The Second Deadly Sin Another very nice mystery/thriler by Asa Larsson featuring Rebecka Martinsson and Anna-Maria Mella. Great descriptions of the cold in northern Sweden near Lapland. Larsson’s stories are filled with dark turns and redemption. Another one nicely done.
Tagged book, larsson, mystery, reviewAn Event in Autumn: A Kurt Wallander Mystery (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original) A relatively short, but very good novel that features Kurt Wallander. Although there will be no more Kurt Wallander novels, and he was essentially done away with in a previous novel, this one seems to have been unearthed form Mankel’s previous writings. All […]
Tagged book, mystery, review, wallanderA three night stop in Bergen, Norway was part of our trip to Norway, England, Wales, and Iceland from April 28 – May 28. While there we stayed at Augustin Hotel. Augustin is a nice hotel with very nice art in the rooms and the hallways and public facilities. Coffee and tea is available each […]
Tagged norway, restaurantsWhat We Don’t See is a selection from Transfixiation by A Place to Bury Strangers. It is a nice piece and the video adds interest to its meaning and intent. Video premiere: A Place To Bury Strangers ‘What We Don’t See’ / Music News // Drowned In Sound – “Last month saw the release of their […]
Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, transfixiation, transfixiiation, video, What We Don't SeeA Conspiracy of Faith: A Department Q Novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen Another in the series of Alder-Olsen’s Department Q series. These books deal with an Inspector Carl Morck and his two assistants as they deal with what we call cold cases, ones that have not been solved for many years. It often turns out thought […]
Tagged mystery, reviewThe Baklava Club: A Novel (Investigator Yashim) by Jason Godwin Having visited Istanbul I enjoyed reading this mystery/novel set in 19th Century Istanbul and written with historical accuracy. The plot moves along although I was disappointed in having guessed the primary perpetrator of one of several murders. However, the story is interspersed with descriptions of […]
Tagged instanbul, reviewKZSC Show Reviews: A Place to Bury Strangers – Events, Music News | KZSC Santa Cruz – ‘By the time it was over, nobody could hear but everybody in that room wanted to experience it again.’ review aptbs a place to bury strangers santa cruz
Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, review, santa cruzStarting March 9 and returning March 24 we took a trip from our home in Fredericksburg, Va to Savannah, GA (March 9-11) – stayed at a duplex using AirBnB. Nice place, away from tourist area but within walking distance of all attractions. Ate two dinners at Local 11 Ten. The first night Lynn had scallops […]
Tagged boynton beach, charleston, fernandina beach, florida, key west, savannah, TravelReviews of Transfixiation A Place to Bury Strangers – Transfixiation | Punknews.org – ‘ It’s my favorite album of A Place to Bury Strangers, and is highly recommended by stomp-box addicts like me, or anyone who is a fan of obnoxiously loud guitars a la the bands mentioned throughout this review. It’s all about the […]
Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, brooklyn, death by audio, interview, oliver ackermann, review, transfixiation, williamsburgReview of APtBS show in Dallas 2015 A Place to Bury Strangers Were Deafening at Club Dada | Dallas Observer – ‘If the audience were a chess opponent, APTBS would have put them in checkmate form the get-go.’ aptbs. a place to bury strangers dallas review
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