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| Old Tin Sorrows (Garrett Files) | 
 enlarge | Author: Glen Cook
Publisher: Roc
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 62636
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0451451570
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780451451576
ASIN: 0451451570
Publication Date: June 6, 1989
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Someoneor somethingis murdering the employees of retired General Stantor. Now, this growing legion of the dead wants to add the general to their ranks. And its up to Garrett and the half-elf Morley Dotes to protect Stantor and find the killer...
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A Classic Garrett Case defines the Man. October 20, 1997
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is the book for anyone who has enjoyed any other of the Garrett novels. It is the second book in the sequence of events in Garrett's life. It explains the background of Elenor, the haunting painting that hangs above Garrett's desk. Fans of the Dead Man will be disappointed, as he makes but a brief appearence in this book. This is possibly Cook's best Murder mystery / Ghost story.
Yet another fine Garrett story from the great Glen Cook September 11, 1998
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Garrett does his finest gumshoe work in this tense, creepy and funny tome. Truely, this is the beginning of Garrett's true love for art. Glen Cook has always been my favorite storyteller, I am proud to share the same city with him and that McGuire guy.
The best of the Garrett series. November 4, 1995
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This one has it all, a hard-bitten detective, his slightly sleazy sidekick, several beautiful women as love interests, and a story that will keep you engrossed and guessing till the end
Garrett No. 4 December 6, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Old Tin Sorrows
Old Tin Sorrows is the fourth book in the Garrett Files collection. Garrett is a tough ex-marine, private investigator in the mold of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. The series is set in a fantasy world that is quite amusing. His advisor is "the Dead Man" who is really not a man at all and isn't dead exactly, but, oh never mind, buy this book; you'll want to read it several times. In this book Garrett is doing a favor for his old marine Sergeant who asks him to figure out who is poisoning his ex-general (who just happens to have a beautiful young daughter.
He, also introduces a new character, a Dr. Doom who sounds like he could be in future books,at lest I hope so, he sounds interesting
Highly recommended for fans of Cook and high adventure.
1. Sweet Silver Blues (1987)
2. Bitter Gold Hearts (1988)
3. Cold Copper Tears (1988)
4. Old Tin Sorrows (1989)
5. Dread Brass Shadows (1990)
6. Red Iron Nights (1991)
7. Deadly Quicksilver Lies (1994)
8. Petty Pewter Gods (1995)
9. Faded Steel Heat (1999)
10. Angry Lead Skies (2002)
11. Whispering Nickel Idols (2005)
Science Fiction Book Club omnibus editions:
1. The Garrett Files (collects Sweet Silver Blues, Bitter Gold Hearts, and Cold Copper Tears; 2003)
2. Garrett, P.I. (collects Old Tin Sorrows, Dread Brass Shadows, and Red Iron Nights; 2003)
3. Garrett Investigates (collects Deadly Quicksilver Lies, Petty Pewter Gods, and Faded Steel Heat; 2004)
Gunner December, 2007
Excellent 4th in Cook's Garrett Series November 3, 2005
This is the 4th in Cook's Garrett series ("Sweet Silver Blues," "Bitter Gold Hearts," "Cold Copper Tears," "Old Tin Sorrows," "Dread Brass Shadows," "Red Iron Nights," "Deadly Quicksilver Lies," "Petty Pewter Gods," "Faded Steel Heat," "Angry Lead Skies," and "Whispering Nickel Idols"). If this isn't the best of the whole Garrett series, it's right up there fighting for the slot. For all intents and purposes, there's no Dead Man in this book: it's all Garrett, with some support from Morley and a couple of appearances from Saucerhead and the Dojango triplets. It's got good pacing and keeps you scratching your head trying to figure out what's going on all the way to the end. It's also one of the darkest books in the series. Nasty stuff. But, it explains why Garrett is so fixated on his picture of Eleanor in later books. Excellent, excellent book. I rate it at 5 stars out of 5.
BTW: At the time of this review, this book is long out of print. It's tough to find anywhere. As an alternative, look around for the SFBC's "Garrett, P.I.." This book is part of that collection.
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