Mark, speaking of gerbils: You haven't read Dora Suarez by
Derek Raymond yet, have you? You read an early one, didn't
you? Anyway, that figures into the book.
******** That sounds great. I can't wait. And yes, your
memory is right on. I've read HE DIED WITH HIS EYES OPEN.
I've got DORA SUAREZ, and I have been lusting for it. I've
been trying to stick pretty much to the decade themes, but
discipline isn't my strong point. After all that talk about
Ellroy here recently, I had to reread THE BLACK DAHLIA.
You know, now that I think of it, besides the usual
hardboiled theme, these two books have something else in
common. Both EYES OPEN and THE BLACK DAHLIA have protagonists
with an unnatural affinity, an obsession, involving the
murder victim. I can't really say I've run into that too many
times. To a lesser extent T.J. Parker's LAGUNA HEAT or
Crumley's THE LAST GOOD KISS. Al- right. I guess it isn't
that uncommon.
miker
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