By Tom Callahan @ BookReporter:
“Fans of Hard Case have come to expect quality entertainment, both reprints of the greatest of past crime fiction and terrific original stories that prove that hardboiled writing is still very much alive and well in the early years of the new, all-too-bloody-so-far, century. Now this is saying something, but GETTING OFF just might be the best book HCC has ever published. Lawrence Block (writing as Jill Emerson) does not just push the boundaries of fiction, he blows them away. This is a book you are never going to forget reading…
“First, the obvious: the sex. There is a lot of explicit sex here, just about in every chapter. Indeed, this might be the most sexually explicit book ever published by a mainstream American publisher. And it is plenty violent as well. But it is also a noir masterpiece. Block has written a book equal to anything ever written by noir masters like James M. Cain or Jim Thompson. His work now resides among the giants of the genre. GETTING OFF is a heck of a wild ride and loads of fun. Once you pick it up, you are not putting it down. Just remember to pay for it first in the bookstore…”
And that’s just the beginning. Read the rest on Jill Emerson’s page…
Guess we should read Getting Off. Although in little old England it not easy to get a copy. Any ideas where one can get a copy without sending to the USA?
Barney
Barney, Titan’s UK edition should be available in January.
Oh wow! Are you walking on air??? Yes, Getting Off reminds me of the crime/thriller masterpieces of yore (at least how I imagine they were or should have been). A book I cannot for the life of me forget. Hubby and I are still talking about Kit and what an empathetic monster she is.
Barney – Try bookdepository.co.uk