--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick King <abrasax93@...> wrote:
> I haven't read any of those. I'll try them. I have to say that what I have read of JDM, THE DEEP BLUE GOODBYE, NIGHTMARE IN PINK, THE DREADFUL LEMON SKY, & CAPE FEAR, do not fill me with much hope. But I'm often surprised. I had just written Charles Willeford off as a guy who writes the same tawdry book over and over when I read, recommended on this list, SHARK FILLED CUSTARD. That was both thought provoking and brilliantly executed piece of writing. So I'll give at least one of your recommendations a chance. Thanks for the actual reply to my question.
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This comment about Willeford sounds strange to me. He definitely did not write the same thing over and over... Of the books by JDM you mention, I think theThe Deep Blue Goodbye and Cape Fear are excellent, the others not so good, though they certainly entertaining reads.
Best,
mrt
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