PI novels don't sell well in the UK, hence the thriller label for Mr
Clarinet. Now that Mr Clarinet has sold bucketloads, though, there'll be a
terrific comparative title for new PI novels, so there might be a
resurgence. We'll see.
If you made it to the bookstore, let us know how you got on.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Sullivan" <DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net>
> You know, Al, now that you call me on it, I think the devaluation of the
> term noir (through the form of neo-noir, which seems to be applied to
> every post-Tarantino crime film) is more a film thing than a book thing.
> As you mention, thriller seems to be the marketing laebl du jour for crime
> novels of any sort (for instance, I mentioned recently that Nick Stone's
> Mr Clarinet just seemed like a straight PI novel to me -- not a putdown).
> I'm probably stopping in a bookstore this afternoon. I'll have to look at
> the covers.
> Mark
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