I agree Jim. It's too bad that the series has ended. I think
that Simmons was just hitting his stride with Kurtz.
Hopefully it's something he'll come back to. There was some
info on the page that a film or T.V. series might be in the
works. I'd like to see that.
Glenn
<jim_l_roberts@y...> wrote:
>
> Just read this on the Dan Simmons web
page
> (http://www.dansimmons.com)
> "Dan's extremely hard-boiled former P.I. hero Joe
Kurtz is no more.
>
> Each of the Kurtz novels grabbed me and kept me
pinned to the chair
> from the opening sentence (e.g.: "On the day he was
shot in the
> head, things were going strangely well for Joe
Kurtz." *Hard as
> Nails*)
>
> I still will occassionally pick up the the now last
in the series,
> *Hard as Nails*, and re-read sections.
>
> Simmons' Kurtz was a consistently interesting
character driven by
> revenge and topped off with a sense of honor. Maybe
this wasn't
> high art, but it sure as hell was
entertaining.
>
> R-I-P Joe Kurtz.
>
> --
> jim roberts
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