tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post1674838100550369090..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: Rated to KillTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-85738457027975632532011-09-29T19:56:28.950+02:002011-09-29T19:56:28.950+02:00Thanks Sergio, and I recommend The HOG Murders. It...Thanks Sergio, and I recommend <i>The HOG Murders</i>. It's arguably the best specimen of the cross-breed between the classic, puzzle-oriented mystery and the contemporary, serial killer thriller. The award for that book was well deserved. He also wrote a stellar impossible crime novel, <i>Killed on the Rocks</i>. <br /><br />I hope you enjoy his books as much I have been enjoying them.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-46067317104372037792011-09-29T15:57:55.704+02:002011-09-29T15:57:55.704+02:00Great review TomCat - I have read only a little of...Great review TomCat - I have read only a little of de Andrea's fiction as it rarely seems to have printed in the UK, but like Pronzini he manages that remarkable feat of synthesising many strands within the mystery genre into a unified whole - can't wait to go out and pick up on of his books as soon as I can. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />SergioSergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com