I'd heartily recommend all of the following, apart from the
Curtis (it's the only Curtis I've read and it's interesting
and fun but decidedly flawed, so be warned -- his best known
novel is THE GILT KID, which was recently republished in the
UK).
Appel: BRAIN GUY Anderson: THIEVES LIKE US Hallas: YOU PLAY
THE BLACK AND THE RED COMES UP Ross: THEY DON'T DANCE MUCH
Curtis: THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT Butler: KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY
HANDS Kersh: NIGHT AND THE CITY
Al
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Zeltserman" <
dave@hardluckstories.com>
> Al, thanks. I didn't think of Paul Cain because Fast
One and Small
> Crimes don't have a lot (if anything) in common. I
know you've talked
> about Erskine Caldwell before and I still need to
look up the books
> of his you've recommended, but if you've got book
recommendations for
> Benjamin Appel, Edward Anderson, Richard Hallas,
James Ross, James
> Curtis, Gerald Butler and Gerald Kersh I'd love to
hear them.
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