From the magnificently massive archive…
Resume Speed by Lawrence Block is a
quirky stand-alone novella. The stranger with little more than the clothes on
his back gets off the bus in the small town of Cross Creek, Montana after
seeing a help wanted sign in a local diner. He goes by the name Bill Thompson.
He keeps to himself and slowly begins a quiet existence in the small town.
He does that by taking the job as a fry
cook. He takes a room in a local boarding house, gets a library card, and
gradually begins to assume an identity among some of the locals. They know him
to be a quiet and unassuming man who may or may not have suffered a great loss.
While it is not clear to them it is clear to the reader that Bill Thompson is
running from something though he seems like a good guy. There are the occasional hints that make the
reader wonder what happened before he came to town.
Currently only available as a kindle
single e-book this sixty page read is a good one. Not all questions are
answered in this highly entertaining read and that is more than okay. A whisper
of mystery begins the tale and a gale of mystery ends it. In between there is
plenty of complexity and details/allusions to ponder before one can Resume
Speed.
Material was provided by author Lawrence
Block in response to a comment I had made on Bill Crider’s review. You can, and should, read Bill's review and the many otehr good things on his blog. Don't forget his books too!
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2 comments:
He is one of the best writers in our era, I think.
Agreed.
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