Koskinen and Vivienne hide in her former gang boss, Zigger's, retreat which overlooks a river with steep forest slopes on the other side. From the terrace, lawns and roses slope down the near side. Oak leaves rustle, a fir sighs and a thrush chirps. There is an apple tree and there are a million scents.
Where is Zigger's place? We are told earlier in the novel and I am glancing back but am also about to go out to meditation. It is impossible, while reading, to take a note of everything that might be referred to later. The World War One Commemoration was introduced earlier because Kosiken was going to steal a reconstructed plane later.
We are eighteen pages from the end and Koskinen will solve his problem before we finish.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Zigger is not the only gang boss we see in the works of Anderson. There's Haguan Eluatz, the Gethfennu boss in "Day of Burning;" Leon Ammon in A CIRCUS OF HELLS; and Sumu the Fat in THE PLAGUE OF MASTERS.
Interesting, to see the role played by criminal bosses in some of Anderson's stories.
Sean
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