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A review by danbydame
The Bayou Trilogy: Under the Bright Lights, Muscle for the Wing, and the Ones You Do by Daniel Woodrell
4.0
This series starts as a formulaic crime fiction, but ends up with a story that hints at the awesomeness that will create Winter’s Bone.
The first story has
The honest cop with the troubled past, a shady family and a maverick style to case solving
His too hot, too good for him girlfriend
His cop partner, that is also a lifelong friend with his own character faults
The police chief with questionable ethics
The mayor that just wants to maintain his position
.... you get the idea
As you move thru the second story, it’s less about the plot and more about the people.
By the third story, it’s all about the people of a small town working thru their problems and coming to some sort of balance.
The stories are all good in their own right, but the icing on the cake is to see the evolution of a writer moving from creating material that either feels safe, or will sell, toward material that is truly honest, observant, enlightening.
The first story has
The honest cop with the troubled past, a shady family and a maverick style to case solving
His too hot, too good for him girlfriend
His cop partner, that is also a lifelong friend with his own character faults
The police chief with questionable ethics
The mayor that just wants to maintain his position
.... you get the idea
As you move thru the second story, it’s less about the plot and more about the people.
By the third story, it’s all about the people of a small town working thru their problems and coming to some sort of balance.
The stories are all good in their own right, but the icing on the cake is to see the evolution of a writer moving from creating material that either feels safe, or will sell, toward material that is truly honest, observant, enlightening.