That is the same two I have read. A Tale Of Two Cities fairly recently and I have no idea why I read it as I don’t read a lot.
1984 a very long time ago. We might have had to read it in school but can’t remember. Also can’t remember much of the book.
I did read “Crime and Punishment” three times and consider it a great book. I always thought “Columbo” was based on Porfiry Petrovich.
I have read every one of Matt Bracken”s books.
I had the same thoughts about “Columbo”!
GMTA!