This Week's Travel Reading, Hard Case Crime Edition

Yes. I know. I keep saying that I don't like Stephen King's novels--or, at least, don't like the way he spins his wheels repeatedly before getting to the point, or the plot.

And yet? Here I am again, reading his latest paperback from the Hard Case Crime imprint.

Why am I bothering, you ask?

For one thing, Hard Case Crime puts out a regular stream of excellent, "lost" crime novels by some of the finest practitioners of the art--Mickey Spillane, Donald Westlake and James M. Cain have all had thrillers appear under the imprint. King has as well, for that matter--both Joyland (which I read and enjoyed) and The Colorado Kid (which I haven't read yet) were published by Hard Case Crime.

For another, it's relatively short--only 264 pages--so even if it sucks, it won't suck for long.

Every Picture Tells a Story 3/25/21

Yet another party I was not invited to.

Every Picture Tells a Story 3/24/21

Finally, a party I was invited to--kolaczki bought at Rich's Deli.

This Week's Travel Reading, Martinis & Murder Edition

Confession: I've read Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man before. Or at least I think I have--since my heart attacks, my memory is a tangled mess I've given up trying to untangle.

Whatever the case, it's an easy read for my long commute to and from the job--as smooth as a vodka martini with at least two (and preferably three) olives for garnish.

And just in case you're wondering: The book and the first Thin Man movie with William Powell as Nick Charles and Myrna Loy (sigh...Myrna Loy) as Nora are very close on plot and dialogue. The other Thin Man movies? Not as much, but still considerable fun.

Every Picture Tells a Story 3/22/21

Yet another party I was not invited to.

Every Picture Tells a Story 3/19/21

Yet another party I was not invited to.

For Dinner Last Night

Corned beef sandwich, garnished with dill slaw, both from Gene's Sausage Shop.

St. Patrick's Day 2021

Scenes from various past St. Patrick's Days. Hope your day is a lovely celebration of all things Irish.

Every Picture Tells a Story 3/5/21

Mimi in a contemplative mood for a Friday morning.