Mike? You just might want to avert your eyes from Paul Charles’ forthcoming The Dust of Death, and Brian McGilloway’s 2008 follow-up to Borderlands, Gallows Lane. Meanwhile, can anyone out there nail down (ouch) any more examples of crime fiction crucifixions? The comment box is officially open, people …“Now I hate to be a spoilsport, but by Midsummer Day this year I had already read three crime novels involving crucifixion (Ken Bruen, Allan Guthrie and Frenchman Arnaud Delalande, you know who you are.) … I can understand the gruesome appeal of this method of execution, widely attributed to the Roman Empire, although they borrowed the technique from the Greeks, who had in turn stolen the idea from the Persians. But enough is enough. Can’t we just look on the bright side of life for once?”
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
“No, WE’RE Brian. And So Are Our Lovely Mothers-In-Law.”
Mike Ripley, blogging over at Shots Mag, has some rather (ahem) cross words about crucifixion, to wit:
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Declan Burke has published a number of novels, the most recent of which is ABSOLUTE ZERO COOL. As a journalist and critic, he writes and broadcasts on books and film for a variety of media outlets, including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Examiner and the Sunday Independent. He has an unfortunate habit of speaking about himself in the third person. All views expressed here are his own and are very likely to be contrary.
Boris Starling's MESSIAH. Chris Kuzneski's SIGN OF THE CROSS. Will Thomas's SOME DANGER INVOLVED. And I haven't read it yet, but Caro Ramsay's much-lauded debut ABSOLUTION features the 'crucifixion killer' and has a cross on the cover.
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