One warning I'd like to make about the Robbie's Wife, the
pace starts off soooo slow. The quality of the writing kept
me going through that early part, but I could see some
readers being tempted to put the book down. All I can say is
if you keep with it, the payback is fantastic. From Ron's
post, it looks like I've got another book to put on my
list--if it can be favorably compared to Robbie's Wife, I'm
reading it.
Dave "Mildly-Peeved Dog" Zeltserman
>
> Dave and I have talked about this one before, and
I'd echo his
sentiments:
> ROBBIE'S WIFE is the best HCC title done yet. It
goes hand-in-hand
with
> Pronzini's THE CRIMES OF JORDAN WISE as among the
best noir novels
in recent
> years.
>
> Ron Clinton
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rara-avis-
l@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of Dave Zeltserman
> > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 11:18 AM
> > To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: RARA-AVIS: Re: ROBBIE'S WIFE by
Russell Hill
> >
> > That's what I've been saying here for the past
year or so. Great
noir
> > book, and IMHO by far the best thing Hardcase
Crime has done. The
> > protag goes through a noir hell unlike almost
anything seen
before.
> >
> > --Dave "Slightly-Peeved Dog"
Zeltserman
> >
> > --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Ed Lynskey
<e_lynskey@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I stayed up and finished Robbie's Wife and
enjoyed it immensely.
> > > Smooth noir with great twists and the U.K.
setting.
> > >
> > > Ed Lynskey
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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