<<Leonard also recalls places and events from earlier
books. I think in
one book a pivotal scene takes place in a Detroit bar called
Sportstrees
(or something like that). A few books later, when a character
is going
through some Detroiter's pockets, a matchbook from
Sportstree's shows
up. Not earth-shattering, but I love stuff like this, and
author's who
take the time to do it, suggesting that Leonard's novels are
all really
part of one big interconnected story.>>
Sportree, owner of Sportree's, is an important character in
_Swag_, a
book I cannot recommend highly enough.
<<Carl Hiassen and Stephen King also do it, and didn't
Faulkner do it as
well? And there must be other crime writers who do it,
although I can't
think of any right now.>>
Yes, Faulkner had a host of recurring characters and
families. Somehow
he kept track of all of them and avoided inconsistencies.
P.G. Wodehouse
did it too, brilliantly of course. He had charts.
I would like to give Hiaasen a second chance, after being
turned off
years ago by his glibness and unconvincing characterization.
How is his
recent work?
Regards,
mt
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