I'm rejoining this list after a hiatus of about a year. My
name is Mark Troy. I'm currently reading Neal Barrett Jr.'s
Bad Eye Blues after hearing Bill Crider mention him at
Cluefest. I'm also reading Curt Colbert's Rat City. Most of
what I read tends towards hard-boiled PI.
On 8/14/02 3:00 AM, William Harker wrote:
>
> Can anyone give me a basic list of the very earliest
female
> writers/detectives who were not in the "drawing
room" or cozy genre? I
> don't want to open a "what's hardboiled and what
isn't" discussion, but I'd
> like to know who the earliest female
writers/detectives were that were
> influenced by the early pioneers such as Hammett,
Chandler, Daly, and others.
>
Here are some who appeared in pulps. I don't know if they
were influenced by Hammett et al
Carrie Cashin, created by Theodore Tinsley, NY PI, first
story in CRIME BUSTERS. 1937
Grace Culver, created by Roswell Brown, operative &
secretary for Noonan Detective Agency, first story in SHADOW
MAGAZINE, 1934
Violet McDade and Aevada Alvarado, created by Cleve Adams,
partners in a their detective agency. Violet is 300 pounds
and tough, Nevada is slim but also tough. First story in
CLUES 1935
Ellen Patrick, The Domino Lady, by Lars Anderson, she steals
from the rich guys who killed her father, all the while
wearing slinky outfits. First story in SAUCY ROMANTIC
ADVENTURES, 1936.
-- Mark Troy (http://www.marktroy.net) PILIKIA IS MY BUSINESS, A private eye novel from LTDBooks (http://www.ltdbooks.com) 2002 Shamus nominee: Best 1st PI Novel
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