Jim Sallis wrote:
"But what about Danny Woodrell, Jack O'Connell, Shira Rozan,
John Harvey? There's just too much rich, various, highly
original work going on these days for us to be held to
historical categories."
It's funny that you mention Jack O'Connell. I'm nearing the
end of your Ghost of a Flea (about which I'll write more when
I reluctantly finish it, reluctantly because I'll be sorry
when this great capper to a great series is over) and I keep
thinking of Jack O'Connell's books. On the surface, there is
little in common between your books or characters, but both
of you are seriously expanding the boundaries of the form.
You both clearly have a great knowledge of crime fiction, but
see it at most as a hub of your work instead lines to color
within, spinning off into amazing directions to create new,
unique visions of the world and the way people relate to each
other. Both of your books also explore writing itself and its
role in the way we communicate with each other.
Do you happen to know if O'Connell has anything new on the
horizon?
Mark
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