Dear Fellow RA's: Thanks you all for your assistance and
contributions; all greatly appreciated.
Status Report, Brush Fire, 3-21-02. Sorry for the long
windedness
Section one, Nominations to Date. Can those who've made
nominations go back through this and add author and book or
series? Thanks.
Section Two, Rules suggested today. Let me know if these seem
complete, or if you have any additions or
clarifications.
Section Three, FAQs. We seem to have settled on characters
from English- or English-translated works, as well as
limiting the list to characters from printed works.
There you have it.
Best Regards, Erick
NOMINATIONS TO DATE
1. Abraham
Trahearne (THE LAST GOOD KISS, James Crumley)
2. Alan
Grofield (series, Richard Stark)
3. Alexander
Cutter (CUTTER AND BONE, Newton Thornburg)
4. Amos
Walker (series, Loren D. Estleman)
5. Angela
Gennaro (series, Dennis Lehane)
6. Arkady
Renko (series, Martin Cruz Smith)
7. Artie Wu
and Quincy Durant (series, Ross Thomas)
8. Benny
Cooperman (series, Howard Engel)
9. Bob
Hightower (GOD IS A BULLET, Boston Teran)
10. Bob Lee
Swagger (series, Steven Hunter)
11. Brigid
O'Shaughnessy (THE MALTESE FALCON, Dashiell Hammet)
12. Bubba
Rogowski (series, Dennis Lehane)
13. Bumper
Morgan (THE BLUE KNIGHT, Joseph Wambaugh)
14. Burke
(series, Andrew Vachss)
15. Buzz
Meeks (BIG NOWHERE, James Ellroy)
16. C. W.
Shugrue (series, James Crumley)
17. Carl
Bigelow (SAVAGE NIGHT, Jim Thompson)
18. Carlotta
Carslyle (series, Linda Barnes)
19. Carmen
Sternwood (THE BIG SLEEP, Raymond Chandler)
20. Casper
Gutman (THE MALTESE FALCON, Dashille Hammet)
21. Charles
Ripley (Lessford Police series, John Wainwright)
22. Christie
Opara (Opara series, Dorothy Uhnak)
23. Clarisse
Starling (series, Thomas Harris)
24. Coffin Ed
Johnson (series, Chester Himes)
25. Dan
Kearney (DKA series, Joe Gores)
26. Dan
Turner (Hollywood Detective series, Robert Leslie
Bellem)
27. Dave
Robicheaux (series, James Lee Burke)
28. Derek
Strange (series, George Pelecanos)
29. Detective
Sergeant Department of Unexplained Deaths (Factory series,
Derek
30.
Raymond)
31. Dick
Contino (DICK CONTINO'S BLUES, James Ellroy)
32. Dick
Tracy (newspaper strip, Chester Gould)
33. Dimitri
Karras (series, George Pelecanos)
34. Doc McCoy
(GETAWAY, Jim Thompson)
35. Donald
Robak (series, Joe L. Hensley)
36. Dudley
Smith (?, James Ellroy)
37. Earl
Swagger (series, Stephen Hunter)
38. Easy
Rawlins (series, Walter Mosley)
39. Eddie
Coyle (THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE, George V. Higgins)
40. Elvis
Cole (series, Robert Crais)
41. Ernest
Stickney (STICK, RYAN'S RULES, Elmore Leonard)
42. Eva Wylie
(?, Liza Cody)
43. Fast
Eddie Felson (THE HUSTLER and COLOR OF MONEY, Walter
Tevis)
44. Frank
Mansfield (COCKFIGHTER, Charles Willeford)
45. Ghost
(SHELLA, Andrew Vachss)
46.
Gravedigger Jones (series, Chester Himes)
47. Guy Noir
(Radio serial?)
48. Hannibal
Lechter (series, Thomas Harris)
49. Hap
Collins (Hap & Leonard series, Joe R. Lansdale)
50. Harry
Bosch (series, Michael Connelly)
51. Harry
Stoner (series, Jonathan Valin)
52. Hawk
(Spenser series, Robert Parker)
53. Hoke
Mosely (MIAMI BLUES, Charles Willeford)
54. Jack
Carter (series, Ted Lewis)
55. Jack Wild
(GARDEN OF SAND AND TATTOO, Earl Thompson)
56. Jackie
Brown (the one from Elmore's book, not the one from
Higgins)
57. James
Bond (series, Ian Fleming)
58. Jane
Whitfield (series, Tom Perry)
59. Jay
Gatsby (THE GREAT GATSBY, F. Scott Fitzgerald)
60. Joe
Friday (Radio/TV series, Jack Webb)
61. Joe Pike
(Elvis Cole series, Robert Crais)
62. John
Rebus (series, Ian Rankin)
63. Keller
(HIT MAN, HIT LIST, Lawrence Block)
64. Kells
(FAST ONE, Paul Cain)
65. Kinsey
Millhone (series, Sue Grafton)
66. Lamar Pye
(DIRTY WHITE BOYS, Steven Hunter)
67. Lena the
waitress (SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER, David Goodis)
68. Leonard
Pine (Hap & Leonard series, Joe R. Lansdale)
69. Lew
Archer (series, Ross Macdonald)
70. Lew
Griffin (series, James Sallis)
71. Lionel
Essrog (MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, Jonathan Lethem)
72. Liza Cody
(BUCKET NUT, Eva Wylie)
73. Lloyd
Hopkins (series, James Ellroy)
74. Lorenzo
Council (FREEDOMLAND, Richard Price)
75. Lou Ford
(KILLER INSIDE ME, Jim Thompson)
76. Marcus
Clay (series, George Pelecanos)
77. Martin
Beck (series, Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo)
78. Matt Helm
(series, Donald Hamilton)
79. Matthew
Scudder (series, Lawrence Block)
80. Michael
Schaefer (series, Thomas Perrry)
81. Mike
Hammer (series, Mickey Spillane)
82. Milo
Milodragovitch (series, James Crumley)
83. Mitch
Taylor (Taylor/Freeman/Decker series, Lawrence Treat)
84. Mitch
Tobin (series, Donald Westlake writing as Tucker Coe)
85. Mo Cutter
(CUTTER AND BONE, Newton Thornburg)
86. Morgan
Hunt (series, Geoffrey Norman)
87. Mouse
(Easy Rawlins series, Walter Mosley)
88. Munch
Mancini (series, Barbara Seranella)
89. Nameless
(series, Bill Pronzini)
90. Nestor
Burma (?, Lȯ Malet)
91. Nicholas
Emmerich (?,Valerio Evangelisti)
92. Nick
Stefanos (series, George Pelecanos)
93. Nina Zero
(series, Robert Eversz)
94. Op with
No Name (SOLOMON'S VINEYARD, Latimer)
95. Parker
(series, Richard Stark)
96. Patrick
Kenzie (series, Dennis Lehane)
97. Paul
Kavanagh (SUCH MEN ARE DANGEROUS, Lawrence Block as Paul
Kavanagh)
98. Paul Pine
(Halo series, Howard Browne)
99. Pete
Bondurant (series, James Ellroy)
100. Philip
Marlowe (series, Raymond Chandler)
101. Pierre
Ange a.k.a. Pete Sawyer (Stone Angel series, Marvin
Albert)
102. Pinky
(BRIGHTON ROCK, Graham Greene)
103. Quiller
(series, Adam Hall)
104. Ray
Hicks (DOG SOLDIERS, Robert Stone)
105. Raymond
Cruz
106.
Repairman Jack (series, F. Paul Wilson)
107. Richard
Bone (CUTTER AND BONE, Newton Thornburg)
108. Richard
Hudson (WOMAN CHASER, Charles Willeford)
109. Richard
Wentworth aka The Spider (Movie serial)
110. Roy
Dillon (THE GRIFTERS, Jim Thompson)
111. Roy
Martin (THE NAME OF THE GAME IS DEATH, Dan Marlowe)
112. Sailor
(RIDE THE PINK HORSE, Dorothy Hughes)
113. Sam
Spade (THE MALTESE FALCON, Dashiell Hammett)
114. Samantha
Dolan (LA REQUIEM, Robert Crais)
115. Sharon
McCone (series, Marcia Muller)
116. Skink
a.k.a. The Governor (recurring character, Carl Hiassen)
117. Skinny
(series, James Colbert)
118. Socrates
Fortlow (series, Walter Mosley)
119. Spenser
(series, Robert Parker)
120. Steve
Carella (87th Precinct series, Evan "Ed" McBain)
121. Terry
Quinn (series, George Pelecanos)
122. The
Continental Op (series, Dashiell Hammett)
123. Thorn
(series, James W Hall)
124. Tom
Buchanan (THE GREAT GATSBY, F. Scott Fitzgerald)
125. Tom
Ripley (series, Patricia Highsmith)
126. Travis
McGee (series, John D McDonald)
127. Tres
Navarre (Tres Navarre series, Rick Riordan)
128. V.I.
Warshawski (series, Sara Paretsky)
129. Virginia
(BLACK WINGS HAS MY ANGEL, Chaze)
130. Walter
Huff (DOUBLE INDEMNITY, Cain)
131. Will
Graham (RED DRAGON, Thomas Harris)
132. Wyatt
(series, Gary Disher)
133. (A
PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION running sketch, Garrison
Kiellor)
134. Harry
Lime "The Third Man" by Graham Greene
135. Ned
Beaumont (Hammett, The Glass Key)
136. Maigret
(Simenon series)
137. George
Smiley (series, John Le Carre)
138.
protagonist (?), (Brigitte Aubert's, "Death in the
woods)
139. Nestor
Burma
140. Jonathan
Hemlock (Trevanian, Eiger Sanction, Loo Sanction)
RULE ADDITIONS 3-21
12. Non-Anglo characters are acceptable for nomination if the
works have been translated into English.
13. I think the usual way these are done is by asking for
everyone's top ten then awarding Ten points for each first
place nine for each second place etc... The idea being that
you get more of a consensus view and a personal weighting
with more consideration and thought given to everyone's own
choices (imagine how hard you would think to whittle down
your own choices to ten!!). So three people picking Dick
Contino as their fave would outvote 29 Dudley Smith tenth
places ---- does this make sense??
14. Nominations until the last day of March. Followed by
compilation of a list of all nominees. From that compiled
list, vote for your top twenty. Tabulations of that vote will
result in the list of the top 100. A secondary list of
nominations which fall below the top 100 list will appear
as
"honorable mentions" or "other characters receiving
votes".
FAQ Additions 3-21
Q: Do we have a right to include non-Anglo characters? A: See
Rule 13. Non-Anglo characters are acceptable for nomination
if the works have been translated into English. Be aware that
Avians will be voting at the end of the nomination
process.
Plus what Jon
wrote:
> just making some corrections or clarifications to
Joe's running
> compilation.
>
> Clarisse Starling's name is spelled CLARICE.
Lechter's name is spelled
> LECTER
>
> Dudley Smith is a recurring character throughout the
entire L.A. Quartet
>
> RYAN'S RULES is a.k.a. SWAG
>
> Hoke Mosely is spelled MOSELEY. His appearance in 4
books makes him a
> series
> character.
>
> Jackie Brown is a central character in Leonard's RUM
PUNCH. In the book
> her
> name is JACKIE BURKE. Tarantino changed it to Brown
for his film
> adaptation
> starring Pam Grier
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Michael
Shaefer is but one of the
> many
> aliases utilized by Perry's hitman character THE
BUTCHER'S BOY, whose true
>
> identity remains a mystery to this day
>
> Pete Bondurant is Howard Hughes' errand boy in
AMERICAN TABLOID. He's not
> a
> series character. It is entirely possible he might
have made a token
> appearance in one or more of the L.A. Quartet, but
that would make a
> recurring character like the also nominated Dudley
Smith
>
> I'm assuming that Raymond Cruz refers to the
protagonist from Elmore
> Leonard's CITY PRIMIEVAL: HIGH NOON IN DETROIT. If
not, whoever nominated
>
> this guy should clarify. This Cruz also makes a
token appearance in OUT
> OF
> SIGHT
>
> Finally I'll throw two more names into the mix. Matt
Helm's enigmatic
> boss,
> who's only known as MAC. And Ellroy's recurring
EDMUND EXLEY from the
> L.A.
> Quartet, and one of the three featured cops in L.A.
CONFIDENTIAL
>
>
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