Tag Archives: thriller

Lee Child, “Personal”

Posted on September 11, 2014 by carolwallace

Apparently deep in the shadiest corners of the U.S. Army there is a very old and neglected  general named O’Grady who refers to Jack Reacher as “Sherlock Homeless.” Which just goes to remind all of us that one of Lee … 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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