> We've been through this. While we can't construct a
water-tight
> definition of hardboiled (or noir, come to that) we
have, I think
> excluded the slasher novel--unless written by Ellroy
;->
Is this archived? I'd be interested in reading the thread on
this topic.
While I can't think of any serial murder novels that I've
read having a
hard-boiled protagonist, I've never thought of that being an
inherent or
definitive reason to eliminate it from the genre either.
Haven't fully
formed my own opinion, but I do feel that as far as
hard-boiled goes it's
more to do with the overall atmosphere and voice of the work
than simply
the crime committed. So, if it's not a sore issue ... why
isn't a slasher
novel or why can't a slasher novel be hard-boiled unless it's
written by
Ellroy?
Anthony
Note: For discussion purposes, I am assuming the specific
definition of
serial killer ... sexual predator ... vice simply someone who
has killed a
number of people over a period of time (aka a hit man is a
serial killer in
the general definition of the term).
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