Well, I might as well say my little piece on Ellroy. I bought
both CLANDESTINE and BROWN'S REQUIEM when they first came
out. (I still have both books, of course), and I liked them
quite a bit. I thought they were a little raw and
undisciplined, but good stuff. I didn't like the Lloyd
Hopkins books nearly as well, but I did like KILLER ON THE
ROAD (aka SILENT TERROR). After that the only book I really
liked was THE BLACK DAHLIA. I tried reading WHITE JAZZ.
Couldn't do it. I heard a rumor that when the book was turned
in, the publisher said, "Way too long. Cut it." So Ellroy cut
out all the modifiers. Don't know if that's true. Haven't
tried any of the books since that one.
Bill Crider
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