nsblumenfeld recommends The Long-Legged Fly (Lew Griffin Mysteries) by James Sallis, "The Long-Legged Fly and Heroes Die are in entirely different genres -- one's a sff novel, the other's a crime novel, featuring a sometime PI in New Orleans (see more) -- with very different styles, but they've got a similarly successful mix of fast-paced hard-hitting story and introspect. They've also received similar reactions from friends who've read them: some get nothing more out of them than macho tough-guy posturing, while those with good taste find so much more than that. Each is a highlight of its respective genre, and both are highly recommended."

nsblumenfeld recommends The lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

nsblumenfeld recommends Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan, "Two similarly intense high-concept sff novels. Both feature extreme take-no-prisoners graphic violence and fast-paced stories with plenty of twists and (see more) memorable, offbeat characters."

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