Tag Archives: Burt Reynolds

HEAT (1985) by William Goldman

Posted on 12 August 2013 by Cavershamragu

William Goldman – novelist, journalist and screenwriter – turns 82 today. Not just the author of the bestselling memoir, Adventures in the Screentrade, he won Oscars for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President’s Men and was … Continue reading →

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FUZZ (1968) by Ed McBain

Posted on 17 May 2013 by Cavershamragu

And Fedora is back (for now …) and so is Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct series (for my previous reviews click here). I am reading them chronologically, an approach that pays dividends in the case of Fuzz. Not only does it … Continue reading →

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