DR>  Hello Susan: It's nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks 
Cornwell's
 DR> later books aren't up to her usual standards. May be getting burned out. 
???
 Maybe.  I have never thought that dialog is her long suit (I can't
 get a bead on her cop lead character, oh *what* is his name??!!  I
 can't even *imagine* anyone seaking as she has him speaking.) and
 maybe the novelty has worn off for her and it's harder to come up
 with a good plot.
 DR>  Never heard of Davis but the title of the book is intriguing.
 This is the series set in ancient Rome whose lead character is Marcus
 Didius Falco, a public informer.  It's fun.  The "silver pigs" are
 ingots mined from Britain.
 DR> And I love Donald Westlake. Read everything of his I can get my hands 
n.
 DR> I think my
 DR> favorite of his is Drowned Hopes. Absolutely hysterical and after that 
my next
 DR> favorite of his is Bank Shot. If you haven't read them, I highly 
recommend
 DR> them. Now there is a prolific writer who never lets me down. yet.
 DR> Consistently good.
 "Drowned Hopes" doen't sound familiar, but I know I've read "Bank
 Shot" and I remember enjoying it although I couldn't tell you a thing
 about the plot.
 DR>  Have you read any of Steve Martini's books? He's fairly new to the game 
but
 DR> is also a good writer. Books with twists and turns that keeps you 
guessing to
 DR> the very end. The kind of stuff I really enjoy.
 No I haven't.  Will have to add his name to the To Read Queue, sigh
 ....
 DR>  Trouble is, there are so many good mysteries about, and I enjoy reading 
so
 DR> much, I sometimes forget. Some of us will go to any lengths to
 DR> delude ourselves.
 Absolutely!
 Susan Bulla
 susan.bulla@launch.net
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