----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Sullivan" <
DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net>
> Al Guthrie recommended Russell James's Oh No, Not My
Baby as
> indispensible Brit noir.
>
> Al, while I agree it's a really great book (as are
all of his that I've
> read), do you really think it's his best, the one to
read if you're
> reading only one? I don't know. I think I might
place Count Me Out,
> Slaughter Music or Payback higher.
I don't think it's his best, Mark. Joy asked for one that was
available from "normal places" and Oh No was the best of
those still in print. I didn't care for "Painting in the
Dark", not because it was a bad book but because it wasn't
noir, and I haven't read his latest yet (although I picked up
a copy last week). Remove the "in print" proviso and I'd rate
Slaughter Music top, then Payback, then Oh No and Count Me
Out on a par. Ah, hang on.
"Underground" is pretty damn good... As you say, though,
they're all great books. Maybe Joy should follow the advice
of James's latest book and "Pick Any Title". The point is,
any discussion of Brit Noir should include Russell James (I'd
particularly recommend him to any fans of Jason Starr).
Al
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