Robert B Parker

I learned today (from a librarian - they are surprisingly knowledgeable in my library, although I must complain about their crime section - thank God for SHOTS) that Robert B Parker passed away at his desk on 18 January.  Confirmed by the web, the best obit is the Telegraph's.  Only just recently started reading a few of his 60 - count 'em - books that he churned out over the years, albeit so far I've found a couple of them like the Curate's Egg, he wrote in a style that I thought had gone out of fashion, and will be looking for more of his novels more diligently.  A Jesse Stone that I took out today will be the next to be read.

I expect that he's currently swapping notes with Chandler. 

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The purpose of this blog is already being fulfilled.  Here I said I should look up Edward Marston - in fact I have already read a book of his, The Vagabond Clown, discovered this as I was looking along the shelves of my local library.

I seem to remember enjoying it, and if I see any more at the local library will probably borrow them.   Can't remember enough to review it or even describe it, but what I do remember is that it contained rich characters and a strong-ish plot.  So I can't rate it really, not officially here.  Maybe I'll take it out again at some point.

4 books out of the library, and I haven't decided which one first, needless to say they are all crime fiction.  However, am reading a bit of non fiction at the moment which I would like to complete and note here.

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Have noted one M D Ripley's review on Amazon for George Sims - The Terrible Door.  Must look for it some time but I don't "do" TBR.

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Look up Edward Marston at some point.  No, it's not because he's Welsh.