On Wednesday, August 21, 2002, at 07:04 PM, RARA-AVIS Digest
wrote:
> Doesn't count; SLIENT JOE's a police
procedural.
Well, of course I'd have to bow to your expertise, but I do
have problems with extending the definition so widely that it
includes a book with a protagonist who doesn't think of
himself as a "real" cop yet, whose actions are seen by other
police officers as pushing the boundaries all the time and as
being one step from unacceptable, who is on leave from police
duties throughout, and whose motive is to avenge his father's
murder, even if we do accept his statement that he merely
wants to arrest the villain rather than kill him....
Interesting.
I think we may have to agree to disagree on this one.
Personally, I think I've taken a big step with the DI
suggestion towards understanding why I decided a while ago
that I find police procedurals generally boring, while still
enjoying certain examples. I will look for more Kellerman.
Does anyone have any specific recommendations?
I've been meaning to say to Joy:
> I'm getting the overall impression from these books
so far that a great
> deal--most?--living quarters in the UK are public
housing.
No. Though more in some areas than others. If you get a
British book where the action largely takes place in local
authority housing, you are in working-class-noir land. I
understand that "council estates" = "projects"?
Marianne
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