Todd Robinson who publishes the crime fiction webzine,
Thuglit, sent me the following link to the first chapter of a
contemporary hardboiled book of his that's currently in a
contest where I guess the winner is published by Borders.
Anyway, I have no idea what the rest of the book is like, but
I found the writing in this first chapter outstanding, and
not just because it made me nostalgic for the old Rat in
Kenmore Square
(Boston). I'm curious what other RARA-AVIANs think of
this--especially the style of the writing. Anyway, here's the
link:
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977155418
On a completely unrelated noted-- I liked HBO's Pu-239 a
lot--a really nice mixing of political thriller with Russian
mob. The last scene with the two dumb-as bricks thugs one had
me--and probably many other writers--envious as all hell. A
single brilliant scene well worth watching the movie for all
on its own.
--Dave Z.
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