Teri sed:
Mark: I liked your post and would be curious what
contemporary authors you think are creating (as opposed to
re-creating) hard-boiled fiction these days.
Tribe replied:
I wasn't asked, but I'll butt in anyway. Some folks who come
to mind are Jack O'Connell, Will Christopher Baer, and James
Ellroy, of course.
My turn:
Jack O'Connell would most certainly top my list, also. I
don't know Baer. I used to be a big fan of Ellroy's, but I'm
less and less thrilled with him. I think he added greatly to
the medium with his morally complex characters, but I'm
becoming increasingly uncomfortable with his use of certain
language and attitudes, then glibly excusing himself with,
"They talked/thought like that in those days." Well, who
chose to set his book in those days?
Others I think are expanding the field: Joe R. Lansdale, Ken
Bruen, Russell James, Nicholas Blincoe (I'm on a bit of a
Brit kick lately). And in the not too distant past: Charles
Willeford, Edward Bunker, Lawrence Block (at one point) and
Derek Raymond.
That said, I must admit I'm still a sucker for straight genre
fare: Emerson, Lehane, Block (now), John Shannon, etc.
Mark
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