tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post5973689008932392727..comments2023-09-16T07:19:12.058-04:00Comments on John Oak Dalton: Tattoo YouJohn Oak Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831008101574718560noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-10926467154966280252009-08-16T19:02:55.468-04:002009-08-16T19:02:55.468-04:00Gaby, Good list, I agree. Except for the very fir...Gaby, Good list, I agree. Except for the very first Lee Child, which I thought was entertaining enough, I haven't read any of these authors. JohnJohn Oak Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831008101574718560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-7152695899024725672009-08-16T19:00:33.969-04:002009-08-16T19:00:33.969-04:00Esme--I once had a great D&D character by that...Esme--I once had a great D&D character by that name! I like Daniel Silva but has never tried Ruiz--thanks for the leads! JODJohn Oak Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831008101574718560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-60393034909935508562009-08-16T18:59:07.547-04:002009-08-16T18:59:07.547-04:00Peter,
Read everything there but Goines and Eco. ...Peter,<br /><br />Read everything there but Goines and Eco. Any list with Eric Ambler is hard to pass over. A fan of old Elmore Leonard crime stuff (and his Westerns ain't bad either). Carr was a bit ahead of his time, I think. Have always wished I could find some Donald Goines somewhere.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />JohnJohn Oak Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831008101574718560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-54829363844900965362009-08-15T22:16:26.106-04:002009-08-15T22:16:26.106-04:00This is great - getting a lot of recommendations f...This is great - getting a lot of recommendations for my TBR pile.<br /><br />Here are 5 that I enjoyed:<br /><br />(1) Donna Leon's Guido Brunetti Mysteries. One good one was Death at La Fence<br /><br />(2) Josephine Tey's The Franchise Affair OR The Daughter of Time<br /><br />(3) I Can See You by Karen Rose<br /><br /><br />(4) Lee Child's Jack Reacher series. One good one is "Die Trying".<br /><br />(5) Katherine Neville's The Eight<br /><br /><br />Thanks for the entry!<br /><br />gaby317nyc AT gmail DOT comGaby317https://www.blogger.com/profile/10246618515307982406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-30597263665677727822009-08-14T22:02:15.518-04:002009-08-14T22:02:15.518-04:00I cannot think of 5 but just finished reading
Ang...I cannot think of 5 but just finished reading<br /><br />Angels's Game by Carlos Ruiz<br />and I like all of Daniel Silva's novels.<br /><br />chocolateandcroissants at yahoo dot comEsmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558695355351437784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-70832846058886299072009-08-12T23:11:57.445-04:002009-08-12T23:11:57.445-04:00All right, what the heck, I'll play:
3 Classic...All right, what the heck, I'll play:<br />3 Classics:<br />A COFFIN FOR DIMITRIOS, Eric Ambler<br />THE ALIENIST, Caleb Carr<br />BRANDED WOMAN, Wade Miller<br />A couple of my Motor City home boys:<br />CITY PRIMEVAL, Elmore Leonard<br />CRIME PARTNERS, Donald Goines<br />Bonus Book:<br />THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto EcoPeter O'Keefenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-3072286048452920222009-08-10T12:07:12.353-04:002009-08-10T12:07:12.353-04:00Rue--
Really enjoyed LA Confidential, a bit lukew...Rue--<br /><br />Really enjoyed LA Confidential, a bit lukewarm on Jim Butcher and Michael Crichton. Still, two new authors I haven't tried, thanks!<br /><br />---JODJohn Oak Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831008101574718560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-77155785521841611422009-08-10T12:04:34.909-04:002009-08-10T12:04:34.909-04:00Anonymous: Good list! I found two of your sugges...Anonymous: Good list! I found two of your suggestions on paperbackwap.com and may end up spending my credits on those. Email me your name so I can enter you! JODJohn Oak Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831008101574718560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-72942343116855177162009-08-10T08:50:21.794-04:002009-08-10T08:50:21.794-04:00five good mystery/noir/thriller books
1. LA Confi...five good mystery/noir/thriller books<br /><br />1. LA Confidential - The movie was good, the book is better.<br />2. Kitty and the Midnight Hour - It's supernatural thriller and kinda fluffy, but still a fun read.<br />3. Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs - I like Kathy Reichs Temperance Brennan books and think that Cross Bones is among the best.<br />4. Grave Peril - Jim Butcher. Book three in the Dresden Files books. Again, supernatural thriller. This is where the series gets good.<br />5. Airframe - Michael Crichton. A fun thriller for an afternoon and he pokes for at aerospace engineers. (My chosen profession. Scary how well he has us pegged.)<br /><br />Thanks for the chance to win.<br />ruthann (dot) francis (at) gmail (dot) comRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456593490517815755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-34933740680471736442009-08-09T21:57:06.989-04:002009-08-09T21:57:06.989-04:00Hi there John :)
Here is a good list:
UNCERTAINTY...Hi there John :) <br />Here is a good list:<br />UNCERTAINTY by Michael Larsen<br />BORDERLINERS by Peter Hoeg<br />THE BOMBER by Liza Marklund<br />MESSENGER MUST DIE by Kjell Bornemark<br />DIVIDING LINE by Kjell Bornemark <br /><br />PS I would love to win "The Girl Who Played With Fire" hint hint :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-59928354500084668622009-08-08T12:00:58.433-04:002009-08-08T12:00:58.433-04:00Don't forget, you can also email me your entry...Don't forget, you can also email me your entry at johnoakdalton@hotmail.com, like loyal reader Adrienne did.John Oak Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831008101574718560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-80811615134137487792009-08-08T12:00:30.946-04:002009-08-08T12:00:30.946-04:00Reg, Also a great list ! Good translations of the...Reg, Also a great list ! Good translations of the work. A lot of Scandinavian translations seem to have a British feel and yours is more muscular.<br /><br />Oddly, the Magna Cum Mystery Conference at Ball State--which I was on the founding committee for, and I still write reviews for their newsletter--is taking a hiatus this year so all of the attendees can go to Bouchercon. Hadn't thought of it for myself until now!John Oak Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831008101574718560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-3252618438683841292009-08-08T11:57:17.997-04:002009-08-08T11:57:17.997-04:00Laura, Great List! I saw Kennedy's Brain at t...Laura, Great List! I saw Kennedy's Brain at the library. Been meaning to try McCammon and Rankin.John Oak Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831008101574718560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-10499921063030376372009-08-08T00:05:36.117-04:002009-08-08T00:05:36.117-04:00P.S. See you at Bouchercon in Naptown?P.S. See you at Bouchercon in Naptown?Reg / Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-7788456673253008472009-08-08T00:03:33.801-04:002009-08-08T00:03:33.801-04:00Hi John, glad to see you hyping my translations. I...Hi John, glad to see you hyping my translations. I don't need to enter the contest, since I was one of the 250 too, but here are some tips about 5 other Scando crime authors you might like (translated by me or my wife Tiina Nunnally):<br /><br />1. Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell (the 1st and the least gory in the Wallander series), Sidetracked (#5), and The Fifth Woman (#6). I was Mankell's first translator as they published these out of order, so the subplot about Wallander's father makes no sense unless you read the others in between.<br /><br />2. Unseen; Unspoken; and The Inner Circle by Mari Jungstedt -- read any or all in order. Set on Gotland, Sweden's summer party island and old Viking stronghold. A journalist from Stockholm is always getting the scoop before the investigating cops.<br /><br />3. Betrayal; Shame; and Shadow by Karin Alvtegen. The first is my favorite, creepy as hell. Some fates are worse than death...<br /><br />4. Don't Look Back; He Who Fears the Wolf; When the Devil Holds the Candle by Karin Fossum. If you like psycho killers and the like.<br /><br />5. The Ice Princess; The Preacher; (both out in UK) The Stonecutter (coming next) by Camilla Läckberg. Small-town crime for young mothers (there's plenty of domestic stuff in them too).<br /><br />And anything translated by my British pal Don Bartlett, who can do no wrong!<br /><br />And an American (I think) author I just discovered, Brett Battles: The Cleaner, The Deceived, and Shadow of Betrayal. Has some of that Stieg Larsson feel, or a much less wordy Ludlum.<br /><br />Have fun!<br /><br />Reg KeelandReg / Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539868524489903682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700163.post-38405000860521558202009-08-06T21:58:17.418-04:002009-08-06T21:58:17.418-04:00I coincidentally just finished reading The Girl Wi...I coincidentally just finished reading The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo last night!<br /><br />Here's 5 I liked a lot:<br /><br />Kennedy's Brain by Henning Mankell (see, got that in there first!)<br />Gone South by Robert R. McCammon<br />Witch Hunt by Ian Rankin<br />A Mist of Prophecies by Steven Saylor<br />Bleeding Kansas by Sara ParetskyLaura, Queen of Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756837175422645346noreply@blogger.com