John Lau mentioned SILENT JOE by T. Jefferson Parker,
wonderful book, and Carrie Pruett <
pruettc@hotmail.com> added, "Yeah, this was a terrific
book and it motivated me to check out TJP's backlist too. I
had mentally shelved him with generic potboilers based on
something, maybe the covers and a very brief run I took at
"Red Light." After reading "Joe," I went back to "The Blue
Hour" which I just finished and thought was a terrific book.
I didn't much care for the storyline - very clinical serial
killer story - but the characterizations were good enough to
push me past it. Merci Rayborn is probably the most
interesting and thoroughly developed female cop I've
encountered and I've now got the next two books on my short
list. "Blue Hour" was quite different from "Silent Joe"
though; there were some common threads, mostly setting, but
"Joe" felt much more like classic hard-boiled in terms of
plot. though the characterizations are very much his own;
parts of both books will probably be too "sappy" or
overwrought for some but I found them effective."
I like _Silent Joe,_ too, and bought Red and Blue, but
haven't read them yet, I think of the covers.
Joy
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