I thoroughly enjoyed THE MONKEY'S RAINCOAT when I first
picked it up a few years ago. Found STALKING THE ANGEL not
the same level. LULLABY TOWN was back on track. FREE FALL of
lesser impact. Don't really remember how I felt about VOODOO
RIVER. But the last 3, SUNSET EXPRESS, INDIGO SLAM AND L.A.
REQUIEM are all outstanding. I think yeah, the guy's hit his
stride. He's getting ambitious with his series, got an
extremely well received stand-alone on the shelves now (and a
fat movie deal to go along with it) and if any of you are
fortunate enough to catch him on his book tour, you'll find
him utterly captivating an individual.
He's one of the guys I read who's act hasn't gotten
stale on me yet, like say Carl Hiassen, Lawrence Shames,
Eugene Izzi or even Elmore Leonard. On the contrary, I look
forward to reading anything he writes.
Aside from his glib prose style, Crais' strengths
include a strong command of pacing and action, tools he honed
from his television days. But IMHO, what makes him a good
novelist is the dimension he brings to his peripheral
characters.
John Lau
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