[SNIP---'cos I know you don't want or need to read the same
thing over
and over again, *especially* as I get the digest
;->]
> Questions # 2
> Is Sherlock Holmes a P.I.? Why/why not?
SH is a consulting detective. I believe he set up shop in
Baker Street
at around the same time (although a little after) Allan
Pinkerton set up
his detective agency.
> Question # 3
> Is there / could there be such a thing as a
hard-boiled police
> procedural?
Yes indeed---I think Joseph Wambaugh's _Choirboys_ is a good
example of
what could be called 'hbpp'; I think James Ellroy's so-called
LA trilogy
could also be put in this category.
ED
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