Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Gangster Crime Novels

Martin Hill Ortiz    12:24 PM    3 comments
"They call it business. OK. But it's personal as hell. You know where I learned that from? The Don. My old man. The Godfather. . . . That's what makes him great. The Great Don. He takes everything personal." Michael Corleone responding to the assertion "It was business, not personal" in The Godfather,...

Friday, February 17, 2017

Review of Janet Dawson's Cold Trail

Martin Hill Ortiz    5:50 AM    No comments
Cold Trail In Cold Trail by Janet Dawson, her Northern California detective, Jeri Howard, takes on a personal case: her brother is missing. His medical bracelet is found at a murder scene. The opening line is gripping:I felt cold and it wasn't only because of the morgue's temperature. As Howard...

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Did The Apprentice Kill NBC?

Martin Hill Ortiz    11:01 AM    No comments
He's plague, he's smallpox, he's typhoid. I don't want to follow his goddamn show. I want out of that 8 o'clock spot. I've got enough troubles without Howard Beale as a lead-in. You guys scheduled me up against "Tony Orlando and Dawn," NBC's got "Little House on the Prairie," ABC's got "The Bionic...
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