Being the proud recipient of tons of gift certificates from
Barnes and Noble for
Christmas, I'm realizing that all the good stuff we discuss
on this list is
invariably out of print. I've been frequenting used book
stores, but these
certificates lying fallow in my wallet is starting to bother
me. I'm thinking
of just buckling down and buying the whole set of Fleming's
Bond books, but I'd
like some new material as well. I love most all hardboiled
fiction (except for
Cornell Woolrich, who I found a bit heavy-handed), from
luminaries like
Chandler, Hammet, MacDonald (both of them), and Westlake to
the new blood like
Vacchs and Ellroy. I guess I just want good, taut, dark, grim
and/or funny
stuff that I can get at Barnes and Noble. I just picked up a
few of Hamilton's
Matt Help books, and I like them well enough too. Any other
secret agent-type
stuff besides Fleming and Trevanian that might appeal to the
hardboiled fan?
Sorry for the blather, and thanks for any help you can give
me. I know Black
Lizard puts out HB stuff now, and if any of those are
classics, please let me
know. Again, thanks, and happy reading!
Roger
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