<<Socrates had done his murder and served his time when
we meet him. No reader would ever mistake him for a
victim.>>
I agree. His explanation of the murder that landed him in
jail is as hardboiled as it's possible to be. To me, at
least, it's clear that if tomorrow he were in the same
situation, he would very likely do the same. He has no
illusions about himself, about becoming all good. He fully
assumes his goodness *and* his badness. Which is why he's one
of the great characters of contemporary crime fiction. You
can't peg him easily, and you can't predict how he will
react. He's fully alive, ready to do whatever he has to
do.
Ever since I read the stories that introduced Socrates, I've
been wondering if Mosley based him on a real character.
Regards,
MrT
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