Miker: That list contains a lot of good material. The early
books by Ross Macdonald are excellent, as are the two Nelson
Algren titles. Vera Caspary's _Laura_ is a gothic noir
classic, worth reading even if you've seen the movie.
If you like P.I. novels, I would also recommend Howard
Browne's Paul Pine novels and the eccentric divertimentos of
Norbert Davis, especially _The Mouse in the Mountain_.
Gault's _Don't Cry for Me_ is another fine book from the era,
as is Norman Mailer's ultrahardboiled novel _The Naked and
the Dead_.
There's both quantity and variety.
Regards,
MrT
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