thanks, as i've read 'texas wind' but not 'dust devils'.
--- On Thu, 3/18/10, Ron Clinton <clinton65@comcast.net> wrote:
From: Ron Clinton <clinton65@comcast.net>
Subject: RE: RARA-AVIS: Dust Devils and more
To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010, 1:25 PM
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of tomarmstrongmusic
> I just finished "Dust Devils" by James Reasoner. Wow, what a terrific
read. The
> first chapter or two I thought it was going to be something like a Simenon
roman
> dur, as it reminded me of the beginning of "The Widow", but then a guy
comes
> through a door with a gun and it turns into something else entirely. The
rest of the
> way it has flavors that reminded me of some of my faves. The freudian
relationship
> between the two lovers on the run was Jim Thompson-ish, the caper action
in the
> middle stands with the best of Richard Stark, and the Texas setting and
determined
> nihilism of some of the characters reminded me of "No Country for Old
Men".
> Really good stuff. This guy can write, and I wish he'd do more in 'our'
genre.
Couldn't agree more on all the above -- an outstanding read. I was so taken
with it, I picked up TEXAS WIND, which Ed Gorman and others have raved
about. It was quite good, but I'm still much more enamored with DUST
DEVILS. He has a short story collection out entitled OLD TIMES' SAKE which
collects many of his Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine stories...good stuff.
Ron C.
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