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by Mbast1 Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:45 am

Does it count if it's an audiobook? If so, The Hunter by Richard Stark. Read it years ago, and am now listening on my commute.

by MajorHoy Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:50 pm

Mbast1 wrote:Does it count if it's an audiobook? If so, The Hunter by Richard Stark. Read it years ago, and am now listening on my commute.

My problem is I'm too old-school to answer that.
I'm the kind of guy who thinks "reading" involves your eyes, not just your ears.
(Though I do realize there should be exceptions, like braille for a visually-impaired person.)
"Listening" to an audiobook without having the words in front of you to follow along just doesn't seem like true "reading" to me.

by MajorHoy Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:00 pm

Finishing up

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The Complete Cases of the Marquis of Broadway, Volume 2
by John Lawrence
(

2016 Steeger Properties, LLC, under license to Altus Press)

by MajorHoy Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:04 pm

Now reading

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Dime Detective Magazine #3 Facsimile Edition
<January 1932>
(

2023 by Steeger Properties, LLC)

by MajorHoy Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:39 pm

Currently reading:

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The Yin Shee Dragon: The Complete Cases of Mike & Trixie, Volume 2
by T.T. Flynn
<The Argosy Library #143>
(

2023 Popular Publications, an imprint of Steeger Properties, LLC)
(stories originally published in Detective Fiction Weekly magazine 1934-35)

by MajorHoy Wed Feb 07, 2024 4:34 pm

Started reading

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Dime Detective Magazine #4 Facsimile Edition
<February 1932>
(

2023 by Steeger Properties, LLC)

by MajorHoy Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:13 pm

Currently reading

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The Case-Hardened Samaritan:
The Complete BLACK MASK Cases of Dal Prentice, Book 1 (1933)
by Roger Torrey
(

2023 Steeger Properties LLC. Published by Black Mask)

by MajorHoy Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:36 pm

Currently reading:

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The Corpse Clue: The Complete Cases of Morton & McGarvey, Volume 1
by Donald Barr Chidsey
<The Argosy Library #123>
(

2022 Popular Publications, an imprint of Steeger Properties, LLC)
(stories originally published 1934-35 in Dime Detective magazine)

by MajorHoy Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:56 pm

Currently reading

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The Snarl of the Beast: The Collected Hard-Boiled Stories of Race Williams, Volume 2
by Carroll John Daly
stories originally published 1927-1929
(

2016 Altus Press)

by MajorHoy Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:40 am

Currently reading

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McKee of Centre Street by Helen Reilly
<American Mystery Classics>
(:copyright: 1933 / published in 2023 by Penzler Publishers)

by MajorHoy Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:19 am

Currently reading

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The Bride Wore Black by Cornell Woolrich
<American Mystery Classics>
(:copyright: 1940 / published in 2021 by Penzler Publishers)

by MajorHoy Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:47 am

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Dead Man Inside by Vincent Starrett
<American Mystery Classics>
(:copyright: 1933 / published in 2023 by Penzler Publishers)

by MajorHoy Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:49 am

Will next be starting

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The Odor of Violets by Baynard Kendric
<American Mystery Classics>
(:copyright: 1940, 1941 / published in 2021 by Penzler Publishers)

by MajorHoy Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:01 pm

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The Case of the Rolling Bones <A Perry Mason Mystery> by Erle Stanley Gardner
(

1939 / published by Penzler Publishers 2023)

by MajorHoy Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:36 pm

Now reading

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Cat's Paw by Roger Scarlett
(

1931 / published by Penzler Publishers 2022)

by MajorHoy Sat May 04, 2024 3:55 pm

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The Ferguson Affair by Ross Macdonald
(orig. :copyright: 1960 by Ross Macdonald; December 2010 Vintage Crime / Black Lizard)

by Philip K Ditko Thu May 09, 2024 9:08 pm

The Conspiracy Tourist - Dom Joly
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by MajorHoy Mon May 13, 2024 4:12 pm

Currently reading:

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The Steel Noose by Arnold Drake
(originally published in 1954 by Ace Books, Inc.
Stark House Press / Black Gat Edition: April 2024)

by MajorHoy Mon May 20, 2024 2:49 am

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Seed on the Wind by Rex Stout
(

1931 / First Hard Case Crime edition: November 2023)
NOTE: This story was published prior to Stout's first Nero Wolfe novel.

by MajorHoy Wed May 29, 2024 4:56 pm

Currently reading:

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Trouble Follows Me by Ross Macdonald
(orig.

1946 / 2013 by MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Integrated Media)
NOTE: This story was originally published under the author's real name, Kenneth Millar.

by Philip K Ditko Tue Jun 11, 2024 11:12 pm

Renegade: the Lives and Tales of Mark E Smith
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by MajorHoy Wed Jun 12, 2024 4:21 pm

Finishing up

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Manhunt - May 1953 (Vol. 1, No. 5) Facsimile Edition
(

2022 Fiction House Press)

NOTE: When originally published, price was 35¢.
Nearly 70 years later, price is a little more than 42½ times more.

by MajorHoy Wed Jun 26, 2024 4:54 pm

Currently reading

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The Complete Cases of Cass Blue, Volume 2
by John Lawrence
(

2023 Popular Publications, an imprint of Steeger Properties LLC)
The Dime Detective Library.

Stories were originally published 1934-1935.

by Philip K Ditko Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:34 pm

No Off Switch - Andy Kershaw
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by Mbast1 Sun Jul 07, 2024 1:44 pm

Today is the last day of Steeger Books sale, 25% off with this code 2024summer. I think I remember some people mentioning that site.

by MajorHoy Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:42 pm

Mbast1 wrote:Today is the last day of Steeger Books sale, 25% off with this code 2024summer. I think I remember some people mentioning that site.

Yeah, I went ahead and ordered three books for myself yesterday. Cool

by MajorHoy Mon Jul 08, 2024 8:51 pm

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Fast One by Paul Cain
(

2013 by Gutter Books LLC.)
Based on stories originally published in Black Mask magazine in 1932, then as a novel by Doubleday in 1933.

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