Dalt Wrote:I'm a big fan of the duo and particularly enjoy the relationship Elvis and Pike have. Having said that, I'd like to see Pike take out one of these bigger villains (like Fallon, Rene, or the Hawaiian, for instance) using a little more brawn than brains though. His hand to hand combat skills haven't fully been represented yet, I feel. A couple of 'stopper' shots with his canon into the chest of some 'leviathan', (who has usually been built up in reputation over 400 pages) is a real anticlimax for me.
RJ is my first love though, no question.
I'm not asserting that Crais took inspiration from FPW but the similarities are there.
You said Elvis is your 'second favourite detective'. I'm assuming you're counting Jack as your first, in the detective genre, or is there another similar franchise I'm missing out on?
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Do you know Andrew Vachss' character Burke, Dalt? That is a great series of books. I'd jump up and click my heels like Uncle Scrooge if Jack and Burke ever met and worked on a "job" together.
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Do you know Andrew Vachss' character Burke, Dalt? That is a great series of books. I'd jump up and click my heels like Uncle Scrooge if Jack and Burke ever met and worked on a "job" together.
Dalt Wrote:I've had a look on Ebay, Mike, but there's little to be found on Vachss' stuff. Is there a website I can peruse perhaps?
Should I read them in any particular order?
Dalt Wrote:I've had a look on Ebay, Mike, but there's little to be found on Vachss' stuff. Is there a website I can peruse perhaps?
Should I read them in any particular order?
Dalt Wrote:I'm a big fan of the duo and particularly enjoy the relationship Elvis and Pike have. Having said that, I'd like to see Pike take out one of these bigger villains (like Fallon, Rene, or the Hawaiian, for instance) using a little more brawn than brains though. His hand to hand combat skills haven't fully been represented yet, I feel. A couple of 'stopper' shots with his canon into the chest of some 'leviathan', (who has usually been built up in reputation over 400 pages) is a real anticlimax for me.
RJ is my first love though, no question.
I'm not asserting that Crais took inspiration from FPW but the similarities are there.
You said Elvis is your 'second favourite detective'. I'm assuming you're counting Jack as your first, in the detective genre, or is there another similar franchise I'm missing out on?