--- Mark Sullivan <
DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net> wrote:
> The religious holidays got me thinking. What
are
> some of the best
> hardboiled/noir books involving religion?
[snip]
> Any other good books
> involving organized religion?
Do not forget Day Keene and his very good: SLEEP WITH THE
DEVIL
Another good book: NIGHT OF THE HUNTER- by David Grubb
A touch of exotism? LES TRUANDS DU TEMPLE (The Temple
Mosbsters)-1987- by Julius A. Lion - drug trafficking in the
heart of religious commercialism, in Lourdes (French town
famous for pilgrimages after the apparitions of the Virgin
Mary) Lion, a French writer, uses some offbeat humor mixed to
his unusual plot.
Some from Chester Himes, but depending where you put the
boundaries of "organized religion"
Cults are definitely not in your scope I guess. If yes, then
you will find a torrent of references.
>And are any of them non-cynical?
Father Brown?
E.Borgers Hard-Boiled Mysteries http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6384
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