Ed Lynskey wrote:
> One of my recent used pb purchases was Rob
Kantner's
> THE BACK-DOOR MAN which I'm finishing up.
I'm
> really enjoying his breezy adventures in
the
> Motor City and beyond. Mr. Kantner has an
engaging
> writing style that clips along. I've had him
on
> my tbr list and I've not been
disappointed.
>
> I haven't tried Vicky Hendricks'work but
the
> feedback from miker has been positive so
I'll
> put her in the hopper.
************************ And I put Kantner on my list, Ed. Is
THE BACK-DOOR MAN the one to read by him?
I got the D'J Pancake stories in the mail tonight. I'm
looking forward to reading them. Continuing with the
Australian hardboiled that I asked about several months ago,
I just ordered a Marc Brody novel, something about blondes
and blackmail. It's from the later 1950s.
Right now I'm finishing up one that Jim Blue (I think)
recommended about a year ago, Joan Didion's PLAY IT AS IT
LAYS. They compare her to Nathanael West on the back cover. I
can see a couple reasons. Human cruelty figures big. And this
particular one is a classic Hollywood book, reminiscent of
West's DAY OF THE LOCUST. All the classic Hollywood themes
done up in style.
miker
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