Re: RARA-AVIS: Edward Bunker

From: Bob Toomey ( btoomey@javanet.com)
Date: 21 Jan 2000


"Timothy S. Oliver" wrote:
>
> There are plenty of ex-cops who write terrific true-to-life crime stories.
> The cop's stories move forward deliberately, with punctuations of violence,
> towards solving the crimes.
>
> These books by ex-criminals are a wild ride all the time.

Repeating an earlier recommendation: ON THE YARD, Malcolm Braly's excellent prison novel, written after his release from San Quentin. Written while he was still behind bars, and also very good, given they were subject to prison censorship: SHAKE HIM TILL HE RATTLES, FELONY TANK and IT'S COLD OUT THERE, all Gold Medal originals.

BobT

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