I blogged about it last year, but I thought I would do it again for those like me who like to read seasonally. And who love crime fiction. Anyway, the second novel of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct series, The Mugger, is set in September. So it's a very autumnal novel, as well as a neat little suspense. Important recurring characters as introduced, such as Detective Meyer Meyer, Monroe and Monaghan, Fats Donner, also Eileen Burke. And Bert Kling is the main character of this entry, for the very first time. But yeah, for the anecdotal history and for the seasonal readers, it is a crime novel for September. The seasonal is beautifully rendered.
Sunday, 6 September 2026
Prévente pour le Salon du livre
Saturday, 5 September 2026
The Autumn D&Dr Special Day
Le Viennois en automne
Friday, 4 September 2026
Fauda Very Soon
You know I am a big fan of the Israeli crime/spy/action thriller series Fauda,for many, many reasons. It has gripping drama, it's very realistic, directed soberly, without the budgets of Hollywood, but with a quasi documentary style that makes it feel genuine. It's also full of atmosphere, and as a bonus, Krav Maga is often depicted, which makes it so very cool. Anyway, this post is a reminder, if there are fans of the series among my readers, or if you are curious about it: the new season will start on the 8th of September on Netflix. I cannot stress how good Fauda is.
Le coeur à l'automne
Voici une chanson de Pierre Louki, paroles de Georges Brassens. Avant que l'automne arrive, je l'écoute souvent, puis je l'écoute encore une fois l'automne arrivée. Elle décrit parfaitement la saison.
A Bookmark from Warwick Castle
La rentrée au cégep
Thursday, 3 September 2026
"Back to school"
Un ours à Falardeau
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
September 1936 (a crime fiction post)
You may remember that a few months ago, I rewatched The Sting, one of my favourite crime movies and probably my favourite heist film of all time. I'd say it might be the greatest heist film of all time. But I digress. Every time I rewatch an old classic I love, I try to pay attention to things I had not noticed before. I posted about one of these details back in May. Something else struck me on my last viewing: The Sting starts in September 1936. So it's a movie set in autumn. And it struck me that it had a very September, autumnal atmosphere through and through. For those who don't like horror but love crime fiction, this could be a film to watch in autumn.
La rentrée en librairie
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Blessed September!
"Le temps de la rentrée"
C'est la rentrée cette semaine ici. Une réalité que je revis maintenant que je suis papa. Et pour souligner ce temps-ci de l'année, la fin des vacances et le retour à l'école, j'ai pensé à cette chanson de France Gall. Chanteuse que je connais peu. Le Temps de la rentrée, puisqu'il s'agit de cette chanson de son répertoire, je l'ai découverte grâce au générique de fin d'un anime japonais. Et ça a l'air bien nono comme ça, mais je l'aime bien parce que ça représente un certain aspect de la fin des vacances et de la rentrée scolaire que l'on a tendance à oublier: le retour vers ceux qu'on aime. Quand on est adolescent, les vacances en famille finissent souvent par sembler trop longues.
Monday, 31 August 2026
Bronze Anniversary
Today, my wife and I are celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary. Which is our bronze anniversary, unless I am mistaken. I checked online before blogging, of course. Suggestion for gifts: something in bronze (duh!), or some jewel with an aquamarine (for whatever reason it is the gemstone of 19th wedding anniversary), or something else. We do celebrate it the same way every year: dinner out in some nice restaurant or pub (more rarely a pub). Now that we are parents, it ends up being all about Wolfie and a bit of a rehearsal for his birthday. And there is nothing wrong with that.
Petit Crémeux ("À cause c'est bon d'même")
Sunday, 30 August 2026
Frankenstein's Mother
"Vive les pommes"
Saturday, 29 August 2026
Devil's Peak's sequels?
So as I mentioned last Wednesday, I found on Channel 4 the TV series adaptation of Deon Meyer's Devil's Peak. And I binge watched it from Wednesday until tonight. As you can guess, I was thoroughly entertained and enjoyed it a lot. I recommend it. It's substantially different from the original novel, but it is faithful to its spirit. And it keeps you hooked until the last minute. Better still: I won't give anything away, but there is a sequel hook, so I think there might be more seasons. In the original, the characters of Bennie Griessel and Thobela Mpayipheli show up in future novels, so there is more source material to work on. I hope to see more.














