On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 07:03:01 -0700 (PDT) Mario Taboada
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matrxtech@yahoo.com> writes:
> <<Question: If espionage is suddenly back in
favor, why is
> Donald Hamilton having such a hard time selling the
latest
> (and most likely last) Matt Helm
novel?>>
>
> Probably the author has outlived his own fame. I am
sure he
> hasn't forgotten how to write. In this country,
memory is
> very short.
It also has something to do with the decline of the paperback
original market. In the May issue of Booklist magazine there
is an *excellent* article on the Matt Helm books, and the
publishing issues around them. It is written by Frank Sennett
and is well worth purchasing if you are a Helm fan.
I'm with you. I stumbled across Helm just last year and am
amazed at the well-written, muscular tone of the books.
There's just no fat to them at all. It really goes to show
you that great fiction doesn't need flowery language and long
words. Direct and to the point.
randy
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