RARA-AVIS: Review of THE WHEEL MAN

From: Duane Spurlock ( duane1spur@yahoo.com)
Date: 31 Oct 2005


A review of Duane Swierczynski's (the other Duane S) novel THE WHEEL MAN appears at the Washington Post:

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/30/AR2005103001150.html?referrer=email

 

I'm still not sure how a reviewer can describe a novel that "present[s] this world as an unforgiving, blood-soaked wasteland" as a "bittersweet slice of noir." Is that a back-handed compliment? For some reason, "bittersweet slice of noir" brings to mind some notion of a "cozy noir" novel -- and THE WHEEL MAN certainly doesn't strike me as that sort of novel (whatever the heck that might be).

 

- Duane Spurlock

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