How about the *incredible* (in the truest sense of the word)
that the guy who was kidnapped/molested as a child just
*happens* across a child molester, has a psychotic episode
and KILLS him in a fit of flash-back fury ON THE VERY SAME
NIGHT that the daughter of one of his boyhood friends, one of
the boys who escaped being kidnapped and raped, is murdered
herself?
PLEASE.
Lehane is a great writer, but I couldn't get past this
massive coincidence.
For my money, the finest contemporary crime novel out there
is either KISS HER GOODBYE, by Al Guthrie, THE GUARDS, by
Bruen, or CITIZEN VINCE by Jess Walter.
All the Best-
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: Jacques Debierue
To:
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Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Who changed the noir
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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Tim Wohlforth
<timwohlforth@...> wrote:
> Character/description: Lehane's Mystic River,
arguably the finest
> contemporary crime novel.
>
Mmmm, I had trouble finishing that one. I didn't
find anything original in it. The sense of deja
vu was overpowering. I don't understand the
praise for this book.
Best,
MrT
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