--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Allan Guthrie" <allan@...> wrote:
>
> Just to stand up for Burnett in case anyone who hasn't read him thinks it's
> not worth the effort: DARK HAZARD is a superb novel. One of my all-time
> favourites in the genre. The two Dalys I've read were so bad I almost lost
> the will to live. These two writers are poles apart, in my admittedly warped
> opinion.
>
Yes, no comparison whatever. Burnett was generally good, whereas Daly was almost always bad. No, he was always bad, period. I do think Burnett got careless in his later career. Little Caesar remains a formidable novel.
Best,
mrt
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