Here's my, uh, five:
1. Ross Macdonald 2. James Ellroy 3. Raymond Chandler 4.
(This space available) 5. (This space available)
To be honest, the above three just barely make the "blown
away" cut. None of them compare to the -- what do I call it?
-- sudden intuitive realization of reading a masterpiece as
Patrick O'Brian's
"Master and Commander" gave me. But O'Brian operates in
another genre, heck, I'll say it, another level, than does
hardboiled literature.
Peter Walker wrote:
[snip]
> Anyway it is my new years resolution to lible
everyone on the list -
> where's Ned when we need him?
I'm right here, jamcracker, waiting to butter your necktie if
you get out of line. Oh, and I agree with Ellroy's assessment
of Burke.
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