Mario wrote:
"Speaking of contemporary hardboiled: I just finished _The
Ex_ a really scary novel by John Lutz, an excellent
hardboiled writer I've learned to appreciate in the last few
years."
I saw the cable movie based on this. It was pretty generic,
although it starred Yancy Butler, a fave of mine, who did a
good job as the increasingly creepy stalking Ex.
"At his best, Lutz is as good as Gores (cream of the
crop)."
Now that's high praise. Maybe I should try the book. All I've
read by Lutz are his first couple of Fred Carver books. I
thought they were pretty good, but not great. Does the series
get better?
I did like a Nudger story or two I read. Are the Nudger
novels equally good?
"If you want a scary double bill, read Westlake's _The Ax_
and follow it up with Lutz's _The Ex_."
I read a lukewarm review of Westlake's follow-up to The Ax.
Was it The Hook? Anyone here have an opinion?
Mark
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