Vicki,
Did you consciously create Enzo in Iguana Love as an "homme
fatal," a dangerously attractive predator luring Ramona into
his deadly scheme?
I may be in the minority here, but I don't really see
Iguana Love as noir. (Jim Doherty of this list has proposed
two pithy definitions: noir is dark and sinister, hardboiled
tough and colloquial.) The atmosphere is not dark and
sinister -- it is all Florida sunshine and beautiful
underwater seascapes, although the sense of foreboding does
build nicely and the ending is bleak, for sure. Plus, Enzo is
just plain bad news.
However, Ramona is not screwed to start with, she is merely
selfish and bored. She is the author of her own destruction.
She narrates the story in close to spoken language, but she
is educated and her speech is not particularly colloquial. I
have to admit, though, that emotionally she's pretty
tough.
I see Iguana Love and Miami Purity, the two books of yours
that I've read, as erotica with a crime element.
By the way, why do you think women are not as keen on your
books as men?
Karin Montin
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