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A review by nedhayes
Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto
4.0
Great Roman Noir by Nic Pizzolatto, creator of "True Detective". If you like books like Dennis Lehan's [b:Mystic River|21671|Mystic River|Dennis Lehane|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1395182642s/21671.jpg|1234249] and other non-redemptive noir novels like the classic of the genre [b:Nightmare Alley|7140096|Nightmare Alley|William Lindsay Gresham|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348006083s/7140096.jpg|535277] you'll really enjoy this.
Solidly written, thoughtful exploration of an anti-hero who tries to become a hero. He doesn't quite succeed, but his attempts are heartbreaking, and sordid, in equal measure.
My own detective novel [b:Coeur d'Alene Waters|17858783|Coeur d'Alene Waters|Ned Hayes|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1381090396s/17858783.jpg|24965017] is more redemptive than this dark tale, but I like the clarity of the first person point of view in Nic Pizzolatto's work, and the consistency of his narrative.
If you like True Detective, this is the book for you!
Solidly written, thoughtful exploration of an anti-hero who tries to become a hero. He doesn't quite succeed, but his attempts are heartbreaking, and sordid, in equal measure.
My own detective novel [b:Coeur d'Alene Waters|17858783|Coeur d'Alene Waters|Ned Hayes|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1381090396s/17858783.jpg|24965017] is more redemptive than this dark tale, but I like the clarity of the first person point of view in Nic Pizzolatto's work, and the consistency of his narrative.
If you like True Detective, this is the book for you!