![]() ![]() ![]() Mercedes” rises above the standard detective-centric, hunt-down-the-killer crime novel because of its characters and its well-timed, unexpected tension. Mercedes before he kills again - likely at a bigger, more crowded venue. Feeling useful again, Hodges enlists the help of his only real friend, Jerome, the scary-smart, computer-savvy teenager who lives nearby and cuts Hodges’ grass. Mercedes literally breathes new life into Hodges who, until then, had spent months in his La-Z-Boy watching bad daytime TV and contemplating suicide. The killer escapes and becomes the obsession of retired cop Bill Hodges.Ĭhasing down Mr. While the city is never named, it sounds like a Midwestern working-class “anytown” that’s seen better days. Mercedes, a killer so-named because he used a stolen car to plow through a group of hundreds standing in line before dawn to attend a job fair. What’s billed as King’s first true detective novel captures the story of Mr. Creepy, yet realistic characters that get under your skin and stay there, a compelling story that twists and turns at breakneck speed, and delightful prose that, once again, proves that one of America’s greatest natural storytellers is also one of its finest writers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() “On our first day in the UK in August 1995, we were taken to a Camden pub and all the Britpop bands were there. ![]() “ We never actually did that but we lied to her and said we did. The doctor said it was the strangest story she’d ever heard! ” For a bonus half-point: what unusual item did Louise Wener claim that The Wannadies used to shove up their bums? Which obviously we had just made up! After I docked with, I remember thinking I’d contracted a sexually transmitted disease from him and had to visit a doctor in Gothenburg. So you have to pull your foreskin over the other guy’s penis. We had enormous amounts of drinks, and told people enormous amounts of lies about how things are done in Sweden – including that in our home country, to show your friendship, people ‘dock’. There was us, Sleeper and 60 Ft. Dolls, and we had a third puberty touring England. “ I guess you’re referring to ‘docking’?” 3 According to Sleeper frontwoman Louise Wener, what bizarre fetish did The Wannadies introduce her to on tour? ![]() ![]() Sometimes a reader just needs something light, easy reading and contemporary, which is why I had fun reading When You Were Mine. While nowhere near as good as the original, it was still an enjoyable read. But since it was a 2012 debut and a retelling of Romeo and Juliet, I thought I'd give it a chance. I was debating whether or not to read When You Were Mine because there were some bad reviews on GoodReads. Because Shakespeare may have gotten the story wrong, but we all still know how it ends… (from GoodReads) And when rumors start swirling about Juliet’s instability, her neediness, and her threats of suicide, Rose starts to fear not only for Rob’s heart, but also for his life. This is not how the story was supposed to go. Rose is devastated over losing Rob to Juliet. Juliet, who is gorgeous, vindictive, and a little bit crazy… and who has set her sights on Rob. ![]() ![]() Juliet, who used to be Rose’s best friend. Rose has been waiting for years for Rob to kiss her-and when he finally does, it’s perfect. ![]() Rosaline knows that she and Rob are destined to be together. What’s in a name, Shakespeare? I’ll tell you: Everything. In this intensely romantic, modern recounting of the greatest love story ever told, Romeo’s original intended-Juliet’s cousin Rosaline-tells her side of the tale. ![]() ![]() Praise for The Woman Who Wouldn't Die "Laughter is a subversive weapon when you live under a repressive regime. Colin has a huge fan base-a legitimate cult favorite series. Follows a paperback repackage of the entire series with a fresh new look, including a $9.99 Passport to Crime edition of The Coroner's Lunch. Full of dark comedy, offbeat characters, and poignant depiction of Laos at a moment of political upheaval-very different from anything else out there. One of Soho Crime's all-time bestselling series, always widely and well-reviewed (Love Songs from a Shallow Grave was NYTCrime Novel of the Year). ![]() Siri Paiboun is preoccupied with another matter: tracing a mysterious message he's received in the form of a severed finger. Colin Cotterill, one of Soho's bestselling authors, returns with a signature dark, witty mystery set in 1970s Communist Laos As an escalating war edges into Communist Laos, feisty septugenarian ex-national coroner Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() As Farquhar stands on the bridge with a noose around his neck, Bierce leads the reader to believe that the rope breaks and that Farquhar falls into the water below, only to escape to his farm, where he is reunited with his wife. First published in 1891 in Bierce's short story collection Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, the story centers on Peyton Farquhar, a southern planter who is about to be hanged by the Union Army for attempting to destroy the railroad bridge at Owl Creek. ![]() ''An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,'' the premier title in this collection, is one of the most widely anthologized American short stories and is considered Bierce's best work. In their iconoclasm and needle-sharp irony, their formal and thematic ingenuity and element of surprise, they differ markedly from the fiction admired in Bierce's time. This volume of selected stories represent an unprecedented accomplishment in American literature. Before he trailed off into the wilds of Mexico, never to be heard from again, Ambrose Bierce achieved a public persona as "bitter Bierce" and "the devil's lexicographer." He left behind a nasty reputation and more than ninety short stories that are perfect expressions of his sardonic genius. ![]() |