Re: RARA-AVIS: Booth, Spade, etc.
Gary Warren Niebuhr (piesbook@execpc.com)
Sun, 24 May 1998 15:21:02 -0700
>This may have been discussed before but since I'm a
newbie, I'll risk the
>wrath of those who have spoken before. Gordon Van
Gelder, editor over at St
>Martin's, was kind enough to send over review copies of
two novels by J. S.
>Russell, an author, I gather, who has written primarily
in the horror field
>before these two novels, "Celestial Dogs" and "Burning
Bright". The jackets
>have raves comparing Russell to (as memory serves)
Philip Marlowe and
Dashiell
>Hammett. Two-thirds of the way through the Celestial
Dogs though, I'd compare
>him to Dan Simmons or Michael Slade, a lot of horror
elements with a
>smattering of crime and mystery. Very good mix at that,
so far. Anyone out
>there given this guy a try?
>
I thought the first book in this series was a mess, but it
might be of
interest to horror/fantasy readers. I have the second book to
review for
MYSTERY NEWS, but if I can't be kind I may not bother sending
in the
review. Best, GWN.
P.I.E.S. (Private Investigator Entertainment Service)
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Gary Warren Niebuhr, Owner
P. O. Box 341218
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