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> A year or so ago, someone gave a high recommendation
to Dan
> Simmons' HARD CASE. Since the paperback just hit
the
> stands, I picked it up. It has a great dedication,
which
> was also mentioned ("This book is for Richard Stark,
who
> sometimes writes under the wussy pseudonym of
Donald
> Westlake"). The book starts out over the top and
builds
> from there. I can't decide whether Simmons is
serious or
> whether he's spoofing. Either way, this is as tough
as they
> come. It's fast, it's short (probably about the
length of a
> Gold Medal), and it's entertaining. It also has one
very
> funny line.
>
> Bill Crider
I liked HARD CASE a lot and agree that it's a modern version
of a Gold Medal. I seem to remember reading that Simmons has
at least two more novels in the works featuring the same
character.
Best, James
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