You talked me into trying Melo, but I picked In Praise of Lies, with a
herpetologist.
Joy
Allan Guthrie wrote:
> Has anyone mentioned Patricia Melo? I only recently discovered her and while
> the two books of hers that I've read aren't noir by Jim's definition, not
> having a sinister atmosphere, they're utterly dripping with it by mine. The
> two I've read are THE KILLER and LOST WORLD, set in a Brazil that's
> amazingly corrupt at every turn, and narrated by the most realistically
> drawn contract killer I can think of. The books are superbly
> non-judgemental. Stylistically, she's got that John McFetridge thing going
> on, where dialogue and narrative blend together. Outstanding stuff.
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