Hey Jim,
If you think this was good, his new book, hopefully to be
published soon, Red Jungle, his by far his best work. There
is a sample of chapter one on my blog site.... http://mysdawg.blogpot.com
While you are at it, check out the rest of his books, here is
a short synopsis of each..
http://acalcagno.blogspot.com/2004/07/kent-harrington-one-of-great-unkno
wns.html#comments
Aldo
-----Original Message----- From:
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owner-rara-avis@icomm.ca] On Behalf Of Jim Beaver Sent:
Wednesday, August 11, 2004 8:55 AM To:
rara-avis@icomm.ca Subject: RARA-AVIS: Dí¡ de los
Muertos
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. My mother thanks
you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank
you. Thank you, whoever on this list recommended Kent
Harrington's "Dí¡ de los Muertos." I just finished it and this
was one of the best reads I've had in years. Hard-boiled as a
steel baseball and it sure fits my definition of noir, too.
Golly, can this guy write.
I looked for the book after someone here described the scene
where Calhoun, bleeding from the eyes, heart pounding from a
shot of horse amphs, has to muscle a 500-pound assassin
strapped to a refrigerator dolly through the streets of
Tijuana while being chased by the cops and local gangs. I
thought any book with a scene like that deserved to be read,
even if the rest didn't live up to it. But in my humble
opinion, every scene in the book, in its own way, lived up to
the promise of the teaser left here at Rara-Avis by some
gentle soul.
Thanks, whoever you are. I hope I can return the favor as
well some time.
Jim Beaver
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