--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, William Ahearn
<williamahearn@...> wrote:
>
>
> --- jacquesdebierue <jacquesdebierue@...>
wrote:
>
> Among contemporaries, neither Ellroy
> > nor Starr have
> > used it, that I remember.
>
> One could argue that Mikey Prada's obsession
with
> Rhonda in Jason Starr's Tough Luck falls into
that
> category. Right now, I'm on a Starr binge and am
in
> the middle of Lights Out. My fourth in a row of
his
> stuff.
You're right about Tough Luck, though it's so well done that
it doesn't recall the stereotypical femme fatale. Starr is a
fantastic writer, and so far his stories have all been
different, which is a plus.
Best,
mrt
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