I stopped reading Parker over a decade ago. However, last
year I read Perish Twice in preparation for writing a "things
to do this week" blurb for a local booksigning of his. It has
not led me to read any more of his books, but I was reminded
of just how readable Parker is. The man's got flow.
Although I no longer read him, I generally don't join in
criticizing him. I respect the man's major contribution to
the genre. As Dick noted, the man kept it going during a
pretty bleak time for PI fiction, and he did it with style.
Plus I recognize he set the standards for much of the PI
fiction I like and do still read. He wrote the rules for the
contemporary PI genre. And, as Dick also noted, his splitting
the PI into two persons, one honorable, one psycho, was
absolutely brilliant.
Mark
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