Full disclosure- I had a story in one of Akashic's anthologies (SEATTLE
NOIR), and I was living in Spokane, Washington in 1980 (the time and setting
of CITIZEN VINCE).
As far as I'm concerned the Edgar that CITIZEN VINCE won was richly
deserved. It's a fine, evocative piece of writing with a strong sense of
place, and a superb narrative flow. And for those of you who've read the
book, I was actually IN Sam's Barbecue Pit, and Walter completely nailed the
description of it, right down to the black velvet wall hanging of the dogs
playing poker, the smell of the place, and the fact that the guy who owned
and ran it had "inherited" the nick-name "Sam" when he bought the place.
As for the Akashic series, I enjoyed participating in the SEATTLE NOIR
portion, and have enjoyed selections from many of the others, including the
Brooklyn, Chicago and LA ones.
Your Mileage May Vary-
Brian
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Joy <jmatkowski1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> I also enjoyed Citizen Vince, and I hope Over Tumbled Graves is as
> refreshing. (It's waiting for me to read Crows Can't Count.)
>
> Joy
>
> On 7/1/2010 3:39 PM, davidcorbett622 wrote:
> > I'm taking Havana Noir along for my July 4th reading (along with Misha
> Glenny's McMafia and Jess Walter's The Zero (started it last night, loved
> what I've read so far -- Citizen Vince was a gas).
> >
> >
>
>
>
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