Re: RARA-AVIS: question

Mari Hall (found.dead.in.texas@airmail.net)
Wed, 02 Dec 1998 08:56:38 -0600 Oh, dear, do we mean LOS ALAMOS by that author whose name starts with K.
It won some award--an edgar maybe? THis one took place while the
Manhatten Project was going on--in the '40's whatever and there is a
murder and of course this guy from Washington is brought in to solve it.
Truly awful book about a mile too long and in need of a good editor (but
who am I to argue with Edgar winners)

from Mari Hall found.dead.in.texas@airmail.net

Robert E. Skinner wrote:
>
> jboog@umich.edu wrote:
> >
> > Hi. My name is Jason Boog, and lately I have just been lurking, but I
> > am
> > really interested in this great email group. I watched the movie
> > Mulholand Falls this weekend, and I thought the combination of noir
> > and
> > dread of nuclear weapons was great. I was wondering if anyone knows
> > of
> > any more films or stories or novels that combine those two elements?
> > Any
> > opinions on the subject would be welcome too.
> There have been several noir/murder novels that take place at Los
> Alamos, New Mexico during the Manhattan Project. One is by Martin Cruz
> Smith called STALLION'S GATE, which is more noir than mystery. There's
> a more recent one, but I can't recall either the title or author.
> Someone else on the list will surely know if it.
>
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