Congrats on the defense, Neil, I was meaning to ask you about
that. Why do I have this image of Shorty in that second,
really bad Indiana Jones movie saying "YOU call HIM Doctah
Jones" (Smith, Jones, whatever ;))
As for Shame the Devil, I don't agree about implausible
plotting or bad characterization at all though I would say
it's not the best place to start in Pelecanos because
characters from two different series converge.
I just got "Right as Rain" in paperback and read the first
two chapters this morning. The first paragraph alone is
absolutely classic; this has to go down with my alltime
favorite PI novel openings. I'm also imagining Derek Strange
as Homicide's Clark Johnson, maybe aged a little bit (I'm not
sure how old Derek is supposed to be yet -), so that adds to
the enjoyment.
anyway, since RAR is the beginning of a new series, it might
be a good idea to start with this one and, if you like it,
look into the backlist. Just a suggestion :)
Carrie
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