-=> Quoting HELEN FLEISCHER to Robert White <=-
 RW> color of Key West and NY. Not much violence in his books, lots of
 RW> good dialog and plotting.
 HF> That's what I like in a book.
Yeah, I'm strong on characterization and plotting, but I have a relatively
high gore threashold as well.
 RW> Next in my pile is the latest Charles Paris book by Simon Brett. It
 HF> Haven't read any of that series, though I've enjoyed the Mrs. Pargeter
You'll probably like the Charles Paris series then. The writing style is the
same, just different characters. Lots of snide and usually witty comments
about actors and the theater scene.
 RW> certainly like Straley. Hillerman gets a lot more caught up in the N
 RW> avaho culture and mysticism, and Straley shows us life on the edge
 RW> of another frontier - in Alaska.  A lot of similarities in how the
 HF> My, you are adding to my shopping list alarmingly! ;)
I'm currently reading 'The Curious Eat Themselves' by Straley. It is really
good also. He does a great job of setting the scene with little naunces of
detail that bring it to life, for me at least.
As I said in another message, I read Stephen Humphrey Bogart's book, 'Play it
Again' but found it a bit lacking. Kind of an average first attempt, but the
characters are so stilted and 2 dimensional. Spends too much time describing
the sexual exploits of the hero, too little on the plot.
Type at you later,
Bob 8-{)
 
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