Olman's Fifty

58 in 2005, 32 in 2006, 46 in 2007, 54 in 2008, 27 in 2009, 73 in 2010, 61 in 2011, 67 in 2012, 26 in 2013, 28 in 2014, 32 in 2015, 18 in 2016, 58 in 2017, 57 in 2018, 104 in 2019, 66 in 2020, 57 in 2021, 59 in 2022, 93 in 2023

Monday, June 01, 2026

25. When the World Screamed by Arthur Conan Doyle

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I love this cover!  It's a full-bleed illustration by Paul Monteagle, very architectural, which depicts a significant scene from the sho...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

24. The Riddle of Samson by Andrew Garve

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I was initially under the impression that Andrew Garve's main metier was manly action and crime but I see now that he also has quite a f...
Friday, May 22, 2026

23. The Witches of Karres by John H. Schmitz

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After reading Ken Hite's strong recommendations of Schmitz's work, I went on a bit of a buying spree, including finding this nice pa...
Friday, May 08, 2026

22. Poison People by William Haggard

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Sometimes the collector part of my brain dominates the reading part and it can lead to poor book-buying decisions.  I've quite enjoyed W...
Sunday, May 03, 2026

21. Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh

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Finally, a Ngaio Marsh that is fairly easy to read and follow.  Grave Mistake is pretty much a classic English village cozy whodunnit.  I wa...
Monday, April 27, 2026

20. The River People by Philip Wayre

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I picked this beautiful paperback up in a thrift shop in Halifax on aesthetic reasons alone.  It's a non-fiction book about otters and s...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

19. The Second Wave - Book 2 of the Woodstock Saga by Michael Tod

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I wish I'd read this right after the first one, but these books are quite hard to find (still looking for the third one).  Reading suffe...
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1/3 American, 1/3 Canadian, 1/3 Montrealer, when I'm not working for the planet and living my lucky life, I hang out on the internet and write about culture and language in Montreal, books and movies. I also rant on a wide range of subjects and try to do that here so my wife doesn't have to be the only one to suffer.
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