BaxDeal@aol.com
Fri, 23 Jul 1999 15:09:25 EDT
> I just tried reading the Timothy Files by Lawrence
Sanders. I stopped by
> page 40 or so. It has to be some of the worst P.I.
fiction I have ever
> encountered. My wife has to finish every book she
starts and she couldn't
> get through it either.
>
> It's my first attempt at Sanders. Am I not getting
it?
I like Sanders, although I've hardly read all of his
massive body of work. Haven't read the Timothy Files and
didn't much care for The First Deadly Sin.
But I highly recommend his stand alone CAPER, about a
female novelist who decides to plan a jewel heist because her
books lack versimilitude. Sanders does a nice job writing
from a woman's POV in the first person. Tight plotting and
pacing. Breezy prose style. Hardboiled? Probably not, but a
satisfying book that defies one to put it down.
Also enjoyed TALES OF THE WOLF, a compilation of short
stories, first person, about an insurance investigator.
If you don't like these, Sanders is probably not your
guy.
Been meaning to tackle his MacNally series, but a
little intimidated by the sheer number. My "to read shelf" is
already over 4 feet long. The same dilemma has also prevented
me from starting Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch
stories.
John Lau
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