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Wolf Time
Hunter Hollis Fletcher stalks as human prey--the man who left him for dead--and uncovers a tangle of power, betrayal, and murder that threatens his own life
8 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1990
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Joe Gores
79 books33 followersJoe Gores (1931-2011) was the author of the acclaimed DKA series of street-level crime and detection, as well as the stunning suspense novels Dead Man and Menaced Assassin.
He served in the U.S. Army - writing biographies of generals at the Pentagon - was educated at the University of Notre Dame and Stanford, and spent twelve years as a San Francisco private investigator. The author of dozens of novels, screenplays, and television scripts, he won three Edgar Allan Poe Awards and Japan's Maltese Falcon Award.
He served in the U.S. Army - writing biographies of generals at the Pentagon - was educated at the University of Notre Dame and Stanford, and spent twelve years as a San Francisco private investigator. The author of dozens of novels, screenplays, and television scripts, he won three Edgar Allan Poe Awards and Japan's Maltese Falcon Award.
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June 8, 2016
Like King’s The Stand, this novel becomes just shy of a recommendation. And yet, I am glad that I read it.
This mystery-thriller has all the right ingredients, all the perfect plotting, and seemingly all the appropriate character development.
So, why can I not recommend it? Can a novel be too crafted? This latter question yields a “No,” since Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury and Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby provide examples.
What becomes oddly bothersome here is the consciousness of structure and style. The reader becomes reminded of the novel’s “stitching” despite some plot twists and turns. Yet, it is not the “in your face” stitching of Fury or the lyrical, tight weave of Gatsby—styles that are so blatant that the mind pauses, but then accepts and reads “past” them.
Gores uses a repetition of words and phrases as transitions between sections and chapters which, depending upon the detailed construction, either can bring the reader to the next event or section or create a suspense. He achieves both. However, the detailed construction becomes, quite frankly, annoying. And, the repeated use becomes, after awhile, tired—and causes one to “groan.”
Despite this, the basic situation, the “secret” that brings Hal to be a target for assassination, and the climax of the novel are worthwhile.
I especially enjoyed Hal’s meeting, befriending, and joining with Maria, the Native American woman character.
The detail with which the author uses to describe Hal’s relationship with Charlie as well as the varying aspects of hunting become the exceptional parts of the novel.
And, I could have easily recommended Wolf Time if only the antagonist wasn’t politically so high placed, (which reminded me of the all too pervasive political movie thriller), and if those aforementioned "clunky" transitions were smoothed out or changed a little.
This mystery-thriller has all the right ingredients, all the perfect plotting, and seemingly all the appropriate character development.
So, why can I not recommend it? Can a novel be too crafted? This latter question yields a “No,” since Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury and Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby provide examples.
What becomes oddly bothersome here is the consciousness of structure and style. The reader becomes reminded of the novel’s “stitching” despite some plot twists and turns. Yet, it is not the “in your face” stitching of Fury or the lyrical, tight weave of Gatsby—styles that are so blatant that the mind pauses, but then accepts and reads “past” them.
Gores uses a repetition of words and phrases as transitions between sections and chapters which, depending upon the detailed construction, either can bring the reader to the next event or section or create a suspense. He achieves both. However, the detailed construction becomes, quite frankly, annoying. And, the repeated use becomes, after awhile, tired—and causes one to “groan.”
Despite this, the basic situation, the “secret” that brings Hal to be a target for assassination, and the climax of the novel are worthwhile.
I especially enjoyed Hal’s meeting, befriending, and joining with Maria, the Native American woman character.
The detail with which the author uses to describe Hal’s relationship with Charlie as well as the varying aspects of hunting become the exceptional parts of the novel.
And, I could have easily recommended Wolf Time if only the antagonist wasn’t politically so high placed, (which reminded me of the all too pervasive political movie thriller), and if those aforementioned "clunky" transitions were smoothed out or changed a little.
May 7, 2012
Good. Interesting.
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