I like Hill a lot. I'm curious what you disliked about the
style. He writes procedurals, but I personally wouldn't
consider him noir -- there's a psychological darkness to some
of his work, but it doesn't really fit the noir sensibility.
He's closer to P.D. James or Ruth Rendell. I'll admit that's
a very odd book of his, too, to start with.
I remember liking "The Laughing Policeman" -- it's obviously
influenced by the 87th Precinct, but there's a lot of
originality too.
The plot as I recall was fairly dated, but the book
still holds up. I have heard great things about the TV show
but never seen it.
-Carrie
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wrote:
>
> I just finished reading this book by Reginal Hill
last night - I
thought it was terrible stylistically. I'm now reading the
Martin Beck book the Laughing Policeman. I also wish I could
get the TV series on DVD, I loved watching that on the
international PBS channel.
>
> Jordan
>
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