ED
> 1) Hardboiled novels do not contain charming
grannies, adorable
> tots, or clever cats. If a granny, tot, or cat does
appear
> in a hardboiled novel, it should leave as roadkill
within fifty pages
> or less.
>
> 2) If a male and female character have more contact
with each other
> than the brush of an elbow, the novel is not
hardboiled, it is a romance.
>
> 3) Boys read hardboiled mysteries, girls read
cozies.
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