RARA-AVIS: Re: Recent Reads (Benioff, Cook, Coleman, Spiegelman)

From: jacquesdebierue (jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com)
Date: 24 Jul 2008

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    --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "cptpipes2000" <cptpipes@...> wrote:
    >

    > He wrote several true crime books and a detective series in the 80s,
    > but I think he really hit his stride with EVIDENCE OF BLOOD in 1991.
    > MORTAL MEMORY and THE CHATHAM SCHOOL AFFAIR are from that same era and
    > are also favorites.
    >
    > Of his more recent work, RED LEAVES is probably my favorite.

    Mine, too, but I can't get Chatham out of my head. Great stuff. It's not flashy writing, you need to read carefully. I don't know who to compare Cook. He doesn't seem to come from a recognizable "school".

    Best,

    smt

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