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Old 07-16-2007, 08:16 PM   #1
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Lacy, Ed: Room To Swing. v1.5 18 July 07

ADDITION: Released under a Creative Commons license at
http://www.munseys.com/detail/mode/author/ed_lacy
Version 1.5 reflects this.

(Reformatted by me to my specifications.)


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Another hard-hitting, gritty detective story. This one won the Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel.

Here's what one critic wrote:

"Room To Swing remains high on my list of hardboiled mystery novels. There was a lyricism, almost a poetry, to the writing that touched not only the powerful, melancholy storyline but also the elegant and evocative place descriptions. I've always regarded this as a true masterpiece. Certainly, its take on race makes it a milestone, too. But the sociology of it too often overshadows the sad truth of the tale itself. I liked several other Lacy novels very much, too, but Room is the one that got him to heaven.”

High praise, indeed.

I hope you enjoy it.

Don

P.S.: I have one more Ed Lacy novel to do, and that will be it, until some more of his writings are available.

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