Yesterday, I don't know why, I felt the compulsion to read
some Elmore Leonard, so I picked up his _Pagan Babies_ at the
local library. It starts with one of the strongest first
paragraphs I've read in a long time; I figured that, after
that opening volley, he would have to deliver, and he does. I
couldn't put the thing down.
Objectively, it's a disturbing book. The comedy is there, but
it doesn't weaken the tension. The book is short and could be
a Gold Medal, in which case we would be including it among
the best ones from that era. I give it my highest
recommendation.
We haven't had an Elmore Leonard month, have we? There are
thirty-seven novels and a bunch of stories...
Regards,
MrT
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word is the difference between lightning and the lightning
bug." Mark Twain
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