Lawrence Block says "The Specialists" was intended to be a
series. I think it may have made a good one too, But Block
seems most adept at small casts, having a whole crew doing
jobs may have been the reason it wasnt continued. Its a good
standalone novel as it is though.
--- Mario Taboada <
matrxtech@yahoo.com> wrote:
> A month ago I picked up a bunch of used books
for
> free
> after a charity sale. Among them were
Lawrence
> Block's _The
> Specialists_ an ultrahardboiled novel that I
had
> overlooked. It is a concise, powerful
book.
>
> The other is MichaelCollins's _Chasing Eights_,
a
> Dan
> Fortune PI novel that reminded me of Ross
Macdonald:
> a lean
> but not dry style, a vivid portrait of Santa
Barbara
> and
> its fauna, a complex plot handled with
savvy
> assurance, and
> a whole that adds up to much more than
these
> ingredients. I
> highly recommend it. It may be one of the best
PI
> novels of
> the nineties.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mario
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