This is pretty dark stuff, but well written. It's the first
of Raymond's
"Factory" series. I give it a thumbs up.
>H. Browne The Taste of Ashes,
Ah, you lucky dog. Someone recommended this to me years ago
and I've yet
to find a copy.
>
>
> On the other hand, I read another book that I
liked
>much more: Philip Kerr's March Violets. Has anyone
read this book? It
>has one plot problem and a somewhat weak ending, but
otherwise is very
>strong.
_March Violets_ is the first novel in a trilogy Kerr wrote
about the
German PI Gunther. I think it runs pre-war, during, and
post-war.
Penguin has collected the three novels in an omnibus volume
titled, I
think, _Berlin Noir_. I think Kerr also writes about a
Russian
detective.
Speaking of German PIs, I just started reading _Happy
Birthday, Turk!_
by Jakob Arjouni. It's pretty good so far, but the PI
character--Kemal
Kayankaya--drinks like a fish and makes the lush-era Matt
Scudder look
like the leader of a temperance society.--Duane
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