--- Michael Robison <
miker_zspider@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ed Lynskey wrote:
>
> I've read all of Mr. Crews's books but not
Charles
> Williams or Charles Willeford.
>
> *********
> Interesting that you would mention Willeford
and
> Williams together. I'm on vacation now and
I've
> brought mostly hardboiled criticism with me,
preparing
> for September, but I did grab a handful of
novels.
> One is Willeford's The Difference, and another
is
> Williams's Sailcloth Shroud.
I'm looking forward to your September HB/Noir Crit. month.
It'll be interesting.
> If I read Sailcloth Shroud, I'll be through with
all
> the Williams novels I have. I'll have to pick up
some
> more. I had my doubts about Diamond Bikini, but
after
> your review, I've put it on the list. I know I
want
> Hill Girl, too. I've already read River Girl,
Hot
> Spot, and Scorpion Reef. Oh! I forgot! I've
got
> Dead Calm, too. I saw the movie of it and thought
it
> was good. The book is still waiting on
me.
My TDB was reprinted in the Blue Murder series/Simon Schuster
UK(1988) and is easier to find, I think. Maxim Jakubowski,
the series editor, has an interesting preface, talking about
the life Charles Williams and his works. Sailcloth is a fast,
solid read. Dead Calm, IMHO, is a great read except for maybe
the 1950s psychology bit. (But it doesn't detract).
I enjoyed reading Hill Girl, the first in the Girl trilogy.
IIRC, Bill Crider and Steve Lewis have posted CW's beautiful
dj cover shots at Mystery*File. (I think Steve may've put
Bill's great CW essays online, too).
Have a good one,
Ed
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