Fred said:
> it turns out the killer -- a guy named
Montresor
> -- got away with burying alive his drunken buddy who
had TRUSTED HIM!
> And that was fifty years ago, and nobody caught the
killer! He got away
> with murder! I think it should be banned. And I know
you agree, too.
I totally agree, Fred. In fact, I've already found a copy of
the volume that contains the work you cited, and have burned
it because it's so dangerous. And now I have three recent
reads to add to the list of books we should ban because the
protagonist gets away with murder:
- GRIFTER'S GAME by Lawrence Block (another Hard
Case Crime book; a reprint of MONA by Block). A bad man and
his girlfriend get away with murder. (I actually thought it
was very good, my first Block read, with an interesting
surprise synthesis ending.)
- TWISTED CITY by Jason Starr. A guy gets away
with killing someone.
(Again, really liked it, and another cool surprise
ending.)
- THE GUARDS by Ken Bruen. A guy kills two people
and as of the end of the novel seems to get away with it.
(This won the Shamus in 2002.) Actually, I really loved this
book, love Jack Taylor. Hadn't read any Bruen before this,
and I'll definitely read more.
There are a number of other books I like in which the
protagonist gets away with murder. Maybe it's me.
Best, Bruce
Bruce Makous Author: RIDING THE BRAND
www.brucemakous.com
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