Kevin Burton Smith (kvnsmith@colba.net)
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:09:07 -0400
Bill Denton asked
>I'm about a third of the way through this and really
like it. This is
>some good, solid, classic hardboiled action. Are all
the Walker books
>like this?
I'm pleased to report that the rest of the Walkers (and
indeed, almost everything else Estleman has written) are
better than NEVER STREET.
Man, I was really disappointed with this one, even if I do
seem to be out of the loop here. Paul and Gerald and various
Bills all seemed to have loved it. Must be me. But I found it
far too long and gimmicky. Some good scenes, but it was too
clever and talky and self-referential by half. "Hey! It's
just like a film noir!"
Sorry, Amos, we got that the first five or six times. Maybe
it would all work better as an actual film. In fact, given
Estleman's fondness for film, I wonder if maybe that was the
original plan.
It's really too bad, because I rather like Amos'
man-out-of-time schtick. I mean, he smokes and snarls and
wears a suit and fedora, fer God's sake, and even he knows
how out of it he is. And cranky! I don't think he ever had a
day it didn't rain.
I know the feeling.
Kevin Burton Smith The Thrilling Detective Web Site http://www.colba.net/~kvnsmith/thrillingdetective/
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