Tag Archives: Michael Connelly

Tour: Photo-Stalking the Mean Streets

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Don

JB Dickey of the Seattle Mystery Bookshop came out on the walk for Sunday August 11th — he got to the rendezvous point first, so we had time to chat about various things. Such as Michael Connelly’s squiggly “MC” initial … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: A James Ellroy John Hancock

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Don

How about allowing an Apprentice Autograph Hound loose on the Mean Streets to run with those battle-scarred gray wolves Brian Leno and Kevin Cook? Got a note in from Jeff Mariotte — obviously a lifelong book collector, like most people I … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Some Semi-Simulated John Hancocks from Michael Connelly

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Don

So what signature-related extravaganza could Kevin Cook dazzle us with for Autograph Hound Super-Sunday? How about an array of Michael Connelly autos progressing from fuller signature to the squiggly “MC” I’ve mentioned here before? Kind of like a reversal of those images of … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Michael Connelly’s Earliest John Hancock

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Don

In a book of his crime fiction, that is. Welcome to Autograph Hound Super-Sunday the Second! A couple of months ago I stopped into the book-haunted quarters in the American Southwest where Dennis McMillan currently is making his lair. Probably … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Jesse Sublett on Big Book of the Op

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Don

Brian Wallace just sent along a link to a new review of The Big Book of the Continental Op from The Austin Chronicle — worth checking out since it comes from Jesse Sublett, a guy who served in Posse McMillan … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Leigh Brackett at 100

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Don

Leigh Brackett would have been 26 the day Pearl Harbor came under attack, and today is birthday 100. My pal Morgan Holmes mentioned the anniversary to me the other day, saying various people were doing an array of blog posts … Continue reading →

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Posse McMillan: Contrappasso Noir

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Don

Dennis McMillan has been buzzing through the area lately — you’ll remember he got his car with Kansas plates stolen as an early Xmas present — and a few weeks later he got the ticket for his stolen car running … Continue reading →

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Posse McMillan: DMac vs. Zombies

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Don

While I think the actual life of Dennis McMillan is interesting enough, especially if you’ve got your noir or absurd on, I realised awhile back that a shadow life of Dennis in fiction was developing — don’t know for certain if it … Continue reading →

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News: February 2007

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Webmaster

WALKING THE WALK Once again, all the Hammett tours this month are being done for groups by appointment, but check back from time to time — any extra tours open to the public will be posted here. Or if you … Continue reading →

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