(Apologies if this winds up as a double post. I think I
botched sending a previous version of this.)
I'm a sucker for books set in the recent past, I and just
finished two pretty good ones.
Hidden River by Adrian McKinty (author of the terrific Dead I
May Well Be) is set in Denver of the 90s and is a fine
follow-up. A possible spoiler is than anyone who's read a bit
of noir will see the twist coming a long way away, but it's a
fun ride getting there. McKinty is a writer I'm looking
forward to reading for years to come.
I picked up Citizen Vince by Jess Walter based on the Ken
Bruen blurb it received. It may be a bit too medium-boiled
for some on this list, but I liked this tale of a small-time
crook trying to make good. It's set in Spokane (with a detour
to NYC) in 1980 with the presidential election as a backdrop
throughout.
On a different topic, by chance I flipped passed Michael
Connelly on the Tavis Smiley show last night. It's the first
time I've seen him interviewed, but it has me looking forward
to reading The Closers.
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