Chris M. wrote:
> Other recent reads of interest to the list are The
Dramatist, by
> Ken Bruen
> and Hit Man by Duane Swierczynski. Both are
terrific. I rememember
> some on
> this list don't care for the Bruen's Jack Taylor
series, and
> nothing in The
> Dramatist will change your mind.
>
> Hit Man actually isn't that recent a read for me and
I've been
> meaning to
> post on it for a while. I chain-read it and Drive by
Sallis and
> they went
> perfectly together.
Chris, thanks so much for the kind words--I'm so glad you
enjoyed it.
(And as you noted later, it is actually THE WHEELMAN. I
wouldn't want Lawrence Block kicking my ass...)
There is a follow-up due out in November called THE BLONDE.
It's definitely not a sequel, but it does take place in the
same universe. And a very minor character from WHEELMAN shows
up in this one as a major character.
THE DRAMATIST blew me away, too. I'm a diehard Ken Bruen fan,
but when I finished that one, the book just fell out of my
hands. I couldn't believe Ken had gone there.
My wife read it, and when she finished, she threw the book
across the room. And then she started to cry.
Yeah. It's about as noir as it gets.
Cheers--
Duane Swierczynski
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