Gary wrote:
>I think Estleman may be
>one of the last of the direct links to the original
style of the P. I.
>NEVER STREET has fun with film noir, and THE SMILE ON
THE FACE OF THE TIGER
>does the same kind of thing with paperback
writers.
I'm glad someone had fun with NEVER STREET. I didn't -- I
thought it was too cute and clever by half. THE WITCH FINDER
was more of a return to form, just the seemingly
old-fashioned P.I. goods, straight up.
But I'm not entirely convinced Walker is a direct link. At
best, he's an homage to the past, not a recreation of it.
Marlowe, Spade, Archer, even Shell Scott, were men of their
times. Walker isn't, either by example or design.
But that's his saving grace -- he knows he's a dinosaur. And
that's part of why he's so much fun to read.
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