Martha Pennigar (msmartha@earthlink.net)
Tue, 24 Aug 1999 09:30:10 -0400
Bill and Martha, by all means do try Laurell's series. I
would recommend staring with the second book, The Laughing
Corpse, or even the third, Circus Of The Damned, and then
going back to the first. I'm not sure if I would have gone on
with them if I had read the first one first, even though it's
good. There is another series by P.N. Elrod about a vampire
detective which is good, but much, much tamer than
Laurell's.
Bill, the author you're asking about doesn't ring a bell with
me. The only Sam I can think of is Sam Delazney (Delaney?),
who doesn't fit the particular bill we're discussing.
David, I thought Mr. White's Confession was one of the best
books I read last year. I was pleased, but stunned, that it
won the Edgar; didn't think it would withstand the might of
Bloodwork. Interestingly, Clark is not a crime writer. His
previous book is In The Deep Midwinter, a kind of love story
with a tinge of F. Scott Fitzgerald to it. And his new book
is non-fiction.
My colander brain prevents me from remembering who mentioned
Stephen Greenleaf, sorry, but I second the emotion! He seems
to be one of those soldiers in the army of mystery
writers--steady, always delivers the goods, always effective
but without the sturm und drang of newer guys. Does that make
him old-fashioned or classic? Strawberry Sunday is a very
good book.
Martha
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