--- Al Guthrie <
allanguthrie@ukonline.co.uk> wrote:
> Great book, great movie, great coffee-throwing scene
in both.
> I've yet to
> find another McGivern that matches THE BIG HEAT, but
I've by
> no means read
> them all yet. ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW runs it
close.
> McGivern's almost
> always excellent writing is particularly fine in THE
CAPER OF
> THE GOLDEN
> BULLS (not hardboiled/noir). Someone on this list (I
forget
> who, sorry)
> claimed that their own writing had been heavily
influenced by
> NIGHT EXTRA.
> VERY COLD FOR MAY is a straightforward cosy mystery.
ROGUE
> MALE is more in
> the style of THE BIG HEAT.
This thread has me curious about McGiven. I read his NIGHT OF
THE JUGGLER and liked it. Just picked up a copy of ROGUE COP
which, IIRC, has been discussed on the list in favorable
terms. I moved it to the top of TBR stacks. Thanks for good
comments about McGiven, miker and Al.
Ed Lynskey
=====
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