Doug wrote:
"By Sallis, I just read Long-Legged Fly and Moth recently.
Both are good, though Fly is better and definitely worth
seeking out. Not a straightforward narrative--more like
connected vignettes--some of which don't resolve as expected.
How are the other Sallis novels? Titles, count?"
Long-Legged Fly knocked me on my ass when I first read it.
The seemingly loose structure perfectly fits the story and
its protagonist. I liked Moth, but it seemed almost orthodox
after Fly. The other two I've read (haven't gotten
Bluebottle) fall in between. Black Hornet is mostly
flashback, but all revolving around one event. Eye of the
Cricket is my favorite since the first, but very much not
your ordinary private eye novel. By this point, mystery has
been largely left by the wayside, the fascination is with
Griffin's meanderings through New Orleans' underbelly.
Mark
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