>After all, I'm a policeman, so I'd have at least a few
of the above experiences,
>but so what. The purpose of this list is to discuss
stories. My professional
>background might give me some perspective on how
*convincing* a story is as to
>details (i.e. police procedures, etc.), but that
doesn't mean that anyone who
>hasn't is unqualified to comment on HB mysteries, or
even write them. Carroll
>Joh Daly, who invented the HB PI, was about as
hard-boiled as a raw egg and had
>no actual experience in crime or police work. Mickey
Spillane, who did have
>such experiences, still respected Daly as a writer and
modeled his Hammer novels
>on Daly's Race Williams series. - Jim
Doherty
Jim, I appreciate your perspective. Do you find Willeford's
villains
convincing? I don't. Is there a Junior Frenger or a Troy
Loudon in my
future? Please tell me "no."
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