Book Details
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The Double |
| Author: |
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Geroge Pelecanos |
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1 |
| Last Read: |
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11.14.13 |
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| 11.14.13 | My favorite crime author gives me another book, this one the second in his new Spero Lucas series. I was a bit hesitant when I read The Cut because I've traditionally liked Pelecanos' one-offs more than the ongoing-protagonist stuff likeDerek Strange and Nick Stefanos. I liked The Cut though because Lucas has some edge to him that I feel like most protagonists are too PC for nowadays. With this book it looks like Pelecanos is exploring that territory more and talking about PTSD and taking care of our returning military in the same breath. Stefanos had alcohol as an enemy and I think that's probably what set him apart back when those books were published; I feel like Lucas' wartime demons are really prescient and interesting and I'm on board to see where Pelecanos goes with him. I also dig that Pelecanos shares my tastes in 70s movies a bit and it's my hunch that the Billy King character in this book is based on actor William Smith, specifically in the movie Darker than Amber. If i ever meet the man I'll ask him then update this to gloat about how right I was. So... I liked this a lot. I did notice one detail where he mentioned someone living in his parents' basement in Galveston which rang false (I doubt there's a basement anywhere in Texas) but nobody's perfect... Pelecanos' knowledge of the mid-atlantic is unquestionable. I can't wait for the next one! |
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