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In this episode we discuss Mick Herron’s Slough House adjacent novel, Nobody Walks, with writer Frank Sennett. We start with some spoiler free discussion of the book before getting into the novel’s plot twists, character development, and highlighting the book’s hard boiled edge.
Plus we talk the Parker novels, and some of our favorite reads from the year.
All that and more in this episode!
Books we recommended –
Adrian McKinty’s Sean Duffy novels – https://officialadrianmckinty.com/
Donald Westlake’s Parker novels – https://www.donaldwestlake.com/parker
Donald Westlake’s Dortmunder novels – https://www.donaldwestlake.com/dortmunder
Dave Hutchinson’s Fractured Europe series first book Autumn in Europe – https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Europe-in-Autumn/Dave-Hutchinson/The-Fractured-Europe-Sequence/9781781087817
Charlie Huston‘s Catchpenny – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725748/catchpenny-by-charlie-huston/
Ross Thomas’ novels – https://crimereads.com/ross-thomas-a-crime-readers-guide-to-the-classics/
Frank’s site – http://franksennett.com/
Frank’s book Shadow State – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717325/shadow-state-by-frank-sennett/
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Hi Spy! 🙄
Just listened to your discussion about Mick Herron’s ‘Nobody Walks) a.k.a. the J.K. Coe (sort of) backstory. If you are working your way through the Herron ‘non-Slow’ oeuvre, I’d be interested to hear a similar dissection of ‘This Is What Happened’, unless you have already done so? I have picked up some negative chatter on the ‘web which I thought was very shallow, completely missing the point of the story, while also failing to appreciate the subtlety of the narrative structure employed.
On a separate topic, have you & your guests tackled one or more of the ‘Oxford’ novels about Z. Boehm & S. Tucker?
Anyway, love your work: I’ll be seeking out earlier editions.
Thanks
John Thornton
I’m sure I get to This Is What Happened eventually. I’ll be curious to see what I think on a reread as I’m one of those on the more negative side on that one. I’d agree that he does some interesting narrative things but it just didn’t hit for me the first time. But more another time.
We did talk Down Cemetery Road so look for that with more to come soon! Thanks for listening!
Jeff,
Thanks for that: I have just finished ‘Smoke & Whispers’ to complete the ‘Oxford’ quadrology, and I would suggest that, apart from and in addition to discussion of each novel individually, it would also be informative to ‘stand back’ and compare the overall ‘style’ &
‘world view’ of ‘Oxfords’ & ‘Slows’.
Cheers,
John
Jeff,
I won’t bore you with a detailed analysis but the ‘key’, for me, is the chutzpah of writing about the same series of events as seen through the eyes of – and the subtle differences in description in the words/thoughts of – the different participating protagonists.