At 02:24 PM 3/20/02 -0800, you wrote:
>NOMINATIONS TO DATE
>
>The Op,
>Parker,
>Hoke Mosely,
>Matt Helm,
>Doc McCoy
>Philip Marlowe
>Spade,
>Bond,
>Harry Bosch,
>Matt Scudder,
>Easy Rawlins,
>Tom Ripley,
>Lou Ford,
>Frank Mansfield, (Cockfighter),
>Richard Hudson, (Woman Chaser),
>Kells, (Paul Cain, Fast One),
>Keller,
>Fast Eddie Felson,
>Coffin Ed,
>Grave Digger,
>Elvis Cole,(Robert Crais),
>Travis McGee, (John D McDonald, series),
>Michael Schaefer, (Thomas Perry, Butcher's Boy,
Sleeping Dogs),
>Mitch Tobin, (Donald Westlake (writing as Tucker
Coe)),
>Hap Collins,
>Leonard Pine,
>Donald Robak, (Joe L. Hensley, series),
>Dan Turner (Hollywood Detective, Spicy
Pulp),
>Parker, (Stark),
>Abraham Trahearne, (Crumley),
>Richard Wentworth, aka The Spider
(series),
>Mouse, (Walter Mosley, series)
>Jane Whitfield, (Tom Perry, series),
>Bob the Nailer, (Stephen Hunter)
>Earl Swagger, (Stephen Hunter)
>Mike Hammer
>Rebus, (Ian Rankin)
>Arkady,
Well maybe I'm just being anal, or don't know when to take a
hint, but all the summaries so far still seem to
overlook:
Ross Macdonald's series character Lew Archer
AND, of course,
James Ellroy's Dick Contino from "Dick Contino's Blues", who
is a real person. The story, and the story on the story are
in Granta 46.
Benny Cooperman is an interesting nomination. Howard Engel
was inspired by Chandler's Marlowe, but he admits his
intention was to create a
"soft-boiled" version of the detective. Cooperman doesn't
carry a gun, for instance, preferring to talk himself out of
trouble. On the other hand, he doesn't dodge trouble,
especially when warned off by characters who fit our usual
notions of tough guys. I think Cooperman comes up hardest in
his latest title: The Cooperman Variations.
Regarding rules, there's something to be said for sticking to
main characters, or protagonists. Otherwise we just might end
up with thousands. I like Colin-in-England's suggestion for
prioritizing, but I happily leave process to whoever' does
the heavy lifting. My only question is: Who gets to go on
Letterman?
Kerry
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