At 12:00 AM 5/25/02 +0000, you wrote:
> Adam Hall - The Quiller Memorandum
> >
> > Donald Hamilton - The Ambushers
> > The Ravagers
> >
> > Martin Cruz Smith - Gorky Park
> >
> > Ross Macdonald - The Underground Man
>
>It would be hard to rank these. All good, except,
as
>someone said, The Underground Man isn't the best
of
>Macdonald. One of the blurbs on the backs of the
Hamilton
>books used to say you could either read it at once or
save
>it for dessert. Since you have two, I'd suggest
reading one
>immediately and saving one for dessert.
I am currently halfway through "The Underground Man" and
think it quite good. I read "The Goodbye Look" last week, and
it was fabulous. Have also read "The Zebra-Striped Hearse",
"The Drowning Pool" and "The Chill", all by MacDonald. I have
heard of Hall and Hamilton. I am putting them both on my
short list. I am glad to be a member of this group, it's been
very rewarding!
Does anyone else notice the commonalities running through
MacDonald's works?
Just Curious,
Brian
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