These are stunningly good. Hector Lassiter is a writer of crime fiction, and a good friend of Ernest Hemingway, who features prominently in these in one way or another.
Head Games
http://www.amazon.com/Head-Games-Craig- ... pd_sim_b_2
Toros and Torsos
http://www.amazon.com/Toros-Torsos-Crai ... pd_sim_b_2
Print the Legend
http://www.amazon.com/Print-Legend-Crai ... pd_sim_b_2
One True Sentence
http://www.amazon.com/One-True-Sentence ... pd_sim_b_3
The Hector Lassiter novels by Craig McDonald
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Re: The Hector Lassiter novels by Craig McDonald
Head Games was interesting and fun.
I had a few minor quibbles, but enjoyed it overall.
I had a few minor quibbles, but enjoyed it overall.
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
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Are full of passionate intensity.
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Re: The Hector Lassiter novels by Craig McDonald
"One True Sentence" was pretty good. The book is almost completely plot driven but, as you turn the pages, you learn about the ex-pat community in Paris of the 1920s. I've read a bit on that era --- Hemingway, Ford Madox Ford --- and it seems completely accurate.
There's a bit on the various literary feuds of the day, and the author knows what he is talking about but doesn't attempt anything more than serviceable prose. A lesser author may have been tempted to throw a bit of pastiche.
There's a bit on the various literary feuds of the day, and the author knows what he is talking about but doesn't attempt anything more than serviceable prose. A lesser author may have been tempted to throw a bit of pastiche.

Re: The Hector Lassiter novels by Craig McDonald
Tim, WTF? Pastiche is what strippers in the 50's & 60's used to cover their nipples.seeahill wrote:A lesser author may have been tempted to throw a bit of pastiche.
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
W.B. Yeats
Are full of passionate intensity.
W.B. Yeats