I've had an email asking if I know of a European equivalent to James Ellroy. Specifically authors "that like Ellroy seem to have a real feel for disturbed states of mind".
I've suggested Friedrich Glauser as he spent a lot of his short life in institutions. I'm also wondering if Massimo Carlotto's 'The Goodbye Kiss' would count as the 'hero' believes the world owes him a living and he doesn't see the things he does, to get the good life, as wrong (rape, murder, betrayal etc).
Anyone any other thoughts?
Ruth Rendell?
ReplyDeleteI like Andrew Vacchs but he isn't European -- or at least, if he is, he writes about America.
Oh yes, I agree, David Pearce definitely.
ReplyDeleteI don't like either Ellroy or Pearce in exactly the same way, which is why I think this comparison must be right.
Rendell is similar but on a much lighter plane and far less convluted.
Sorry, I meant Peace.
ReplyDeleteSorry, lvenuti, I am probably misunderstanding here, apologies again -- I thought Karen was asking for a European Ellroy equivalent, so that the answers had to be European....my brain is a bit dull.
ReplyDeleteBill James' ACC Desmond Iles has fits that definitely edge him close to disturbed territory, if not over the line. And Ruth Rendell is pretty good at psycho characters.
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