tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413013422636027916.post3637899211313763250..comments2024-03-05T10:32:32.208+00:00Comments on IRRESISTIBLE TARGETS: STEVE HAMILTON DOES SOME NIGHT WORKMichael Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490121869284175945noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413013422636027916.post-66596215773046634662009-01-15T12:12:00.000+00:002009-01-15T12:12:00.000+00:00This is not nearly as good as his northern peninsu...This is not nearly as good as his northern peninsula series but it is striking for one reason: his leading figure, the probation officer, listens to the avant garde jazz of the late 1960s, and cites several classics of the genre by name, including Machine Gun by a large group led by the German saxophonist Peter Brotzman, from 1969 or 70. This must be a crime writing first! Any one curious about this music can find quite a bit of it, including a number of Brotzman clips, on youtubeRobin Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211535334035112767noreply@blogger.com