a.n.smith wrote:
>
>On Sallis:
>
>He does experiment in each Griffin novel, very
literary stuff, but the
>experiment is always different. I also think his
South and New Orleans are
>more realistically portrayed than the romantic
approach of too many mystery
>writers.
>
>The Long Legged Fly is the first Griffin novel, and
it is a structural
>marvel, very fractured, not even telling one coherent
story--much like
Moth,
>but even less together. I love the mess. More people
should try stories
>like that.
>
The whole Lew Griffin series (THE LONG-LEGGED FLY, MOTH,
BLACK HORNET, EYE OF THE CRICKET, BLUEBOTTLE) is
experimental. The books can be read in any order, being
non-linear not only within each novel, but also within
series. Details are added to events from early books and
events occassionally contradict each other. This just adds to
my enjoyment of the series.
Paperback editions should be available in the U.S. (my copy
of MOTH is a U.S. paperback bought at Murder One prior to
it's No Exit U.K. publication), and are recommended!
- Paul H.
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