Tag Archives: Thomas Perry

Thomas Perry, “Poison Flower”

Posted on June 26, 2012 by carolwallace

Have you read Thomas Perry’s Jane Whitefield novels? They are some of my favorite diversions, taut thrillers with an interesting concept. Jane Whitefield is a Seneca Indian who makes people disappear. They might be abused wives or embezzlers on the … Continue reading →

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Michael Connelly, “The Reversal”

Posted on November 29, 2011 by carolwallace

Michael Connelly sells a lot of books, and since I’m always on the lookout for escape reading, I bought a used copy of The Reversal in an airport last week. I will say that it got me through the 5 … Continue reading →

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Thomas Perry, “Strip”

Posted on June 17, 2010 by carolwallace

Summer reading with gangsters and LA strip clubs; fun! Continue reading →

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Thomas Perry, “Pursuit”

Posted on May 18, 2010 by carolwallace

I am slightly concerned that by blogging about these Thomas Perry novels, I will strip them their utility. They are great diversions, but what has worked in the past is that I read them fast and forget them. Writing requires … Continue reading →

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Thomas Perry, “Vanishing Act”

Posted on February 28, 2010 by carolwallace

I’m pretty sure this is the first of Perry’s Jane Whitefield series. The concept is brilliant: Jane is a Seneca, from upstate New York, who helps people disappear. The later books are somewhat more functional, more pure thriller, and there’s … Continue reading →

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Thomas Perry, “Sleeping Dogs”

Posted on February 18, 2010 by carolwallace

Sleeping Dogs is the sequel to Thomas Perry’s The Butcher’s Boy, and unlike many sequels, it is just as strong as the original story. The Butcher’s Boy, the nameless professional assassin, has spent ten years lying low in England with … Continue reading →

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Thomas Perry, “The Butcher’s Boy”

Posted on February 10, 2010 by carolwallace

Here’s a question: if I can’t follow the plot of a novel, why do I still enjoy reading it? Legions of readers of Dashiell Hammett and John LeCarré have wondered the same thing. I’ve been working recently on the theory … Continue reading →

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Thomas Perry, “Dance for the Dead”

Posted on July 19, 2009 by carolwallace

It’s books like this that I really need to blog about, just so that I can remember I read them. I love Thomas Perry, I think he’s brilliant at what he does and Dance for the Dead is one of … Continue reading →

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Alan Furst, “The Spies of Warsaw”

Posted on January 30, 2009 by carolwallace

So maybe it’s not a formula. Maybe it’s a recipe, which implies, to me at least (cook rather than chemist), more latitude. Ingredients include likable melancholy hero, redoubtable Nazi villain(s), a modest dose of spycraft, several discreet but circumstantial sex … Continue reading →

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Thomas Perry, “Runner”

Posted on January 20, 2009 by carolwallace

Man, that was fun. I love Thomas Perry. I have this theory that the really good thriller or mystery writers are the really smart ones: sometimes you get a little growl, like the engine of a Lamborghini in a traffic … Continue reading →

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