I suspect it's more the strength of Westlake's writing. We are talking about one of the genre's best writers over the last 40 years, and he has a way of drawing the reader in more than the typical writer.
--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "jacquesdebierue" <jacquesdebierue@...> wrote:
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> --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Larry Chavis <lwchavis@> wrote:
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> > I haven't read BLACKBURN, but I agree with you on THE AX. This was one
> > of the most frightening killers I've run across, precisely because he
> > wasn't the stereotypical I-kill-because-my-momma-didn't-love-me types. A
> > truly chilling book.
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> Isn't it strange that we find it more chilling when one of these horrible murderers kills for a reason as opposed to following fantasies or obeying some impulse from deep within his warped psyche?
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> Best,
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> mrt
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