While I enjoyed THE FEVER KILL, I did find it a bit coincidental and
stretching credulity in spots. I'd alternatively recommend THE COLD SPOT as
a much stronger, more focused (in both plot and tone) work. It was chosen
by the editors of Amazon (whoever they are) as one of the Top 10 Best
Mysteries and Thrillers of 2008...and it deserved the honor.
I'm very much looking forward to the next in the series, THE COLDEST MILE,
due out next month.
Ron C.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jacquesdebierue" <jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com>
> To: <rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 4:49 AM
> Subject: RARA-AVIS: Re: Jack O'Connell's top 10 books of 2008
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>
> I see that Jack O'Connell says this:
>
> <<The Fever Kill by Tom Piccirilli: Here's one that can fairly be
> judged by its cover-the pre-distressed, faux-yellowed design and the
> '50s drugstore lettering are perfect signifiers of the breathless,
> gritty, Thompsoneque story you'll find inside the wrapper. Pic is
> legit heir to David Goodis but with his own unique strand of brutal
> DNA that makes him the chief scout on the frontier of 21st Century noir.>>
>
>
> This description makes the novel enticing and almost mandatory for
> me... Does anybody second Jack O'C.'s endorsement?
>
> Best,
>
> mrt
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