Oh, yeah, Greenleaf would be a great choice. I knew I was
forgetting an obvious choice.
Grafton might actually pull it off, but she's never gone that
deep before. Then again, it's easier to see Tanner as Archer
than Millhone as Archer, so I wonder if I'm confusing
character with the author's voice? At least Grafton already
knows the turf -- Kinsey lives in Archer's old neighbourhood
of Santa Teresa.
As for James Reasoner, as much as I liked TEXAS WIND, and as
much as I found echoes of Archer in his P.I., Cody, I'm not
sure if the tone of the book was that reminiscent of
Macdonald. And that's what I think would be the toughest to
capture -- the tone of Macdonald's work. Which is why I
thought of Cook and Atwood (and now Greenleaf).
Mario calls it depressing, I think of it more as brooding
introspection, but there's definitely something dark and sad
and fragile about Macdonald's best work.
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