Friday, October 24, 2008
The Ghosts of Reads Past
Among the other worthy but “forgotten books” being touted today around the blogosphere are: Dark Wanton, by Peter Cheyney; The Godwulf Manuscript, by Robert B. Parker; Five Minutes with a Stranger, by Miles Tripp; Fat Chance, by Keith Laumer; Cajun Nights, by D.J. Donaldson; Just Another Day in Paradise, by A.E. Maxwell; and John the Balladeer, by Manly Wade Wellman. In addition, series organizer Patti Abbott features several other books on her own Web site, including The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, and The Last Goodbye and The Blood of Angels, by Reed Arvin. Also refer to Abbott’s site for a complete list of today’s participating blogs.
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I've read THE GODWULF MANUSCRIPT a couple of times, and love it. It's Parker's first, and he admits he was ripping off Chandler, but he does it so well, while keeping everything in the 70s. People may argue about Parker now, as his style has devolved toward affectation, but many of those early Spenser books are wonderful and worthwhile reads.
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