Sixty-one visitors to the site voted , although not everyone
listed five
eyes, and some of the nominations were too much of a stretch,
even for me,
to be considered private eyes. A vote wass a vote. No extra
points for
first place. Of course, it wasn't really a listing of the
best; it's a
popularity contest. You don't have to tell me that.
Anyway, according to the poll, the Best Nineties Eyes are, in
order of
popularity:
Matthew Scudder by Lawrence Block
Elvis Cole by Robert Crais
Easy Rawlins by Walter Mosley
Kinsey Millhone by Sue Grafton
Nameless by Bill Pronzini
Spenser by Robert B. Parker
Sharon McCone by Marcia Muller
V.I. Warshawski by Sara Paretsky
Thomas Black by Earl Emerson
John Marshall Tanner by Stephen Greenleaf
John Francis Cuddy by Jeremiah Healy
(there were a couple of ties, so my Top Ten is actually
eleven)
By standards of hardboiledness, especially compared to some
Mother Dog like
Ellroy, I realize these guys and gals are weenies, so I don't
want to
clutter up this list anymore than I have to. If you want the
full list, or
to read comments, head to the
http://www.colba.net/~kvnsmith/thrillingdetective/trivia/results1.html
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The Thrilling Detective Web Site
http://www.colba.net/~kvnsmith/thrillingdetective/
Vote for The Best and the Worst of the TV Eyes-in this
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