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Maybe me? Maybe not the right time? maybe the book? Whatever the reason, it is a #bail I‘ll try again in the future but in my birthday month, I‘m only reading what I‘m loving. #Roll100

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Enjoyable isn't the right word for this one, so I'll just say it was compelling. Gruesome and gritty and all to real, it was an uncomfortable read to be sure. But it was also impossible to put down. I finished it in one go, and my only complaint is that I don't know how long I'll have to wait for part two. I think fans of The Wire will love it.

Book 4 done #rushathon
#goodreadsgiveaway #ARC
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Trying to decide which mood I'm in today. Both are #ARCs. Decisions are the worst.

I get that this book is supposed to be the dark side of the police force, particularly homicide in 1988 in Baltimore. It starts with a dead guy in the street and all the homicide cops talking above him and it‘s very reminiscent of an 80s style cop show or movie. It‘s just dark and every other word is F this, F that, calling people hoes, making fun of trans street walkers. While I know this is realistic to 1988, I don‘t have to read it or enjoy it

RIP Richard Belzer (Detective John Munch)

The episode that touched me most was the one in which he investigated the death of a former girlfriend.

(I know he was also on Law and Order SVU…)

I went to the library to return a few books & of course left with even more, including the tagged book which I discovered while browsing. I have posted about Schechter several times before & this massive anthology (almost 800 pages with index) sounds very very fascinating! Hawthorne on a visit to a waxworks display of crimes, Capote interviewing Manson associate, Hurston on the trial of Ruby McCollum etc.

I loved the TV show Homicide: Life on the Street, and was reminded of it when I got a GR recommendation earlier today. When I went into town for what should be last-minute Xmas shopping, but is actually the 1st I've done, I nipped into a charity shop, as you do, & synchronistically saw a copy of the very book for £1, so that's 646 more pages to read!
The yellow disc in the centre of the picture is the full moon rising as I came out of the shop 🌕

No. 3 in the Detective Robert Hunter series. Re-reading it because I love the series and I‘ve run out of newer books to read. I recommend it if you don‘t mind very graphic detail. #RobertHunter #CarlosGarcia #homicide #ultraviolentcrime #serialkillers #ChrisCarter