He passes the supreme test for a prolific writer: every book
he wrote is worth the time it takes to read and withstands
the rigors of a rereading. Never understood why he wasn't
elevated to Household Word status.
Re: George Pelecanos: Think he leaves his contemporaries
standing in the road, as we say in the South. His writing is
genuine, a quality that's hard to achieve this late in the
mystery game.
A note about The Woman Chaser, the movie: It will be
broadcast, in opulent b&w, on The Sundance Channel, March
30, at 9 p.m.
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