{"id":9378,"date":"2021-11-30T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=9378"},"modified":"2022-01-13T08:29:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T13:29:13","slug":"santas-bookshelf-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=9378","title":{"rendered":"Santa’s Bookshelf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Picture Santa Claus sitting in front of a blazing fire in the long, dark evenings up at the North Pole and reading my 2021 book reviews. Well, he\u2019s been diligent, and he has suggestions that may fit people on your gift list who are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. New Jerseyans with a sense of humor (or crime fans with a sense of humor period) Suburban Dicks<\/a><\/em> by Fabian Nicieza or New Jersey Noir: Cape May<\/a> <\/em>by Bill Baer<\/li>
  2. Far East adventurers \u2013 The Coroner\u2019s Lunch<\/a><\/em> by Colin Cotterill or Play the Red Queen<\/a><\/em> by Juris Jurjevics<\/li>
  3. Aficionados of trans-European capers \u2013 The Cut<\/a><\/em> by Chris Brookmyre<\/li>
  4. Members of the lady spy auxiliary \u2013 The Rose Code<\/a><\/em> by Kate Quinn or A Woman of No Importance<\/em> by Sonia Purnell (I read this, but didn\u2019t review it, unaccountably\u2014amazing true story!)<\/li>
  5. Paranormal mystery, Blackfeet tribe division \u2013 The Only Good Indians<\/a><\/em> by Stephen Graham Jones; New Orleans division, Under the Blood Moon<\/a><\/em> by Tracie Provost<\/li>
  6. The cozy crowd \u2013 The Thursday Murder Club<\/a> <\/em>by Richard Osman<\/li>
  7. Teenagers\u2019 parents who might want to be reminded that it could be worse: We Begin at the End<\/a><\/em> by Chris Whitaker or Wayward Girls<\/a><\/em> by Claire Matturro & Penny Koepsel<\/li>
  8. Fans of military adventures \u2013 Appointment in Tehran<\/a><\/em> by James Stejskal or the aforesaid Play the Red Queen<\/em><\/li>
  9. Short Story lovers \u2013 Best American Mystery & Suspense<\/a><\/em>, edited by Steph Cha<\/li>
  10. Folks who just need a vacation \u2013 Blood Like Rain<\/a><\/em> by Al Tucher or Murder on the Island<\/a><\/em> by Daisy White<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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