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Originally Posted by Catlady
I finished Queenpin last night--wow. Megan Abbott just keeps getting better and better. Now I'm starting Bury Me Deep, which is the one that sounded most interesting to me in the first place (but I like to read books in the order written).
She's got a new book coming out in July: The End of Everything.
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Queenpin originated as a short story which, if I remember correctly, appeared in the Abbott-edited A HELL OF A WOMAN anthology (well worth checking out - some cracking stories and authors in there). She is, in my opinion, a one of a kind author. Just brilliant.
Just thought of another you might well dig - the magnificent Christa Faust. Dunno if Money Shot's in e-format (her publishers were attempting to recreate the glory days of pulp fiction right down to the painted covers) but for modern noir with a unique and tough protagonist, Faust is spot on.
Oh dear, you really shouldn't get me started reccomending crime authors...
Russel
Nominated for the Shamus Award: The Good Son