I like Loren D. Estleman a lot. Earlier this year, I also
read his latest Amos Walker,
_Sinister Heights_ and enjoyed it, though it had been awhile
since I'd read a Walker book.
Actually as far as starting with him, maybe the best place is
with the Walker series. But he has so many other books and is
so prolific--almost on a par with Max Allan Collins--that
it's kind of hard to pick an area or a character. His
historical crime books about Detroit--Whiskey River, Motown,
King of the Corner, Jitterbug--are all pretty good. The
Macklin series is very good--as I said in an earlier post, I
hope there won't be another 10 year wait for another
one.
And I've actually read several of Estleman's westerns, which
is unusual, for me. I don't really care for westerns, for one
thing. But if I like a writer, I'll follow him/her
wherever--Joe Lansdale is a good example. I've read
everything he's written, including a Batman title called
_Captured By the Engines_. Anyway, I liked his take on the OK
Corral, _Bloody Season_, and _Journey of the Dead_ is a very
good book about Pat Garret's later years, AFTER he's killed
Billy the Kid.
Craig Larson Trinidad, CO
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