> "Point Blank will do "the mammoth DENNIS LYNDS
READER which will contain
> the entire John Crowe Buena Costa County novel,
BLOODWATER, the Michael
> Collins short novel RESURRECTION, the Dennis Lynds
short novel TALKING
> TO THE WORLD, and generous selection of both Michael
Collins and Dennis
> Lynds short stories. On the schedule after that are
all the Dan Fortune
> novels in double volumes, and selected novels of
John Crowe, Mark
> Sadler, and William Arden starting with HERE TO DIE
by Sadler, and
> featuring critically acclaimed PI Paul
Shaw."
>
> Dennis, I'm curious about how these were chosen. For
instance,
> Bloodwater is neither the first nor your favorite
(didn't you say you
> preferred A Touch of Darkness?) John Crowe novel, so
why that one? (On
> a personal note, I have Bloodwater, but not
Darkness, so . . .)
> Similarly, wasn't The Falling Man the first Sadler?
So why start with
> Here to Die? Am I the only reader who is anal about
reading series in
> order?
Probably not, but the reissues are a
collaborative effort between me and JT Lindroos of
PointBlank. He thinks, and so do I, that HEAR TO DIE is one
of my best books, and wants it to stand alone. The same with
A TOUCH OF DARKNESS. JT thinks it should be done
individually. BLOODWATER is my second favorite. What develops
with the non-Collins books later will have to be worked out.
PointBlank can't put books out too fast, it's really only JT
and his wife, and that especially applies to me since most of
my books have to be scanned into the computer, a tedious
process.
>
> On another note, I just finished the first Buena
County novel, Another
> Way to Die. I liked it, although I was a bit
confused at the beginning
> until someone finally acknowledged the seeming
contradiction of Roy
> wearing the uniform and being six months out of the
Army. Once that was
> questioned I was fine. I liked the way you worked in
the questioning of
> society. As you noted earlier this month, your
critique is not
> situational, but systemic, with the current
situation simply exposing
> the normal workings of society and, in this case,
what happens to
> someone who is too sensitive to the
contradictions.
>
Thanks.
Dennis>
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