hi doug,
i also thought that for 1969, he presented a fairly
even-handed treatment of homosexuality. bruce bundy wasn't
exactly an admirable character, but if travis didn't like
him, he wasn't specifically targetting his sexual
tendencies.
i liked travis's buddy meyers, but it seemed that jdm had
difficulty with him. and enelio, the mexican lawyer, was good
too. really lotsa good characters in this book. more so than
in _deep blue goodbye_.
***************** OT: not a detective novel, but i wanted to
mention one of the best books i've ever read. its sort of an
obscure title, _a garden of sand_, by earl thompson. its
about a boy coming of age during the depression. a host of
nasty characters, and some pretty shocking scenes.
miker
--- Robison Michael R CNIN <
Robison_M@crane.navy.mil> wrote:
> hello,
>
> just finished my second jd mcdonald book, _dress
her
> in indigo_. although
> its hard to beat the ending of _the deep
blue
> goodbye_, i think i liked this
> one even more
Haven't posted in quite a while.
Anyhow, this is one of my favorite T McGees, too -- part of
the series peak, in my opinion (which runs from A DEADLY
SHADE OF GOLD to A TAN AND SANDY SILENCE). McGee's
ruminations on the hippie scene and the drug culture are
priceless, and there's some good twists and turns in the
plot.
doug
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