On 28 April 2000, Kevin Burton Smith wrote:
: And this may be pissing in the church, but I always thought
James M.
: Cain to be rather over-rated. His rep rested primarily on
DOUBLE
: INDEMNITY and THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE.
It's hard to over-rate the man that wrote those two. That's
the pure stuff there. I agree his other stuff isn't nearly as
good, though.
After we read Gores' INTERFACE, some people recommended 32
CADILLACS, one of this DKA novels. I just finished it, and
it's a great romp. It's in the light vein of the Dortmunder
or Burglar books, but I liked it much more than any entry
I've read in those two series. There's a big cast of
characters, repo men and Gypsies, and they're pulling short
cons and long cons left and right, stealing cars from suckers
or each other, tripping over each other, moving fast, and all
winding up in Stupidville, Ohio. It's a blast.
Bill
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