Ms Meaker,
I've read four of your Vin Packer Gold Medals. It seems to me
that aside from SPRING FIRE, the other three have a common
theme concerning the conditions under which a non-criminal
will turn violently criminal. Was this something you had in
mind? Is this a common theme that runs through most of your
Vin Packer novels? Aside from this, it looks like you cover a
number of social issues, including racism and juvenile
deliquency.
In your memoir about you and Highsmith you express a disdain
for traveling abroad. Have you been over to Europe yet? Have
you lived in New York all your life? Do you vacation anywhere
regularly?
I like the old Gold Medal copies of your novels, but it would
be nice to see a Library of America collection of your works.
Any plans on reprints? Sorry if this has been asked. I seem
to remember somebody asking if any of the Packer novels are
in print.
Thanks, miker
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