Ron C. wrote:
BTW, on the subject of "others," I just finished THE BLONDE
by Duane S. and it's a terrific read...different in tone from
THE WHEELMAN -- almost a noir'ish homage to B-movie
thrillers, complete with the cackling mad scientist -- yet
still echoing with that same dark and captivating narrative
drive. An outstanding followup to what was one of last year's
best novels.
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Thanks, Ron! So glad you enjoyed it. Does my mad scientist
cackle? Well, I guess he does, a bit...
I'm also glad you think the book is different in tone from
its predecessor. I don't want to be producing clone after
clone. (Though lately I have been itching to do a WHEELMAN
sequel...) The next book, SEVERANCE PACKAGE, is very
different from the first two, but hopefully, is just as
fast-paced.
Speaking of fast-paced novels, let me recommend Joe
Schreiber's CHASING THE DEAD, a truly creepy, high-octane
thriller/horror novel that Ballantine published a few months
ago.
And Al Guthrie turned me on to ALTERED CARBON, a sci-fi/noir
novel that has been mentioned on this list a few times over
the years. Truly fine stuff.
Cheers--
Duane Swierczynski
secretdead.blogspot.com
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