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    Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground - Blind Willie Johnson

    Most of those are just used paperback reading copies but I do have a few collectibles. I started out as a vintage paperback collector but I have managed to find some nice first editions here and there over the years. I mentioned that I found a signed first edition of Kahawa by Donald Westlake that was lacking a dust…

    I am a big fan of your book collection and your blog Mr. Jones. Makes me very jealous. I found your site through an earlier piece Alex Belth did on Richard Stark that had a link to the ViolentWorldofParker. It is not a last line but I like the end of Forty Lashes Less One when the cons say, "Fuck you, captain" and…

    That is great. I found a first edition of Dancing Bear at a book sale for $3. It is not an especially rare book but it is worth a good deal more than that.

    Ouch. Heyward out 4-6 weeks with a broken jaw.

    May be the best first line in the history of crime fiction:

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    I was lucky enough (or unlucky enough) to date a line cook and one of the best things about our relationship was cooking together. I learned a lot. We would go to the grocery and see what looked good, or what was on sale, and we would often try things we had never cooked before. That's how I learned to make…

    The second is from Gunsights (1979).

    It was my pleasure. Made me want to reread a lot of those books. It has been a long time since I have read some of them.

    Yeah, I could do that. No problem.

    My great-grandmother's Corn & Shrimp soup recipe. I just made a batch a few days ago. I roast the whole ears beforehand in the husks on the grill.

    Earlier this year I was at the annual University book sale and I came across a nice first edition of Bandits. Opened it up and it was signed. One of the great moments in my life as a book collector.

    So sad. RIP Elmore.

    I used to watch his show a lot and thought it was very useful for methods and techniques I had never tried before. Basic knowledge stuff. I watch America's Test Kitchen on PBS for the same reason. For recipes I like to get a general idea what I want to do and then customize it a bit for my tastes. I think the…