Mario Taboada (matrxtech@yahoo.com)
Mon, 8 Nov 1999 08:09:38 -0800 (PST)
<<I heard that George V. Higgins died this weekend.
Have any of you tried his novels? It may be arguable if he's
worthy of a hard boiled list, but I think it is unarguable
that he had a knack for criminal and politico
dialogue.>>
Sad news, indeed. Higgins had a definite hardboiled attitude;
as a writer of dialogue and, more in general, as a stylist,
he was one of the very best crime writers of the past 25
years. His _The Friends of Eddie Coyle_ is a masterpiece. He
was an experimental writer, always changing, always trying
new things. He did not get the recognition he deserved.
Regards,
mt
===== Mario Taboada
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