I used the opportunity of our monthly title to read through
as much of the series (Crais' Cole novels) as I could--and
it's been quite enjoyable.
As I've mentioned before, I find Crais' female characters
especially interesting, sometimes quite strong. In LA
Requiem, the dead cop's wife, her daughter, Dolan, and, to a
lesser extent, Lucy all have individual voices and
perspectives that play into the plot. Pike is made more human
through his involvement with the women, also. Crais seems to
have been building toward his most recent (?) novel,
Demolition Angel, which features a woman on the Bomb Squad.
How well does Crais carry it off in that novel?
LA Req. also deepens Crais' exploration of Los Angeles,
answering a criticism I had of the early Cole novels. That
exploration really begins in Sunset Express, and Cole's final
"song" of love for L.A. in Requiem is quite earned, it seems
to me. (HB novels work best when they "earn" their
lyricism--as well as their adjectives.)
Be interested in comments on DAngel.
Bill Hagen
billha@ionet.net
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