Don Cannon wrote:
> Another book, that I've enjoyed lately is Rick
Riorden's The Last King of
> Texas. It's much closer to hard boiled than his
earlier PBOs. It's an
> iteresting transition to hardcover. This book deals
more with race and
> class and seems more serious than his earlier ones.
His first two books,
> between them won the Shamus, Edgar and Anthony
awards, though. The
> character, Robert Johnson could also generate some
more discussion on the
> hardboiled pets thread.
Robert Johnson is the pi's cat. The pi is Tres Navarre. I
thought enough of the first book Widower's Two Step, to buy
the sequel though I have yet to read it. I thought Riordan
has all the ingredients there but probably needs a book or
two to get everything sorted out. Mark
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