RARA-AVIS: Re: Piccirilli (was: Re: Jack O'Connell's top 10 books of 2008)

From: davezeltserman (davezelt@rcn.com)
Date: 10 Jan 2009

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    Here's a good link to his books:

    http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/derek-raymond/

    --Dave

    --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Sandra Ruttan" <sandraruttan@...> wrote:
    >
    > Dave, which Raymond books are in that series? I have I WAS DORA
    > SUAREZ and HOW THE DEAD LIVE here but haven't read them yet.
    >
    > THX
    > Sandra
    >
    > On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 6:36 PM, davezeltserman <davezelt@...> wrote:
    > > I would argue that Huston's 'Caught Stealing', a book I very much
    > > enjoyed, is pure pulp, as opposed to noir. Yes, there's a sense of
    > > danger throughout the book, but there's no overriding sense of doom.
    > >
    > > Btw. As much as I enjoyed 'Caught Stealing', I found the second book
    > > in the series a kind of tired and less imaginative retread of the
    > > first (which another Rara Avian commented the same on), and the 3rd in
    > > the series left me with little interest to read anything more by
    Huston.
    > >
    > > --Dave
    >
    > --
    > THE FRAILTY OF FLESH Nov 08 Dorchester
    > LULLABY FOR THE NAMELESS Dec 09 Dorchester
    > http://www.sandraruttan.com/
    >



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