tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post6181463368928257925..comments2024-03-24T06:32:13.194+13:00Comments on Crime Watch: On the eve of the Oscars of Crime WritingKiwicraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-48753822757404838012010-04-30T08:37:40.721+12:002010-04-30T08:37:40.721+12:00Sounds like its a tough choice for the judges. I&#...Sounds like its a tough choice for the judges. I'm even more curious to see who wins this year now...Kiwicraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-60458324082274476992010-04-30T06:54:40.888+12:002010-04-30T06:54:40.888+12:00I have got copies of the Malla Nunn and the Last C...I have got copies of the Malla Nunn and the Last Child to read in my vast pile. (After seeing Bernadette's comment I must prioritise the Malla Nunn!). The only one on the list I have actually read is Nemesis and I hope it wins if only because it is translated. It is a good, thrilling and engaging book but the denouement was totally silly! Most unbelieveable criminal and modus operandi.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-16449984703737049262010-04-30T04:56:31.395+12:002010-04-30T04:56:31.395+12:00A Beautiful Place To Die was very thought provokin...A Beautiful Place To Die was very thought provoking and eye opening for me. Well done in both the plot and characters. I am hoping my new favorite author, <a href="http://www.theovarywars.com/about-the-author" rel="nofollow"> Mike Hogan</a>, gets on the list next year with his new book entitled, the Ovary Wars. It is a crime thriller that also causes you to think about important issues like the fragility of our food supply and human life. I am looking forward to more of his writings in the future.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188784155058340775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-51662763948495092772010-04-29T23:37:56.202+12:002010-04-29T23:37:56.202+12:00I've only read Malla Nunn's book - it'...I've only read Malla Nunn's book - it's fabulous - evocative of the period (1950's South Africa as apartheid is being implemented) and truly wonderful characters. If the others are of the same quality (and it sounds from the above comments that they are) I wouldn't want to be judging.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-78487181553507339772010-04-29T22:22:42.089+12:002010-04-29T22:22:42.089+12:00I'm still waiting on Nesbo's latest to arr...I'm still waiting on Nesbo's latest to arrive (apparently a review copy is in the mail) - really looking forward to it as have heard a lot of good things about him, and there's a rumour he might be heading downunder later in the year.Kiwicraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-14758236252106964352010-04-29T22:18:24.053+12:002010-04-29T22:18:24.053+12:00Nemesis is one of Jo Nesbo's finest but I hav...Nemesis is one of Jo Nesbo's finest but I have not read any of the others.Uriah Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046023583067265187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-21653163332222880662010-04-29T21:10:57.590+12:002010-04-29T21:10:57.590+12:00I finished, Charlie Huston's Mystic Arts of Er...I finished, Charlie Huston's Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death last night. Superb stuff. He's a genius at dialogue and has a fresh angle - the main character gets a job cleaning up murder sites and gets dragged into all kinds of shenangians. Thoroughly enjoyed it, but not for the squeamish.Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.com