LC/10/5/Brown-W - Walter E. Brown (R.I.)

LC/10/5/Brown-W

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Walter E. Brown (R.I.)

2004-2010

4 items Letters (typescript)

Reacher, Jack (fictitious character) -- Mother
Reacher, Jack (fictitious character) -- Character
Veterans -- Books and reading

Letter, 21/8/2004. TS. With envelope. Walter loves the detailed descriptions in ‘Persuader’ and feels he could go into Berg’s house blindfolded and know just where every room is. ‘The Enemy’ “tops them all. The mix of the hard-boiled Reacher exterior and the warmer, more human person” as he deals with Joe and his mother and her eventual death. Walter was formerly stationed at Ft. Bragg and could relate to the nerve-shattering sound of a tank as it bursts forth.

Letter 20/7/2005. TS. With envelope. Walter comments on ‘One Shot’ and sees strong resemblances to Rhode Island where he lives. He suggests Rhode Island has interesting locales and characters which could be used in LC’s future novels. Walter is heading to Germany where he was stationed there in Military Intelligence in 1954-55.

Letter 26/6/2006. TS. With envelope. Walter identifies closely, on an almost “street-by-street basis” with locales in [‘The Hard Way’], from the Dakota down through the Village, the Bowery and other colourful venues.” But then the story moves to Norwich, England, and Brown asks if LC once lived there, as the tone becomes affectionate, as opposed to the gritty realism of the NYC scenes.

Letter, 23/6/2010. TS. With envelope. Walter has just finished ’61 Hours’ which he thinks is one of LC’s better Jack Reacher endeavours. “It shows a new Reacher: one less violent, more restrained and more thoughtful in his resolve.” Walter especially liked Reacher’s conversations with Janet Salter and his overnight stay with Assistant Chief Peterson and his wife. “This novel was just as vibrant and suspenseful as any you have written. Three hundred pages tightening the screws and then all hell breaks loose.”