Gary Warren Niebuhr (piesbook@execpc.com)
Sun, 07 Nov 1999 08:37:24 -0600
>"As a story, Heartwood creaks like an old leather
satchel. It is an
>awkwardly constructed wannabe thriller that is as
stale as 1950s kitsch.
>That the journey the characters take is violent is
less important than that
>it is tedious. And for all of James Lee Burke's
skills as a writer, he has
>to struggle mightily just to keep the machinery of
his tale from rusting to
>a complete stop."
The thing that bothered me the most about HEARTWOOD is that
the plot and cast of characters seemed like the same outline
from CIMARRON ROSE.
Best, GWN
P.I.E.S. (Private Investigator Entertainment Service)
Catalogs of new and used private eye fiction Gary Warren
Niebuhr, Owner P. O. Box 341218 Milwaukee, WI 53234 piesbook@execpc.com
<http://www.execpc.com/~piesbook/piescatalog.html>
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