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Ahah! MonkeyCatcher, I see now that you are in NZ not NY! Close alphabetically but not at all geographically. :o I have been thinking that we could have a transcontinental discussion group on Block? What do you all think? Not sure how we organise it, (not too tightly, I hope) but the...

Oh! I'm not sure how I found the Lawrence Block thread now but I do know it wasn't difficult or else I would have given up. :D and no! I was not at all offended!! Just curious about what was going on when my back was turned :p Now I think it was about a China Mieville comment I made? Don't...

PS Forgot to ask... Is this something I should know about? Can't say I feel inclined to search through hundreds of threads to find the right one. I don't have enough time to sift through the threads that look interesting... Do you think it's a problem? I'm afraid I am not terribly up on the...

This (below) is an interesting story, bookman. I am a fairly new member of bookcrossing.com and have to stress that I haven't felt under any pressure to let any of my precious books go. What encourages me to release books is that I know that I have a chance to get books that I am looking for...

Thank you Monkey Catcher for re-opening this thread! Hello again I heard something like that on the tea time news headlines!! Oh No! Have a started a rumour now?? :D I forgot to thank Monkey Catcher for re-opening this thread as well as Peder for pointing it out to me!

Yes, it was written in Spanish then translated (or was it Catalan?) anyway the English version is a translation for sure.

Lawrence Block Website! Hello all! I could talk for hours about Lawrence Block! I haven't read all his books and I don't know all of his characters. The first one I read was Tanner on Ice... well, read it and see what you think. Block has a number of characters but I basically got hooked on...

I voted for Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon It's spooky for October, in a (hmmm) intelligent way but a great read too.

Hi Peder I've almost finished Hiaasen... Not great, I agree but Brookmyre has written some books that are better than others too, of course. I was thinking I would give him another try but maybe... When you told me about the Block "mystery" :p at the bookshop, I had an image of you...

Jemima, you're dead right about Foucault's Pendulum. I would even go so far as to say that Dan Brown read it before writing Da Vinci Code? In my opinion, Da Vinci Code fades into insignificance when compared to Foucault's Pendulum. I would also, suggest Name of the Rose, another wonderful...

Hi Peder Good to know another Block fan! :D I'm trying out a Carl Hiaasen now. I read somewhere that he is the American Christopher Brookmyre. (probably on the back of a Brookmyre book!) I don't think he is, not so far anyway, though I'm only about half way through at the moment. Have you...

Oh! Great to hear that! I have exactly the same response (the book should carry a health warning: "Danger! Reading in Public Places Can Damage Your Image!" Also, I seriously suspected he was getting the NY ambience just right!! At least, I hoped so... He is exactly the kind of author I...

I've requested Oracle Night from the library... There are actually SIX copies in our local libraries, I wonder who is reading them?? I will get back to you when I've read it if you don't mind. Maybe we can swap a few? And .... You know what they say CDA... Books are weapons!! lol

Hi Peder! Great! Glad to hear you found something you like in Block. I haven't read that one yet so I have to get a move on now!!!! If you can't find any Brookmyre I can send you one that I have here but it's not his best. It's called Be My Enemy and is quite funny but not the best for...

Supremely cute? Did you see Lavender Hill Gang? He seems to have some kind of false teeth in that film, that seem to distort his face, supposedly to make him look evil but actually making him look very funny. The thing about Guinness is that he changes his appearance on a regular basis. This...

Leaving out the pudgy, wasn't Alex Guinness pretty risible in appearance? I think he was an actor, not a looker and anyway, what happened to artistic licence? The funny thing for me is that I always saw Donald Pleasance as Smiley, so maybe you have a point?

recommendations? Hi again Peder I'm not sure about what to read.... I don't think The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart is the best, since it seems to get a bit tangled up at the end. I'm about to start The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams... The titles give a good idea about the books don't...

Hi again Peder If you need excuses for browsing, here's another one... It's written by a Glasgow guy and set in Glasgow and if you need another reason, it may be good to compare and contrast with Block's Bernie Rhodenbarr. The author's name is Christopher Brookmyre and the title is The Sacred...

Le Carre Website I found a website so won't bother boring you all with a list of Le Carre novels, when you can see them for yourselves. http://www.johnlecarre.com/chronological.html Now I see that The Little Drummer Girl was published in 1983, why did I expect it to be 89 or 90? Except...

Lawrence Block OK so he is not exactly a modern day classic but he IS funny and his stories are great! I've read a few but I think the best are the Matthew Scudder Series.