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rara-avis@icomm.ca> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002
5:26 PM Subject: RARA-AVIS: Ed Lacy
> It's hard to tell about Ed Lacy. He was one of those
very
> uneven writers. He was also one of the first to use
black
> protagonists in mystery fiction. Check out ROOM TO
SWING,
> which won the "best novel" Edgar, or GO FOR THE BODY
on
> James's little list of treasures. IN BLACK AND
WHITEY isn't
> quite as good but worth reading.
>
> Bill Crider
I've read only one Ed Lacy book, a collection of two
novelettes titled TWO HOT TO HANDLE. One of them is set in
post-war Italy and involves the hunt for some sort of loot
stolen and hidden by the Nazis (I don't recall the details).
The other is set in the South Pacific and concerns a movie
being shot on location there, complete with a murder or
something or other. Both of these stories were better than
they sound, but not great. I thought Lacy's style in them was
pretty interesting, not as goofy as Bellem but still sort of
oddball and breezy. Most of his other books look like they
were at least supposed to be taken more seriously.
James
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