Pete Dexter

Of Pete Dexter, C. Max Magee writes: "Dexter is somewhat well-known, he won a National Book Award for Paris Trout in the late 80s, but he's underappreciated. Dexter writes noir.  His characters are violent, his plots gripping. Dexter was a newspaper reporter in Philadelphia for a long time before he became a fiction writer, but he has taken that sensibility with him.  His fiction lives in the dark alleys, and he manages to imbue his books with a subtle menace.  Paris Trout is his best, but the most recent, Train, is quite good, too."

More about Pete Dexter
+  Powell's interview with Dexter
+  Dexter's wikipedia entry
+  Dexter's literature map
+  An excerpt of Train
+  Dexter talks to Leonard Lopate (realmedia)

Comments

[drake]

I loved Train. Totally understated, yet powerful... still sticks with me.

While not credited much for it, he also laid the foundation for the Deadwood series with his excellent historical fiction of the same name.