cooper (jane@almaludo.freeserve.co.uk)
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 20:14:04 +0100
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Sullivan <AnonymeInc@webtv.net>
To: rara-avis@icomm.ca
<rara-avis@icomm.ca>
Date: 13 June 1999 04:20 Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Re:
Hardboiled Dames
Mari, I second the recommendation on Divorcing Jack. I
haven't yet read A Cycle of Violence, is it as good and as
funny? Isn't there also a third by him?
Another funny, perverse, sick writer from across the pond,
although UK, not Ireland, is Charles Higson. His Getting Rid
of Mr. Kitchen is a hilarious variation on the
Hitchcock/Patrick Hamilton's Rope plot, where a killer is
never left alone long enough to get rid of the body.
Mark
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I have read both Colin Bateman books and all of Charlie
Higson's stuff and second Mark's opinion of them. You may be
interesred to know that Mr Higson is a very successful
comedian and comic writer in England, if you get chance to
see a show called the Fast Show on what ever channel shows
import programs, do so, its hysterical. But I digress... I've
also read all three of the Evanovich books, no nowhere near
great literature, but I've read worse. My husband picked them
all up remaindered and I polished the lot off one week. But
Lauren Henderson, I love LH, I love Sam, I want them both to
be my bessie mate, hell I want to be them. OK, there are
shortcomings, maybe not too hardboiled for some folks. Also
somewhere someone mentioned V McD showing another side of
Manchester, what, the happy , family friendly, peaceful city
of brotherly love? Or the sleazy, drug ridden,wet, violent
cess pool we all know and love this side of the pennines. _I
know which one is more interesting to read about_ You should
have a go at Nicholas Blincoe, Acid Casuals,good,Jello Salad,
hmm ok, Manchester Slingback, verrry good, especially if you
are of a certain age that becomes all nostalgic at the whiff
of heavy duty hairspray and the first few notes of the
Passenger. Anyway that's about all I can think of to say on
this theme. Scorchio!!! JKC
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