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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
two halves
By wordparty
The first part of this book is an abridged version of Williams' first exploration of parts of the u.s. through crime writing and writers; the second part is an account of another round of interviews and explorations 15 years later.I found the first section more interesting and sharper than the second; the writers interviewed more interesting too: although the chapter on Daniel Woodrell in part 2 is good - maybe because Woodrell is a better, deeper writer than the others.The blurb on the book cover is completely misleading. It says that Williams crosses the united states in the wake of hurricane katrina - which hardly gets a mention, finding himself in a "profoundly uneasy country." Maybe it is, but what comes over in the book is a country become blander as time passes.I like many of the writers discussed in this book, but in the end found its coverage of them unsatisfying. I don't think the blend of writers with the author's own travelogue quite works, and the book becomes neither one thing nor the other. Interesting though.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent Crime Travelogue
By A. Ross
This excellent literary travelogue is a little bit of an odd beast in that it is essentially an updated version of William's 1989 book "Into the Badlands" (which I read about five years ago). Back then, Williams visited the U.S., interviewing various crime writers about their hometowns and their writing process. He then repeated the process in 2005, leading to this book. Williams' M.O. is to stay in a cheaper (i.e. seedier) parts of town and either walk around on his own in search of interesting bars or music stores, or get the writer he's meeting to give him an insider's tour. He's clearly a believer in crime fiction as social portraiture and commentary, and also has a bit of a music industry background. These perspectives combine to make him an interesting external chronicler of contemporary America.The first hundred pages reprint portions from the 1989 edition on Miami (Carl Hiassen), New Orleans (James Lee Burke), Los Angeles (James Ellroy and Gar Anthony Haywood), Missoula (James Crumley), and Detroit (Elmore Leonard). These are interesting to read today not only for a perspective on how these various places have changed in the intervening 18 years, but for their insight on writers whose careers have since blossomed (the notable exception being Gar Anthony Haywood). A postscript gives a brief, and not always flattering, update on the career trajectories of these six writers.Sharp readers will also find other little nuggets that have aged well -- for example, in the section about L.A., one of the people who hosts Williams is scruffy young intellectual named Mike Davis, who has since risen to international prominence as an urbanist. It's not clear why these particular sections were chosen for this edition, nor why the decision wasn't made to simply republish them all, but the "missing" chapters are available for free at Williams' web site. These include another section on Miami (James Hall), and chapters on New Mexico (Tony Hillerman), San Francisco (Joe Gores), Chicago (Sara Partesky, Eugene Izzi), Boston (George V. Higgins), and New York (Andrew Vachss).Since his 1989 trip, Williams has gone on to write a series of excellent Cardiff-based crime novels himself (all of which are well worth seeking out). At the same time he's become more steeped in American crime writing, which gives the five newer chapters a touch more depth. Here, he visits Washington, D.C. (George Pelecanos), Hollywood Beach, FL (Vicki Hendricks), LA/San Diego (Ken Nunn), Austin (Jesse Sublett, Kinky Friedman), and the Ozarks (Daniel Woodrell). The only place in the whole book I'm particularly familiar with is D.C., and that chapter does a good job of giving the reader a taste of what the city is really like, and delivers a solid profile of Pelecanos (one of my favorite writers) as well.The book concludes with a bittersweet epilogue in which Williams reflects on the change that's come about in the intervening 16 years between his trips. Of course the internet has made the enterprise of traveling to new places and discovering new authors much easier -- but he feels that something is lost in the process. In the literary world, he sees crime fiction emerging from its ghetto and standing with the mainstream. Most refreshingly, Williams isn't afraid to pull punches, noting that much of the best crime fiction now comes from other countries, and that several of the writers he originally interviewed in 1989 have spent the years cranking out commercial dross. The book is a must read for anyone interested in modern American crime writing, and will be of interest to anyone interested in an outsider's view of the U.S.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Seriously Educational
By conjunction
I think this is a better book than some of the reviews suggest.Firstly I think the combination of travel writing and interviews is great, particularly as one of the reasons I like thrillers so much is the sense of place, to use a modern cliche, that they offer.Think, for example of James Lee Burke's description of poor boy sandwiches, or anything by Woodrell.I especially liked Williams' depictions of Miami, Detroit and Washington, speaking as someone who hasn't visited the States since 1978.The most fun interview was with Crumley, I also enjoyed the interviews with Pelecanos and Elmore Leonard. I didn't get much from the Burke and Woodrell interviews that I didn't already know, but there was nothing wrong with them.I love James Lee Burke's books, more than Williams does according to his little piece at the end. Yes they are similar, but the joie de vivre of his two main characters is unquenchable, and in a way yes they are the same book over and over but I love the atmosphere of all the bars and ranches and crazy characters that turn up, not to mention the scenery and the food. Can't get enough.

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