I'm reading the new issue (does it count as a reissue if it's
the first time in English?) of Raymond's Nightmare in the
Street. So far, very good. Interesting juxtaposition with the
Factory novels which sandwiched it (after the initial
trilogy, before Dora Suarez). Haven't gotten very far, but it
starts at pretty much the same point as Suarez, with the
detective losing his position after punching a police
superior. However, the detective, Kleber, is different from
the nameless narrator in the Factory series. First of all,
this is told in the third person. It's set in France. Unlike
nameless, whose wife is in a sanitarium for killing their
child, Kleber's is a happy, though childless, marriage. And
Kleber's best friend is a career criminal with whom he grew
up. In fact, so far, the book reminds me as much of
Jean-Claude Izzo's Total Chaos (just bought the second in
that series) as the Factory series. Looking forward to the
rest of it.
Anyway, the real reason for my post is to ask a question. The
last few pages of Nightmare includes ads for Serpent's Tail's
other Raymond books, including He Died with His Eyes Open,
which they call "the first of six police procedurals that
comprise the Factory series." By my count, there were only
five: He Died with His Eyes Open, The Devil's Home on Leave,
How the Dead Live, I Was Dora Suarez and Dead Man Upright.
Are they including either Nightmare or Not Till the Red Fog
Rises, the other two post-sabbatical novels (in English, also
one French only book), as part of the Factory series?
Mark
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