> One point from the first half of the book that I'd
argue with: in his
> introduction to "Human Interest Stuff", Bill Pronzini
quotes Art Scott as
> saying, "Mike Shayne is the Generic Private Eye."
Well, Shayne may have
> ended up that way, but he certainly didn't start out
like that.
I've only read a half-dozen Mike Shaynes, and that was long
ago, in an
abbreviated French version, but I'd like to know more about
Mike Shayne
and Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine : How long did the magazine
run, who were
the main contributors, who wrote the Mike Shayne
stories,...
Laurent
____
"When you're slapped, you'll take and like it"
Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon,
from Hardboiled by P. Thompson & S. Usukawa.
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