Andrew Nette Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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“It’s worse than death in the mines. you want them to sing opera as well?” Award winning author, pulp scholar, bibliophile & lover of all things noir.
Hipster Death Rattle
Richie NarvaezAndrew NetteHIPSTER DEATH RATTLE by @richie_narvaez drops from @DownAndOutBooks in March. Read an early draft of this book, it is not like any New York crime novel I have read for a while. He dropped by Pulp Curry to discuss the indirect path to writing his book https://t.co/uF9MQGFBi7 https://t.co/ZxyNXcu0aj
Paperback, 2019
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World
Grady HendrixAndrew NetteOne of the presents I received for my recent birthday is THESE FISTS BREAK BRICKS: HOW KUNG FU MOVIES SWEPT AMERICA AND CHANGED THE WORLD. Terrific work by @grady_hendrix & Chris Poggiali & others including Kier-La Janisse. https://t.co/qtjrOrk3u9
Paperback, 2022
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The House of Souls
Arthur Machen MachenAndrew NetteDoes anyone know anything about this book, THE HOUSE OF SOULS, published in London by Grant Richards in 1923, or it’s author, Arthur Machen? What about you @memizon @arkhamlibrarian or @StefanDz11 ? https://t.co/iRCO4VGccN
Paperback, 2016
$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dracula
Bram StokerAndrew NetteWhy did no one tell me there is an until recently lost Icelandic version of Dracula, based on Bram Stoker’s original work & with a forward by him, that is weirder, more violent & hornier than the English language version? I need this book in my life asap. https://t.co/ei39yZ3ZqY
Paperback, 2003
$11.00$5.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Journey Into Fear
Eric AmblerAndrew NetteToday’s thrift store scores are channeling @Sulli864 I have passed up so many opportunities to buy Eric Ambler books when I see them cheap, but no more. Besides, I hear that JOURNEY INTO FEAR is pretty good and I love the cover design of the Fontana editions https://t.co/TVACm3yRWG
Paperback, 2002
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nightmare Alley
William Lindsay GreshamAndrew NetteNot sure I knew NIGHTMARE ALLEY author William Lindsay Gresham served on Republican side in Spanish Civil War. He returned to NY with TB. His recuperation was the subject of his 2nd novel, LIMBO TOWER. Need to check if its been reissued or whether I have to find it 2nd hand
Paperback, 2010
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Grifters
Jim ThompsonAndrew NetteToday’s 2nd hand book scores #3. A 1990 Corgi film tie edition of Jim Thompson’s THE GRIFTERS. I have never seen this edition before. https://t.co/h8xZr5Bo0d
Paperback, 2014
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Maigret
Georges SimenonAndrew NetteNot sure if this film was based on a Maigret novel &, if so, which one. I think for next year’s #Noirvember viewing I’m going to have to make a sustained effort to see films based on books by Georges Simenon. I know there are heaps & I’ve hardly seen any.
Paperback, 2015
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Ipcress File: A Harry Palmer Novel
Len DeightonAndrew NetteReorganising some of my books and have discovered that I have three paperback copies of Len Deighton’s THE IPCRESS FILE. From left to right: Panther, 1966, Panther 1970, with the stunning cover by Ray Hawkey, & the 1965 US release by Fawcett Publications https://t.co/gIOJLGkMtp
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rollerball
Andrew NetteAndrew NetteMy latest @letterboxd list is ‘Murder game’ cinema: ROLLERBALL, its precursors and influences. A look at the films mentioned in my 2018 monograph on Norman Jewison's 1975 dystopian science fiction film https://t.co/FpdovrxqvS
Paperback, 2018
$27.45$13.73 + Free shipping50% off your first book