a.n.smith (ansmith@netdoor.com)
Fri, 24 Dec 1999 17:37:58 -0600
I've read all the Hautman books, and I'm a fan. Since I'm not
a big Hiassen reader, whatever Pete's doing different has me
hooked. But he still has room to grow, I agree. Ring Game was
pretty silly. But the first 2 Crow books were nice, as Mark
said. And my favorite, not mentioned, was The Mortal Nuts.
His masterpiece so far. Dark, funny, good character depth.
And I also like the way he has this world of recurring
characters and can focus on different sections of this world
each time out. When he gets away from Crow, he seems to write
better stuff, like Nuts and Mrs. Million (which was the
lottery one that got all the Hiassen comparisons).
Neil Smith
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