Joe Kurtz (3 books in series)
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review 1: I'm definitely becoming more impressed with Dan Simmons' ability to write books in various genres and to do so as well as he does.Hardcase is a modern Raymond chandler hard boiler detective story. It's got most of the standard fare for the genre: a crude protagonist, a femme fata...
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review 1: Not very ambitious, considering Simmons' other works. I feel like Hardcase had all the potential of becoming a classic crime fiction novel, but lacked in creating a solid foundation in which to build upon. As much as I love leaving some storylines up to the imagination, Hardcase ...
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review 1: Yes, my highest rating for this hard-hitting, hardcore, full-tilt, no-holds-barred, gritty, tough-as-nails, terse, noir, action thriller. Genre-hopping Simmons sets about to write a pulp novel about a hardened ex-PI who finds himself at the wrong side of the law most of the time....