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Comment on Medieval Murderers by Falconer and the Ritual of Death « The unset alarm clock

Falconer and the Ritual of Death « The unset alarm clock — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:35:36 +0000

[...] Falconer’s mystery-solving career, but Morson has been busy on other projects, including several Medieval Murderers compilations. Falconer is regent at Oxford University in the late 13th century when he is called upon by his [...]

Comment on Eastern Promises on DVD by RocknRolla on DVD « The unset alarm clock

RocknRolla on DVD « The unset alarm clock — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:21:48 +0000

[...] excitement, but thinking she’s above it all. This film is certainly not as dark as the excellent Eastern Promises, but it shares some common elements and its intricate web of story lines is worth [...]

Comment on The Bank Job on DVD by RocknRolla on DVD « The unset alarm clock

RocknRolla on DVD « The unset alarm clock — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:21:43 +0000

[...] Guy Ritchie film about the London underworld. I was hoping it might be similar to last year’s The Bank Job and have some decent action and comedy. Instead, I was quite pleasantly surprised by its [...]

Comment on The Queen’s Gambit by Diane A.S. Stuckart by Portrait of a Lady « The unset alarm clock

Portrait of a Lady « The unset alarm clock — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:23:32 +0000

[...] working for Leonardo. Newcomers planning to read the entire series should definitely start with The Queen’s Gambit however, as many plot points from the first book are revealed in the [...]

Comment on Death at Victoria Dock by More Phyrne Fisher stories « The unset alarm clock

More Phyrne Fisher stories « The unset alarm clock — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:53:01 +0000

[...] of books and dvds at the library has been rather tepid lately, so I ventured back to Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher series once again. These two books are good examples of an author can display variety within a somewhat [...]

Comment on I Killed by Born Standing Up « The unset alarm clock

Born Standing Up « The unset alarm clock — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:42:50 +0000

[...] of his movie career and ends with his mother’s death in 2002. Unlike the punchline-driven I Killed, this work is much more academic in nature. It should be part of any course curriculum related to [...]

Comment on Mad about the Boy? by Christina

Christina — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:03:46 +0000

That’s a funny review. Unfortunately, it doesn’t dissuade me from reading the book, but makes me want to read it for a good laugh.

Comment on A Royal Pain by Mad about the Boy? « The unset alarm clock

Mad about the Boy? « The unset alarm clock — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:54:10 +0000

[...] of this time period should skip this series entirely. Instead, I would recommend Rhys Bowen’s Lady Georgiana books, the early books in Barbara Cleverly’s excellent Joe Sandilands series, Carola Dunn’s [...]

Comment on The Templar, the Queen and her Lover by The Prophecy of Death « The unset alarm clock

The Prophecy of Death « The unset alarm clock — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:17:19 +0000

[...] The Prophecy of Death by Michael Jecks. The author of this long-running series has attempted to breathe new life into the books by bringing his main characters, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and his friend Bailiff [...]

Comment on A Play of Dux Moraud by Morality Play « The unset alarm clock

Morality Play « The unset alarm clock — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:14:24 +0000

[...] troupe of players in rural medieval England is one I’ve read before in Margaret Frazer’s Joliffe series, but thankfully in this case Unsworth does not submit his readers to sleep-inducing pages of [...]