The reply to your blog entry seems pretty much on the money to me.
Torrey's strengths are conversational, hardboiled, and surprisingly convincing, first person narration, and a terse, wicked way with violent action.
I read 42 Days For Murder 20 years ago, but there's a couple scenes (including one involving an ashtray used as a weapon) that are as bright in my memory as if I'd read them yesterday.
John
--- On Tue, 1/13/09, Bill Crider <macavityabc@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Bill Crider <macavityabc@gmail.com>
Subject: RARA-AVIS: 42 Days to Murder
To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 9:31 AM
I had a little to say about this one on my blog several years ago.
http://tinyurl. com/bwgo9
Bill Crider
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