And, you're right, Roger - Vachss' SHELLA was an absolutely
incredible
novel, neck-and-neck with FLOOD as his very best.
Ron Clinton
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Kurtz <rkurtz@compare.net>
To: rara-avis@icomm.ca <rara-avis@icomm.ca>
Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Hitmen wanted...
>I have one or two ideas for hitmen...
>
>One is Shella, by Andrew Vacchs. I found this book to
be just incredible.
He
>usually writes books about Burke (I think that's his
name), a small time
con
>man. As far as I know, this is his only book not in
the series. It was
the
>first I read by him, and it really knocked my socks
off. Might not fit in
with
>the anti-hero idea though. The main character is
almost autistic in
certain
>ways.
>
>The other ideas, which may or may not be well
accepted, are Ian Fleming's
James
>Bond books. Short of Chandler and Marlowe, this is my
favorite series of
books
>around. Fleming is a heck of a writer. Odds are you
may have read them
>already though.
>
>I hope this helps, and happy reading!
>
>Roger
>
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