Well speaking of coincidence-synchronicity whathaveyou, when
LA Req was mentioned a few weeks ago my other had just come
in with a bunch of assorted 2nd hand stuff including said
book, about which he said,"It's supposed to be good, BUT it's
an Elvis Cole book" - screws up his nose at that point. Now I
haven't read any Crais before, so after a bit (I haven't been
reading ANYTHING lately, a bit depressed and everything
seemed pretty trivial and annoying, even, well especially HB)
I thought, well I'll bite the bullet and read this, I just
know I'm going to hate it. I've been pleasantly surprised,
it's been my bedtime book and it's past the 1st para-1st page
1st chapter rule. I do find that the echoes of Parker are a
bit loud at times(sensitive guy, cooking,girlfriend,hard
mate,pet-at least it isn't a dog) so if this is the least
Parker-a-like maybe I won't read the earlier ones. But I'm
still on it on Part Two and I haven't lost interest in plot,
character(aprt from surplus girlfriend). It is on the long
side though,(I keep thinking hurry the fuck up) and I know
that the end will make me go "Youwhat" but I've read worse.
So what others should I look for? Slightly off centre,(not
always strictly HB) but pretty hard are the new series of
books under the ATTACK imprint, British, not for the easily,
or even tough to, shock and bloody funny. I don't think
you'll have read anything quite like this- Nouveau Pulp, will
probaly be what they get called. Really different, OFFICIAL
Jane C
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