flyboy707 Wrote:Hey gang, if any of you have been following the discussion about whether there is a reference to Julio's in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's latest book Brimstone , well, here's the reply I recieved to my email from Douglas Preston himself:

Dear Jerry,

You certainly are an alert reader, but I'm sorry to say that our bar with dead and dying plants wasn't inspired by the Repairman Jack bar, Julio's. There are, in fact, more than a few bedraggled bars in NYC with dead and dying plants in the window, and it is perhaps these real places that inspired both of us.

I'm a big fan of the Repairman Jack novels myself.

Thanks for the kind words and all best,
Doug


----- Original Message -----
From: JLB2
To: prestonchild@prestonchild.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 6:49 PM
Subject: Reference to Repairman Jack in Brimestone??


Greetings,

Thank you for taking the time to read this email. I hope the subject line caught your attention. I enjoy all your books (both writing together and separately) and have since I read Relic when it was originally published.

I was re-reading Brimstone recently and paused at a very small scene in it. When D'Agosta takes a friend out for a drink, he remembers this little, out of the way place that has dead or dying plants hanging in the window. I am also a huge fan of F. Paul Wilson's and was wondering if your are paying a tribute to him. In his Repairman Jack books, Jack meets potential clients at a bar called Julio's in NYC. It, too, has dead and dying plants hanging in the windows.

I don't suppose you could let me in on this, eh?

Thanks for the time,

Jerry

Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Ah, that's funny. I was going to post a thread about BRIMSTONE meself, but the gang has beaten me to it. In any case, my cousin Carly asked me to get him a copy for Christmas. Naturally, I did. I noticed Paul's endorsement on the jacket and wondered, "Does Paul owe these guys money, or is this legit? Let's find out." I read the book straight through, not counting one brief pizza-and-beer break. Just bought THE CABINET OF CURIOSITIES today for myself. But there were 2 other "references" to Paul's fiction that I noticed: 2 mentions of Petrus wine and "the subway murders." Is this coincidence? Or are there Dark Forces at work? :p

flyboy707 Wrote:Actually, they are referencing their own work when they talk about "the subway murders". I WON'T say which book(s), so as not to spoil it for you (or anyone else) who might want to read the book(s). I will say this, it's worth the read...............

Terry Willacker Wrote:I agree they are all great. I read Thunderhead first and then went back and read them all in order. I'm in the middle of Still Life With Crows and bought Brimstone for myself for Christmas. Thunderhead was my favorite until I read The Cabinet of Curiosities.

flyboy707 Wrote:For me "Thunderhead" was in my top 3 favorites (partly because I was flying out of Kirtland AFB, NM when I read it....but The Cabinet of Curiosities is my favorite with Brimstone a very close second. Sorry, Maggers.....