This is a little leftfield, offshore, off-topic but Scots
James Kelman has a blind, unemployed, drunken Glaswegian
protagonist in 'How late it was how late' I guess that
qualifies as 'noir'? Digression No. 2 - am re- reading
'Farewell, my lovely' I know this has been scoped before but
couldn't see such un P.C. sensibilities making it into print
these days, the thought police would have long exorcised them
from the consciousness of writers. Counter-examples?
Digression No. 3 - Having finished Crais' "Indogo Slam" found
that the southern setting had nice resonances - Given his
roots - you can take the boy out of the bayou but you can't
take the bayou out of the boy.... would like to see a filmic
version - is there one? (am already furiously casting). Later
Jim S.
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