Mark wrote:
Thanks miker, Dick Lochte's Sleeping Dogs was the one I was
thinking of. That's the one where the girl's dog is stolen
and the story alternates between her voice and that of the
jaded PI, right? I loved that book, and its sequel.
************ A sequel? I need to read that. I was impressed
with Sleeping Dogs too. I can't think of any novel where the
alternating first person narration has been used as
effectively. Maybe Faulkner's As I Lay Dying. The
juxtaposition of the pretentious little girl and the crusty
old guy was wonderful. The way he took it to a dangerous
Lolita-land and brought it back was priceless.
And I'd have to thank you for putting a name to Dick Lochte.
I know he frequently posts here but I have a hard time
remembering. There's another Sleeping Dog novel thats in the
hardboiled genre, I think. I could venture a guess at the
author, but I'd probably be wrong.
miker
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