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Title: The Author Begs to be Pilloried
Review: When I picked up A Crooked Man, I figured it would have to be well done, since it is written by a literary critic. I agree with the one editorial reviewer who advises Mr. Lehmann-Haupt to keep his day job. The plot is interesting enough, the politics of strange bedfellows, personal tragedy of the Senator's daughter's suicide/murder? leading to the Senator's interest in the war on drugs. However, the author seems to employ every cliche possible on the long rambling trail to the obvious conclusion. Even when the evil doer is exposed in a diary, the Senator doesn't seem to grasp the identity. He is not the brightest bulb and in that sense, perhaps the senator does mirror our current politicians. I believe the author tried to reach beyond his current abilities. His characters seem one-dimensional and scattered. Something less ambitious may be better until he gets the hang of creating it, rather than tearing it apart.
