Doug wrote : << Yes, Carroll John Daly is probably the true progenitor of the hardboiled PI. [...] Most of Daly's work is filled with crude, vigilante-style bloodletting, but if you're interested in the origin of the form, you should try him. >> Yes ! Read the man ! For more info, you can check out the following URL : Pulp Fiction Central http://www.vintagelibrary.com/pulp/index.htm Or try to locate via ILL Bowling Green's _Clues_ Vol 2:2 (Fall/Winter 81), 'Focus on Pulp Detective Fiction'. Mickey Spillane acknowledges Race Williams as the inspiration for Mike Hammer. Laurent - # RARA-AVIS: To unsubscribe, say "unsubscribe rara-avis" # to majordomo@icomm.ca