Posts Tagged ‘1950’
Crazy Rhythm, by T.W. Emory
In “logs to luxury” Broadmoor, the “old” money wasn’t really so old. Crazy Rhythm (256 pages) is the second mystery by T.W. Emory set in 1950s Seattle and featuring PI Gunnar Nilson. While searching for the killer of a small-time hustler, Gunnar is hired to investigate a series of menacing phone calls made to a…
Read MoreTrouble in Rooster Paradise, by T.W. Emory
Seattle, 1950. When men were men, thanks to WWII, and fine dining meant a steak at Canlis. Trouble in Rooster Paradise (256 pages) is a work of mystery/suspense by debut author T.W. Emory. While investigating the death of a high-end shop girl, a lone private eye comes up against some deadly and powerful local characters.…
Read MoreA Reader’s Companion to J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye (Second Edition), by Peter G. Beidler
The second edition of A Reader’s Companion to J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye by Peter G. Beidler is a valuable and entertaining resource for American literature students as well as fans of J.D. Salinger and his ground-breaking novel. “For those of us who have not read or taught The Catcher in the Rye for…
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