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James's List of Fun Books Discovered in Retirement - Page 3

The best thing about being a RETIRED literature teacher is that you don't have to set an example anymore and can read whatever you want for pleasure. Here are 101 books I've discovered since I put in my papers that are just plain fun to read.
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Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
81
Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett: The Dain Curse
Dashiell Hammett: The Dain Curse
82
The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
83
Hammett
Background to Danger (Ambler)
Background to Danger
84
Ambler
Cause for Alarm (Ambler)
Cause for Alarm
85
Ambler
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
86
Ambler
Journey Into Fear (Ambler)
Journey Into Fear
87
Ambler
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft (H. P. Lovecraft)
The Best of H. P. Lovecraft
88
H. P. Lovecraft
The Puppet Masters (Robert a Heinlein)
The Puppet Masters
89
Robert a Heinlein
Another Roadside Attraction (Robbins)
Another Roadside Attraction
90
Robbins
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
91
Robbins
Still Life With Woodpecker (Tom Robbins)
Still Life With Woodpecker
92
Tom Robbins
Jitterbug Perfume (Tom Robbins)
Jitterbug Perfume
93
Tom Robbins
Skinny Legs and All (Tom Robbins)
Skinny Legs and All
94
Tom Robbins
The Guns of Navarone (MacLean)
The Guns of Navarone
95
MacLean
Ice Station Zebra (MacLean)
Ice Station Zebra
96
MacLean
Where Eagles Dare (MacLean)
Where Eagles Dare
97
MacLean
What the Dead Know
What the Dead Know
98
To the Power of Three (Laura Lippman)
To the Power of Three
99
Laura Lippman
No Time for Goodbye (Linwood Barclay)
No Time for Goodbye
100
Linwood Barclay
A Tap on the Window (Linwood Barclay)
A Tap on the Window
101
Linwood Barclay
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