I found LETHAL INJECTION a relatively minor work, and a disappointment after
hearing it being touted by several respected authors. Not because it didn't
live up to the hype...it just wasn't very good.
I saw his new one @ a local bookstore, and didn't bother picking it up.
Ron C.
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> I don't know if I'd call Lethal Injection a masterpiece, but it could be
seen as one of
> the first of today's wave of "neo-noir" novels, and I think it was Black
Lizard's first
> hardcover. It's dark,intense, and very readable.
>
> John
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> From: grbc74 <gbaeza@gmail.com>
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> Sent: Fri, May 21, 2010 1:09:22 AM
> Subject: RARA-AVIS: Jim Nisbet
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> Has anyone read or bought either of the two Jim Nisbet novels recently
released by
> the Overlook Press? One is a new title (Windward Passage) while the other
is a
> reprint of an old novel (Lethal Injection) that authors like James Ellroy
have
> described as a noir masterpiece.
>
> I've seen both at Borders and B&N. Considering Nisbet has been published
by both
> the original Black Lizard line and Dennis McMillan, I'm thinking of giving
him a try.
> I'm surprised that they haven't been reviewed or even mentioned by most
mystery
> blogs and online magazines.
>
> -Gonzalo.
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