--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, blumenidiot <blumenidiot@...> wrote:
>
> I've read almost all Westlake published as by him, Coe or Stark or
Holt , at least. I don't remember my reason, but I wasn't crazy about
HUMANS.
> Mark
>
I find it one of his most intriguing books -- and also one of the most
complex. He explains that he wrote it at the suggestion of Evan Hunter
while staying with the latter in Taormina. Hunter suggested that
Westlake write something unlike anything else he had done before. I
think the technical ingenuity in this book is remarkable. I suspect
that this one was not easy to write.
What a string of recent losses: Evan Hunter, James Crumley, Toni
Hillerman, and now Westlake...
Best,
mrt
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