I recently re-read, after at least ten years, Michael
Collins's classic
Dan Fortune novel "The Silent Scream". Besides presenting us
with an
excellent hardboiled novel in the classic style, Collins
manages also to
infuse Dan Fortune with a real personality, revealed as much
by what he
does say as by what he doesn't and by how he reacts to people
and
events. It's not news that Collins/Lynds is a consummate pro,
but until
now I had not fully appreciated his subtlety in
characterization. In
later Dan Fortunes, he adopted a more strident, even
hectoring tone that
detracted from the story - but those first few books are
exceptional.
Regards,
Mario Taboada
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