Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: John Shannon's THE DARK STREETS and his Jack Liffey series

From: harry.lerner@mail.mcgill.ca
Date: 29 Oct 2008

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    Thanks for the input! Let me ask this: is THE DARK STREETS fairly representative of the Jack Liffey stories in general?

    Best, Harry

    Quoting jacquesdebierue <jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com>:

    > --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, harry.lerner@... wrote:
    >>
    >> Hello Everybody,
    >>
    >> I just picked up John Shannon's THE DARK STREETS, one of his Jack
    >> Liffey books. I know nothing about Shannon or his work. The synopsis
    >> on the back cover sounds very interesting, but I would like some input
    >> from the experts on this list. Did I make a worthwhile purchase?
    >> Should I consider investing in some more of John Shannon's work?
    >>
    >
    > I recommend his work if you like tough, realistic fiction. John was on
    > our list for a while, though I don't think he is here now. As to
    > buying other books, it's probably better to see if you like The Dark
    > Streets...
    >
    > Best
    >
    > mrt
    >
    >

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