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shirin_mandi's review
4.0
183 pages
Fish Eyes
Homespun Silk
Common Stock
Helen of Troy, N.Y.
Caveat Emptor
The Knightâs Gambit
Pink Bait
Fish Eyes
Homespun Silk
Common Stock
Helen of Troy, N.Y.
Caveat Emptor
The Knightâs Gambit
Pink Bait
rdpulfer's review
5.0
This is my second time reading one of The Library of Congress Crime Classics and I loved it even more than the last one (The Conjure-Man Dies). Each of the crime classics are well-formatted with interested footnotes and lots of information for historical context.
I found Jim Hanvey to be an awesome protagonist. A forebear to Columbo is many ways, Jim is a heavyset, disheveled and somewhat misshapen man who disarms (and sometimes unnerves) criminals with his chummy, somewhat lackadaisical attitude. Of course, Jim often knows more than he's letting on, and much like Columbo, the fun is often seeing how he exposes the culprit. Best of all, since this is a collection of short story, it was something I felt equally at ease "binging".
I'm look forward to reading more these crime classics, and I think I might even try to track down more of Hanvey's stories in the future.
I found Jim Hanvey to be an awesome protagonist. A forebear to Columbo is many ways, Jim is a heavyset, disheveled and somewhat misshapen man who disarms (and sometimes unnerves) criminals with his chummy, somewhat lackadaisical attitude. Of course, Jim often knows more than he's letting on, and much like Columbo, the fun is often seeing how he exposes the culprit. Best of all, since this is a collection of short story, it was something I felt equally at ease "binging".
I'm look forward to reading more these crime classics, and I think I might even try to track down more of Hanvey's stories in the future.
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