Killer On The Road was so persuasive that I felt as though I needed to take a shower for days after I read it.
Has anyone here ever read an Anne Perry? I've never been able to bring myself to read one, but I confess to a certain curiosity as to how a real, live murderess writes about murder.
James
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Sullivan
To: rara-avis
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 13:48
Subject: RE: RARA-AVIS: They won't have Parker to kick around anymore...
What about career criminals who have written books? Especially Edward Bunker.
Mark
> To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> From: abrasax93@yahoo.com
> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:50:07 -0800
> Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: They won't have Parker to kick around anymore...
>
> I agree. Blood on the Moon also reads like an autobiographical book, truly scary if you think it's mostly real stuff...
>
> **********************************
>
> I wonder has there ever before been a writer so close to his diabolical subject as Ellroy seems to be? Certainly Hammett knew the detective business and his work shows that. But Ellroy seems to know the crime business, and the creepy crime business especially, B&E, rape, and serial murder, better than most other writers. The only writer who comes close to him is Ruth Rendell. Her books, LAKE OF DARKNESS & THE BRIDESMAID seem to mirror the sociopath in frightening colors, too. I'm almost glad Ellroy has been on a conspiracy theory kick for several years. His early books feel much too close to truth for comfort. I can never resist reading them, though.
>
> Patrick King
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> RARA-AVIS home page: http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : 22 Jan 2010 EST