I, too, just finished this book recently. I enjoyed it,
though not quite so much as his second book about Danny
Chaisson, The Burying Field. Part of the problem, I think, is
that Abel mentions plot points from Rain so often in Field
that I almost felt as if I'd already read it. I thought The
Burying Field was great, with believable characters and great
attention to detail and setting. I read it almost immediately
after James Lee Burke's latest and felt like it was the book
I wish Burke had written (don't get me wrong-- I recognize
Burke's talent and genius, but he is writing the same book
over and over and over). I've tracked down two of Abel's
earlier books, Bait and The Blue Wall, based on my experience
with his Chaisson books, but have yet to start reading them
(after months of reading nothing but crime/mystery/noir, I'm
taking a short break in the science fiction section).
Craig Larson Trinidad, CO
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