I, too, like Lehane, but I agree that I'm a little tired of
the "smart
aleck, moralistic detective-narrator" in his books. I think
that's why I
like George Pelecanos, because he tries to do something a
little different
with each book. Even though Nick the drunk shows up in three
novels, he's a
little different in each one. And the non-Nick books are
well-done also. (I
haven't read the last two novels yet, but I really like
"Shoedog".)
John Wessell's "This Far, No Further" is also good. And some
of David
Lindsey's novels have strong hard-boiled slants -- there's
not a lot of
padding, but they can be longish.--Duane
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