Erick wrote:
I've read nearly all of the finalists, with the exception of
those that made up the four-way tie for 8th place: 8:The Big
Clock 8:You Play the Black and the Red Comes Up 8:The
Talented Mr Ripley 8:The Chill Of these, would my fellow
avians care to opine on which I should first pursue? Thanks
for your help.
I've read all but The Big Clock. I'd recommend The Chill the
most highly, one of Macdonald's best, solidifying on the
shift he made in The Galton Case.
I actually found a copy of the Black Lizard edition of You
Play the Black . . . for 50 cents at a library sale today.
For the same price, I also picked up:
Point Blank (#2 in Berkeley Medallion's misnumbered The
Violent World of Parker series) by Richard Stark The French
Key by Frank Gruber Killer's Choice by Ed McBain The Stalker
by Bill Pronzini (I've only read his Nameless books, is this
any good?)
and two by John D: The Good Old Stuff and Judge Me Not
One of these days I've got to attack my pile of non-Travis
MacDonalds. I've got a bunch of them.
Mark
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