I recently read Alter's _Carney Kill_, a 1986 Black Lizard
pub., and would
recommend it for its unusual setting in a seedy Florida
amusement park.
Although the plot is not particularly memorable, Alter is
excellent with
characterization and scenics. I've not read that much on the
lives and
codes of carny people, but it seemed to me that he was
slicing from life
(or from thorough research).
According to the short bio in the back of the novel, Alter
mainly wrote
children's books. Two other adult books are listed: _Swamp
Sister_, also a
Black Lizard, and _The Red Fathom_. Perhaps others have more
info and
reactions to his fiction.
Bill Hagen
<billha@ionet.net>
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