Ed Lynsky said:
>Just finished Kenneth Abel's Cold Steel
Rain
>and enjoyed the dialogue and pacing. It's
>yet another novel set in New Orleans which
>I worried about at the beginning. However,
>the narrative stayed fresh and lively. I'm
>wondering if anyone else has read/has
opinions
>on his other titles? Is this sort of novel
>considered hardboiled or more crime
suspense?
I enjoyed both Cold Steel Rain and The Burying Field, the
next book in what I hope becomes a series. I don't consider
them to be all that hard boiled, but I think many on this
list would enjoy them. Just out of curiosity, why did the New
Orleans setting put you off initially, Ed?
The Burying Field reminded me a bit of Thomas H. Cook's
excellent Evidence of Blood, though I must confess that it's
been eight or nine years since I read that one. I guess I'll
need to give that one another reading sometime soon. Had I
been an Avian during the compilation of the the "blown away"
list, both Evidence of Blood and Breakheart Hill would have
made my cut.
Best.
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