M-T (matrxtech@sprintmail.com)
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 00:11:56 -0400
<<Little pissed, maybe, but not bitter. And he should
be. Hammett - Chandler - MacDonald, indeed. Ross Mac was a
one-trick pony. Oughta be Hammett - Chandler - Pronzini. Has
anybody done any more for the mystery than Bill
Pronzini?>>
I like to think of Bill Pronzini as the John D. MacDonald of
our age. I consider that to be high praise. He is very
prolific, and that is held against him in some quarters (as
it was against John D.). I always get the feeling that he is
having fun while telling a story. I don't get the same
feeling with most authors nowadays; in fact, a lot of current
crime fiction shows its stretchmarks too much for my
taste.
Why don't we put _Blue Lonesome_ on our reading list, now? I
have it, haven't read it yet, and would love to discuss it on
the list.
Regards,
mt
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