A few years ago, a NEW YORKER reporter did a two-part piece
on The Mudhole,
a vacant lot in the Newhallville section that was -- maybe
still is -- one
of the city's more notorious drug corners. It's been awhile
and I've
forgotten both the title and the author, but a web search
might bring it up.
I recall thinking at the time that it was very
well-written.
Finally, on a related issue, anyone wanting to see a good
noirish take on
Hartford, CT, shd pick up Ridley Pearson's CHAIN OF EVIDENCE.
It's basically
a police procedural with some techno stuff thrown in for good
measure, but
the author's ability to convey the FEEL of Hartford
(particularly after
dark, when the town becomes an Edward Hopper canvas) is
astounding. Hell of
a job.
PB
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